Recap: Wax Lips

photo by Bob Laigo

...were probably the best investment we made for our little celebration. Something about 'em, I don't know, is so celebratory. They truly make ordinary photos quite comical.  All photos courtesy of Nicole Freda, unless otherwise noted.

Three gals & a hand? Add some lips, and BAM!

Ok, so solidarity isn't always the key.

Check 'em out:

Such camaraderie.

My second cousins. Photo courtesy of Bob Laigo. He doesn't knot it yet, though.

Brah hardly smiles in photos. Thank you, Lips!

Hey, Luke can sleep standing up!

Robot lip dance

      and then, things start to make no sense...unless, we all got stung by bees in the mouth.

Filed under "ridiculous."

smooches!

thumbs up

I got mine at Oriental Trading company, by far the best price out there. After all, who could put a price on these images????

Family & Friends

I finally found my camera cable!

Now, I don't have many reception pics yet. I 've got whatever have popped up on Facebook, and some my friends are going to send me. I probably have to wait a few weeks on the photographer's pics. Here is a raw image he loved and put up immediately on Facebook. Its pretty cute!

Nick Sanders gets all the credit

Breaking Bread at Taste of Thai

But here are some awesome pics of family and friends  from my camera from over the weekend. People came from Illinois, Michigan, Florida, Texas, Virginia, Georgia and Hawaii. Funny thing is, it was colder here than every one of those places, and we had a bonfire where most of the family huddled inside of our tiny house.  Sorry, guys. At least they were prepared and brought their coats. It was fun, though. Lisa & I won at Ladderball.

Check out these pretty people:

Mrs. Orteza and Lisa

Sisters: my aunt, left, and my mommy on the right

Ortezas, Reynantes, and Bangilans. Shawn was at work.

My beautiful friend Lindsay, and Her beau Donavan. Holding pillows they've given me.

Lindsay had this pillow custom made for us from Cozy Blue on Etsy.  So cute!

"Shawn+Leilani" 

Our "photobooth"

Finishing up some welcome bags with Lindsay

Some last minute prep

Shawn serenading us

The pic above is the only picture I took at the anniversary reception/marriage celebration. As I sobbed with emotion.

 The next night we had a bonfire/cookout. Who knew corn cups melted in 2 seconds? It was fascinating. Later we went out for a beer or two.

Melanie & Mike flew from Hawaii

Brian, Chrissy, and Melaniie

Scott & Brah

Colleen & Jesse on the left drove from Michigan. Lovely Erin on the right

Mike, Shawn, and Kevin. Buddies from the Navy. Sooo glad they could make it.

Me and the sailors

again

    Breakfast the next morning at Smith Street Diner with family, and Lunch immediately after that at Bravo with friends. I ate so much this weekend. I had to show everyone our favorite breakfast joint. Everyone took pics of the giant biscuits.

Mommy, cousin Frank, his wife Karen, sister, and JP

Plus me

The wax lips were a hit!

That't what I've got for today. Stay tuned for more pics. my friends have some HILLARIOUS ones that I'm trying to wrangle from them!

Mommy's in town!

outside Maria's

and my Manay Tina!

This weekend my mommy came to NC. We just hung around, visited some shops, met with the caterer and went out to eat a lot! Also,the Hubbs and I met with a DJ.

 ...and had a Smith Street Diner HUGE biscuit. They were real fresh 'cause it was early. YUM. Obvs, I took this home because I could only eat half of mine. This was Shawn's.

Bully wanted hugs.

We had a little photoshoot in our back yard with our little pony.

Seriously, this dog is gorgeous. Look at that sweet mouth.

Picture perfect.

 Dinner with my moms, Hubbs, & Cousin Tina

and my fortune was dead on: