The Aftermath...

No, there wasn't such a thing in our wedding such as an aftermath, except maybe for the migraine I had the day after. And the funny sight of my husband removing the dozens of hairpins in my head on our wedding night. I swear, that moment was priceless. When he told me that I should have called on our close female friend (who was also staying at the hotel) to help me remove the pins on my head. It was really taxing for a guy, but he did it lovingly. His first duty as a husband.

It was a great experience, being married. After the ceremony, Babe and I were in cloud nine. We relished the feeling of being the stars of the night, and of course, finally, we are one and we can be together as much as we want. The love of our friends and family, and our love for each other was eminent that day.

It was a wonderful feeling, being a bride. I felt like a princess, a goddess, and a little girl and a grown woman rolled into one. I have been preparing for that day for so long, and I have been wanting to be a bride ever since, and when that moment came, the feeling was great, and knowing that it was real was even greater. I wasn't daydreaming anymore. It was happening.

And now that we're done receiving and opening gifts, now that the greetings and messages stopped pouring in on Facebook and I have finally replied to almost everyone, after the lovely honeymoon, now that Babe is back to the Middle East for work and I'm also back to work and back to my homebase, now that my beautiful, beautiful wedding dress is in the cleaners for a rather expensive dry cleaning, I realized that, I am no longer a BRIDE, but now a WIFE.

Being a bride was an experience I will forever treasure. And maybe, on our 2oth anniversary and if we are still in a good place, I will wear my wedding dress again and Babe will marry me again. But it won't be the same of course. It was great while it lasted. Epic even. But now I have to move on to the next chapter.

Now that I'm no longer a bride, I'm thinking it's time to close this blog and start a new one when we have settled down. Time to start writing again on my Desperate Housewives covered journal. It only seems right to do that.

So is this goodbye?...

Not without me sharing everything I can about the wedding. This blog, some readers and mostly writing has helped me a lot throughout this journey. To clear my mind, be reminded of the steps I need to take, to help me ease up and laugh about everything that happened. So in a few days, you'll see the end of this blog, but I'm not heading out without a bang. As you know me as a master of long reads, I will be posting a series of blog entries about different aspects, moments and experiences that I had on the wedding day. It just won't fit in one blog entry. Some tips that might help other bride-to-bes. Or just true stories to make you laugh and pretty much relax, as the wedding preparations can be quite a hassle.

Before, I've shared that I love looking at wedding photos and onsite videos of other beautiful brides. I know, I've had too much wedding porn, but come to think about it, it really helped me in my preparations, gave me beautiful ideas that were put to use for the concept of the whole wedding, and showed me what to expect on my wedding day. I used to admire the real brides that I saw on pictures and videos, I was in awe of how radiant and glowing they all were. And looking at them too much, the vibe must have gave off on me. Or it must be my husband's love, but I sure felt like a radiant and glowing bride that day. Like the ones I've seen in pictures. So who am I not to share? I owe it to this blog, and all the bridal blogs I've read, to impart what happened, on the party, on the big event, on the joyous and special moment that is my wedding day. It's quite a task, but there's nothing a bride can't do.

So much for the long read. The series of my farewell Cams the bride wedding posts comes after this.