Wedding pics/story are here

well, specifically, here:

Our wedding


A few choice shots:

the last known photograph of jim heskett as a single man. that's anticipation in my eyes, not fear.

it was one of the most whirlwind weeks of our life. I didn't feel the brunt of it as much as Lisa (since she did most of the planning), but it was still pretty crazy. We decided literally about ten days before that we were going to get married.

it's legal!

We had, since getting engaged last November, talked through many different wedding scenarios: In Michigan, in Colorado, in Vegas... we couldn't seem to agree on anything, and we especially couldn't see throwing $25k-$50K on a one-day party. Plus the thought of months and months of picking out invitations,cakes, caterers... it just seemed like it would consume us and was not going to be what we wanted it to be - fun.

attn: blog-only exclusive pic!

for some reason, we did a bunny picture. don't ask me why.

Of the scenarios we discussed, one we kept coming back to was getting married here in Oz. Since this was the place we really got to know each other (moving to a foreign country where you know no one will do that for you), and since we got engaged here, it made sense.

So, we had this opportunity, because two of Lisa's friends from Michigan were going to be in Sydney, and two of our Melbourne friends would be able to also be there (but we weren't sure of that til about two days before), it all just came together.

lisa loved the shoes.

In the end, I realized it was exactly the wedding I wanted: the ceremony was short and touching; we were with friends, but not drowning in people (like some weddings i've been to); we arranged it all in only a few days with limited headaches; we were in a stunning venue right across the water from the sydney harbour bridge and the opera house; and finally, we didn't have to completely drain our bank accounts to make it happen. And now, it's all said and done and the new chapter begins.