We had 10 friends join us for the special occasion. We honestly didn't expect anyone to show up, we just started telling people and all our friends started saying they would come and celebrate (any excuse to go to LV ;-) Charlie and I decided to go all out and rented a suite at the Palazzo. I don't really have any pictures that I took of the suite but there are a lot circulating around that friends have taken which will be posted in the next blog. We got in Vegas on a Thursday night, checked in, and just walked around. We ordered room service and prepared ourselves for the next morning to go get our marriage license and do our consultation at the venue where we would be having the ceremony (conveniently located within walking distance). Our nerves were pretty good until walking into the Marriage Bureau, then i think my stomach started to turn a little bit..After it took all but five minutes to get the documents we held our consultation. We did it on an outdoor patio as you will see in the pictures. By the time we were going back to the hotel room I was all messed up, not doubtful nerves just nerves in general! We went to lunch and our friends started rolling in. The Czech in me had to have a few beers to calm myself and it did the trick! After that we went to the pool for a few hours and that was really nice. Then it was time to get ready. Charlie and I got ready together...Very untraditional but we didn't care.
The ceremony was really nice and a little quirky. Because it was being live streamed we had to stand a very particular way and the officiator was behind all of our friends who were seated. We were worried that he was going to be a little dull or Elvis! Luckily he was a really nice down to earth fellow. Charlie and I decided not to write our own vows but when we did a "rose exchange" he opened it up for us to say something. Well we were so nervous and weren't expecting it we just stared at each other. Then I said "Miluji tě" which is Czech for I love you and he responded "Te Amo" which is Spanish for I love you too. Yup thats all we could think of..Ha! After about three times of Charlie saying "I do" it was official. We were wed! The first song we heard as a married couple was "Kitty's Rumba" which was composed by my Dad for my step mom Kitty. We wanted something lively that would make everyone get up and move. The whole things was very special and I was overwhelmed with how much love we felt from our friends, family, and each other.
There are a lot of pictures but these are the ones we received from the photographer. I will do another post with others later but wanted to get this one on the board!
I was trying really hard to keep it together and not cry. For the most part I made it through!
I love this picture of Niki and I. She was the one that handed me Charlie's ring and our witness.
Dancing to Kitty's Rumba
Its official, were man and wife!!
