Blog 6: A Wedding Weekend

I had a crazy long weekend. My sister got married (super exciting) on Saturday, and I decided to take a 3-and-a-half-day weekend to myself to help my sister prepare for the big day. She had me help her with some of her DIY decorations which I’m not particularly great at. Nor do I actually enjoy DIY crafts, mostly because I’m absolutely terrible at crafting. [Starting a sentence with nor] *sigh* Anyway, after class on Thursday, I took off to Spokane, where my sister lives, and spent some quality time with her, the rest of my family, and the groom’s family. Because we live on separate sides of the state, I don’t see them very often; it was nice to catch up and meet some other new family members. [Starting a sentence with because] So Thursday night we all join together for a barbeque and ate and laughed and talked about the wedding.

Friday arrived and the nerves were starting to set in for everybody. But the show must go on! Friday was the day of the rehearsal and the Bachelorette Party that I hosted. Everything leading up to the rehearsal dinner and party consisted of getting the reception space decorated and set up and making sure all the small details were  being taken care of. I have to admit, I was a little cranky at the rehearsal because it was held outside and it was cold, windy and wet. [Using because at the end of a sentence] Don’t worry; I persevered knowing I would be rewarded with a fancy dinner of Pizza Hut afterwards.

The Bachelorette Part was Friday night after the rehearsal and dinner. With the help of the other bridesmaids, I threw a pretty fun party. I’m not sure if this is normal or not, but my grandma and her shenanigans were the life of the party (for real!); she is so fun. [A compound sentence using a semicolon] When the party died down and everyone was getting tired, we put in a movie called Bride Wars, which we thought to be appropriate to end the night that was before the wedding.

Saturday morning started bright and early due to the time of our hair appointments. My sister, though she usually is an early-riser to begin with, woke up at about 4am…5 hours before the hair appointment was scheduled. [Using  though to interrupt a main sentence] I chose not to wake up that early, but was still up before I would prefer to be nonetheless. All of the bridesmaids, including myself, were super excited to get all dolled up for the big day; my sister especially. With freshly styled hair and fantastic makeup, the 6 of us made our way back to finally get dressed into our wedding-day attire. With dresses and heels on, we packed up our umbrellas to get ready to face the rainy weather for hundreds of pictures. I was cold, I was wet, but I was there to help my sister stay warm and dry while we were taking pictures. As a sister, I was unhappy about the weather conditions and wanted to run inside, take my uncomfortable heels off and curl up with a blanket; as a maid of honor, I sucked it up. [A compound sentence using a semicolon, the two sentences mirroring each other, with repeated parallel structure]

After pictures, the ceremony began. It was a really nice ceremony that was short and sweet. By this time I was ready for a big dinner and to sit down for just a minute. The reception consisted of a delicious dinner and some great dancing including square dancing (more or less), jumping up and down, and line dancing; the “Cha-Cha Slide” and “Cotton-Eyed Joe” included. [using a semicolon as a super comma.] It was a great day/night. But I’m happy to be back in Pullman, in my apartment, wearing slippers instead of high-heels.