list no. 5

A list of pictures from the past weekend:

The day before the wedding, we had our nails done, of course... After learning that the French manicure is "oh so out", I opted for a dark red (my preference, anyhow):



Here I am at the salon, enjoying the pain that comes with having your cuticles sloughed off...



The bride (having her nails done) listens to one of her bridesmaids:



The view from the salon's balcony:



After nails, we went back to the bride's home to start playing with her flowers.

First, the white tulips:



Then the parrot tulips:



Then the roses, which weren't part of the original plans but were deemed irresistible once spotted at the marketplace:



Then it was rehearsal dinner time, hosted by Steve's dad and his wife at their lovely home:



A view of the celebration in progress:



After dinner, which I was too busy devouring to photograph, dessert was served. Coconut, chocolate and orange-flavored gourmet cupcakes. Are you joking me. These look small here but I'm telling you they were the size of a dinner plate:



ME! So high on Veuve that I became transparent, like a golden bubble:



And then, it became the big day, and isn't she just lovely?