Our wedding week began on Tuesday for me. I had taken the entire week off to finish last minute errands and details before heading to Santa Fe. Tuesday Neeley and I had hair appointments with our stylist Kent at 10:00... 3 hours later we rushed out both sporting new colors, one happy and one not, to pick up my mom for our eyebrow appointment. I hadn't touched mine in about two months to make sure they were nice and bushy ready for a good clean waxing. Aunt Tammy met us at the salon for waxing and the four of us took our turns in the torture chair for the next hour and a half. Neeley and I left to go to her salon so she could cut some hair for about an hour. It was a good time to relax and decompress while letting my mind run rampant with tasks to get done. Once Neeley was finished we met Mom, Aunt Tammy, and Kelsey for mani / pedis. The Pedicure was great, the manicure was a disaster as the color I choose turned out to be clear and I am NOT a girl for clear nails! Neeley also almost passed out while getting hers done and had to take some time lying on the sidewalk outside.... needless to say not the highlight of the day! After Nana joined us for dinner at Olive Garden I went home to pack for Santa Fe, pack for Honeymoon, and pack up the rest to take to my married house.
Wednesday started with a day full of errands. I woke up with my mind already running a million miles an hour. I felt like I had a gazillion tasks to do and a tiny amount of time to do it in. I ran a quick errand before taking Nana to the oncologist to get some good news, then off to Target where Neeley picked me up and chauffeured me around all day. She was also the voice of calm and reason telling me it would all get done. We picked up cake, dry cleaning, new panties, more cake, wedding dress, bridesmaids dress, more cake, a trailer, sound equipment, and some treats before having to meet family coming in for dinner. We finished just in time for me to run one last major errand with Drew before dinner, getting my birth control... yeah wouldn't want to forget that one! My brothers and Peyton drove in earlier in the afternoon and helped us load up the trailer full of wedding stuff. Uncle Pat, Aunt Paula, Rebecca, Taylor and Stella all drove in to meet us at Napoli's for dinner where we celebrated the days to come. I went home with Lane and Neeley to sleep in their guest bedroom since all the out of town company took up Mom and Nana's spare rooms.
Our Complimentary Dessert from Napolis'
My Sister-in-Law sent me this awesome gift! It is a spoon bracelet with Never Forget engraved on it! So precious! She also had me a very cool "Mrs. Neal" hanger made for my dress!!! LOVED!!
Thursday morning my hosts and I woke up at 4 am to hit the road by 5 am. Insane?! Yes a little but I was an anxious bride! After trying to fit in all the lingerie gifts for the amazing shower to come and all the cake for the wedding we finally loaded up the car, picked up Drew and headed out of town. We arrived in Santa Fe about 9 am with our first stop being Dunken Doughnuts for a large iced coffee. After we all felt refreshed Drew and I were dropped at the county clerk's office to file for our marriage license. We filled out paperwork, paid our $25 and walked out in shock and awe that this was finally really happening. My sweet husband to be had tears of joy streaming down his cheeks as we walked out and I couldn't help but join him! What a moment! Lane and Neeley picked us up and we were off to find the florist. I had a centerpiece to deliver to her and as soon as we arrived she gave me a sneak peak of the flowers that had just been delivered. I was in awe of the beauty! After heading to La Posada to unload the wedding trailer and return the trailer we hit up TJMaxx and Target for some last minute supplies. We finished just in time for My Mom, Nana, Brother's and Dallas crew to arrive. We all separated to our hotels to settle in. Mom, Nana the boys and I with Drew and Peyton hit up the plaza for some lunch before meeting with our wedding coordinator. Drew and I ran to a shop on the Plaza with Peyton to exchange a groomsmen gift and pick up some other bridal party gifts. Peyton mesmerized the clerk who gave her a Dark Purple Dream catcher as a souvenir. She would tell any and everyone the rest of the weekend that it was her "Deamcasher" and it's job was to "catch the bad deams." Steal my heart amazing girl!
Up until this part everything had been smooth, we were blessed with beautiful weather, great timing, and excellent help... little did I know the storm that was looming.
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