One More Picture
Someone told me it was silly to post wedding photos without the bride and groom in them. Unfortunately we haven't gotten any until now. It's a snap shot taken with a cell phone by one of our guests. You can see me feeding Hero Material some of our delish cake.
FYI -- the dress in the picture is not the wedding dress I wore to the actual ceremony. I had to change because the wedding dress had a huge train, and there was no way I could do anything without two people hovering around me to take care of the danged thing. (It was heavy too.)
More stories to come...! (When I'm more lucid.)
ETA: Kumi Lipman from Cleo did my hair and makeup. I can't even begin to describe how much I adore her.
Related posts:
- Dresses! Dresses!
- Finally...the White Dress!
- Wedding, Mom and Friend
- Why Having Supportive People Is Wonderful
- A Few Photos from Wedding (More to Come!)
Print This Post
How awesome do you look!
Two wedding dresses??
Edie - Thanks! Yes, I had two dresses. Many brides here get about 4 or so, but I didn't want to spend that much money on renting dresses. (They're hideously expensive!)
Lissa - Thank you!
Wow to the four!
Forgot to add HM looks very dashing as well!
Two dresses... how fun is that? I could have used that plan as my dress was a bit on the awkward side (especially when I needed to use the restroom - try getting three women in a stall to hold up my dress...LOL)
And you look beautiful btw! So happy for you.
;-)
Awesome, so he dooooooeees exist!
Edie - I know! I couldn't believe the dress rental clerk asked me how many I wanted. They also had ceremonial kimonos available too.
Debb - LOL. Yes, he is real.
DD - Thank you! The white/blue one was fairly manageable, although I couldn't sit without some help. The wedding dress was impossible.
I didn't go to the bathroom for about five hours that day. I was totally dehydrated after the reception, and Kumi (my stylist & friend) had her hubby bring me some water after I was out of the dress.
Oh, my gosh!! You look stunning! I love the little bit of blue on the dress!!
Gorgeous!
Beautiful!! So glad we get to see pics of Hero Material! I wish you all the best.
I'm with everyone else -- absolutely gorgeous! Stunning. Breathtaking. There are not enough adjectives ... Thanks for sharing the photos with us, Nadia! And congratulations again!
Wow!
Congratulations!
I hope both of you are very happy!
(And the hamsters too!)
I was going to say, do we get to see Hero Material? For a picture from a cell phone cam, that's absolutely stunning. You really do look like Cinderella in her ballgown.
OMG, the dress in that picture is GORGEOUS! So in Japan, you don't buy your dress, you rent them? Hmmmm. I like the fact that my dress is mine, but on the other hand, it was $1500 for something I wore ONCE.
What a gorgeous dress! Thanks for sharing the pic of you and HM.
Jennifer - Thank you! Uehara had some fabulous dresses.
Charlotte - Thank you!
Chelle - Thank you! Everyone seems interested in Hero Material (and his existence).
Leah - Thank you. *hugs*
Hi Silke - Thanks for stopping by! We're very happy. Hamsters are doing very well too. Our sick hamster recovered on his own.
Jeannie - LOL. Thank you. The photographer was excellent, and most Japanese cell phone cams are very good.
Tera - Thank you! We don't uually buy wedding dresses in Japan because they're way too expensive, and we have no place to store them. I think I paid like $1,500 per dress (rental), but they all came with their own matching accessories (you can choose though) including clip-on earrings, necklace, gloves, tiara / flowers and shoes. You just need to bring your own bustier, stockings, etc. They also allow you to do multiple fittings, etc. to ensure that you're happy with your selection, so I was pleased with my experience. (Also they keep their dresses very very clean. I've never seen anything dirty in this country! You can use Narita's JAL & ANA check-in counters as ORs because they're just that clean.)
Natasha - Thank you!
Congratulations on your marriage, Nadia! The pictures you've shared are stunning. I absolutely love your dress in this pic. Beautiful! I'm so glad to hear everything turned out okay after all the pre-wedding mishaps.
Congratulations,
I wish you all the best together and in your future life together.
and by the way keep up the good work, we do all appreciate it even if we don't say so too much.
Best wishes
Cat
I do love the after wedding dress very beautiful
and background is just lovely 
Omg! You were a gorgeous bride! Love love love that dress
Congrats on getting married!
Nadia! You look beautiful! Many congratulations to you and your new husband.
Cynthia, Cat, Katie and Sarah -- Thank you!
Dionne -- Thank you! Rihga Top is a fabulous place for food & everything else!
That dress is stunning. And the ceremony location, wow!
Thank you, Mar!