WIWW: What I Wore Wedding Edition

My sister's wedding April 27, 1996

Her theme was black and she had 20 people in her wedding party, not including the flower girl and ring boy.  She had a professional hairstylist come to the house and I remember how much I HATED my hair.  Everyone loved it though so I felt okay about it the rest of the day.  This is the  only photo I have of that day because she has yet to give me any wedding pictures... that was 16 years ago this week.

My wedding day April 12, 1997

My dress was $500, bought the same place my sister bought her wedding dress and we both received a big discount.  My veil was handmade by my mother with delicate pearls sewn on by hand.  The edges were femininely scalloped, so beautiful.  My mom also made me a handmade handkerchief which I held during the entire ceremony.  She made my garter which had blue ribbon on it.  I borrowed my sister's earrings which I believe she wore on her wedding day... to this day I can't remember what happened to it, I don't think they were ever returned to her.  I remember my feet were in such pain and if I were to do it again, I would wear something flat and comfortable.  I wore my husband's class ring on my right hand along with my engagement ring when I walked down the aisle.  It's actually the ring he wears now in place of his wedding band which is in a safe place currently.

My oldest daughter's wedding day May 12, 2004

I had nothing to wear and asked a co-worker at the last minute to borrow something.  She brought me a bunch of dresses to work and I knew this was the one I wanted to wear.  I did my own hair and this was the first and last time I did this style.  It came out pretty good.  I just don't have the time to do it now with my 3 little girls.  I bought beautiful earrings from Macy's which I could only find as clip on's and they hurt so bad, I got a huge headache and my ears hurt for hours after I took it off.  I got my shoes from Payless and I wore them only to the wedding.

Ashley's mother in law and I on our way up to light the candles on each side of the unity candle.

My son, Kapono walking me back to my seat after lighting the candle.

If you want to read more about my wedding song (which was actually the song my daughter chose for her wedding song) and my thoughts on walking down the aisle you can read it here:

If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful

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If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful

On my wedding day, the song I walked down the aisle to was "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful" (click here to hear the song).

When I heard the song start from outside the double church doors I started to freak out.  I was so excited yet so nervous at the same time.  I stood there with my dad as my friends were about to open the doors and I kept repeating to them not to open the doors and that I wasn't ready.  She pretended not to hear me because she knew I was just nervous but that I was ready.  She opened the doors anyway.

As I walked down the aisle with my dad by my side, I looked past all of our family and friends and focused on Rudy.  I had not seen him since our rehearsal dinner the night before.  The words to this song were true for me.  My eyes were beautiful because of what I saw before me.  A man, who was placed in my life by God.  One who chose me out of all the rest.  He chose me and the responsibility of a ready made family with three kids ages, 10, 7, and 6.

We dated for a year and were engaged for 3-1/2 months.  I knew a month before he asked me to go steady that he was the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.  I longed for our wedding day, for the first day of the rest of our lives to start as man and wife.  It would be the first time we have spent the night together which is why I was freaking out at the church doors when the music started.

As we drove to our photo shoot and then to the reception, it was all sureal.  We both desperately wanted to skip the reception because we were so tired.

This coming April 12th we will celebrate our 15th Anniversary.  I love to remember our courtship, when he asked me to go steady, proposed to me, and our wedding day.  There is so much that I always say I would do differently but the memories we do have of that time when God brought us together are so priceless.  I cherish the memories and OUR STORY.

I would always choose my husband if I had to do it all over again.

Whitney Houston - If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful (Duet With Jermaine Jackson lyrics

If you say my eyes are beautiful

It's because they're looking at you

And if you could only see yourself,

You'd feel the same way too.

You could say that I am a dreamer

Who's had a dream come true,

If you say my eyes are beautiful

It's because they're looking at you.

If you wonder why I'm smilin'

It's because I'm happy with you

And the warm sensations touch my heart

And fill me through and through,

I could hold you close forever

And never let you go

If you say my eyes are beautiful,

It's because I just love you so.

Now, my heart is an open door

Won't you come inside for more

You give love so sweetly now,

Take my love,

Take me completely now.

If you say my eyes are beautiful

It's because they're looking at you

And my eyes are just the windows, 

For my feelings to come through,

And by far you are more beautiful

Than anything I ever knew,

If you say my eyes are beautiful (X3)

It's because they're looking at you. 

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