They Got Hitched!

I woke up with an unusually minty taste in my mouth. I'll be honest, it's not often I remember to brush after a long night of drinking so naturally I was a little proud of myself. And did I say long night? Because I actually meant long four long days of constant drinking. What else did my responsible drunk self do I wondered... And then it all started to come back to me. What a fool I was to think I was tasting tooth paste, it was Rumplemintz that was still lingering. Somebody must have snuck into my room in the night and poured that awful drink down my throat. And that same sneaky bastard ate all of the food from the goody bags Tye gave us and then had the audacity to throw the empty wrappers into my bed! No wonder I was sleeping in Brownie and chip crumbs. Disgusting. And now The Bridesmaid dress I chose to sleep in (only because I just wasn't quite ready to let go of the fact that my day as a BM was actually over) is covered in food and beverage stains. I don't know who spilled on me so many times but I know it wasn't me. But I'm getting ahead of myself here, let's go back to yesterday morning when the fun was just getting started.

Saturday, March 12th 2011. 

A day that will forever live in infamy. It started at 8:45 a.m. when Brady picked up Kate and I at the Westin Resort to take us over to the Godbout Resort for hair and makeup. I was excited, but mostly hungover/still drunk from the night before. But I knew I'd be fine, I was treating the Wedding day like a game day, there's no harm in starting a day drunk as long as you end the day in the same manner.

At the house Tye surprised all of us with very cute pink bathrobes from Victorias Secret. Although I regret to say I have already lost mine, but I'm quite sure it was stolen. I don't want to point fingers, but Nate Swift put it on as a "joke" but I could tell he seriously liked it. Same goes for the heels he "borrowed" of mine... But anywho, our hair and makeup was done by stylists flown in from LA. I was nervous at first because I am very picky about what type of makeup I use and I didn't see any Maybelline or Bonnie Bell lipsmackers in the mix. But Tye said they knew what they were doing and I should just go with it. So it took her about an hour to clean up and polish the hungover mess that was my face yesterday, but I tell you what, when she was finally finished and I looked in the mirror I thought I looked like the most beautiful drag queen I had ever seen. Not to be arrogant, but I could have given Patrick Swayze in Tu Wong Fu a run for his money. If that's not the most underrated movie then I don't know what is. Birdcage maybe. But anyway, it's a sad day when you realize you cant pull of the "makeup look." But after my face was all painted it was time for hair. I wanted something simple, just a loose mess of hair in the back and a few wavy strands in front. When it was finished I really liked it at first. But after standing next to all of the other BMs in our matching dresses I realized all of their hair looked much more celebrity chic and glamorous, while mine looked rodeo queen fancy. Damn it, I screwed up again! Like Kim always says, you can take the girl out of Norfolk but you can't take the Norfolk out of the girl. What can you do.

The wedding planners were right there with us every step of the way, as was a photographer, and video crew, and more assistants, I felt like the only person missing was Jennifer Lopez. It certainly took a lot of people to pull off this incredible event that's for sure. But you know what they say, a Godbout Wedding wasn't built in a day. And these people were professional, like little mics in their ears professional. Tye could have asked for a dragon tooth and they would have figured out how to get it for her in under five minutes and also have it stamped with a "Tye and Zach 2011" label.

We headed to PVCC around 2:30 ish for pictures. What? You don't know what PVCC is? Paradise Valley Country Club, duh. It was as I expected it would be, I suppose it was nice, I mean if you're into gorgeous scenery and lavish decor. The photographer took a ton of photos! The dress photographed amazing, my hair kinda tamed down a bit and really everything just came together to look gorgeous, and she also managed to get a few of Zach and Tye as well. They did the typical football poses, my favorite was when Zach tackled Tye as hard as he could for a cool live action shot. I've never seen a girl hit the ground so hard before. It was also cute when Zach and Clay were tossing Tye back and fourth like an actual football, she was such a good sport the way she would just sort of tuck and roll.

Pretty sure I don't even have to say it because everybody knew Tye would look amazing, but Tye looked amazing. Zach too looked beautiful, he had that groom glow to him. And brides-to-be everywhere will be giving up carbs this week after her pictures start to pop up on Facebook. Her dress, her hair, her makeup, everything was simply stunning. Let's just say that these next few days on Facebook wont be the easiest for any of Zach's ex girlfriends. It's always a little weird when your ex gets married (I've heard anyway, I've never had an ex boyfriend to know personally) but imagine seeing the guy you thought you were going to marry have a wedding like Zach and Tye's. And to a bride that looks just like the model on the cover of a bridal magazine. I would just advise the exs to not even look at the pictures. It will just lead to unnecessary pain and self esteem issues. No matter how hard you creep you will not be able to find a single flaw from this wedding. The flowers, the music, the cocktails, the mountains, Beth even managed to arrange for absolutely perfect weather.
I told you those Godbouts are powerful people,
 even God knew better than to step out of line for this one.

The reception was exactly how I hoped it would be, a packed dance floor of guests young and old doing all of my favorite awkward wedding moves. We've got the classic twist move, the toe taps, the reach and grab, and my personal favorite, the dumbell curl. Everybody was boogying and having a great time. It was one very good looking dance floor.

So touché Godbouts and Potters on throwing not only an incredibly gorgeous wedding, but a wedding that was an all around great time. From start to finish I found myself just wanting it all to slow down,
so please feel free Godbouts/Potters to invite me to more of your family weddings in the future because I would really enjoy that. Especially if you have as many open bar nights as you did this weekend!

And just a little advice to Kate and William for their upcoming wedding, good luck topping this one.
Good luck.