Hey all,
   Sorry we haven't written, but we kind of had a wedding to attend to.  For those of you who were able to join us, thank you so much for your love and support on the day of our wedding and we hope you had a wonderful time and a good dinner.  For everyone who couldn't make it for one reason or another, you were in our thoughts and we hope to see everyone soon.
 
Liana is downstairs right now logging in gifts so we are sure we didn't miss anything before we head out to the airport for the night.  Tomorrow morning we take off for Maui and will finally be able to relax.  Not to say that we didn't have an extremely great time at the wedding and the reception, but it will be a different type of fun.  Those of you who have actually gotten married will understand what I mean.  Liana said it best: We both have a new found respect for brides and grooms.
 
Just a few quick comments on the wedding and reception:  We and our families were very happy with the ceremony.  It had just the right mix of personality and religion that it had a little something for everyone.  And I have to say a quick thank you again to our bridesmaids, groomsmen, and ushers who helped us through the day.  We wouldn't have been able to pull of the ceremony without everyone doing their part.  A special thanks to Father Brian as well who really made us feel at ease during the ceremony and who has helped us out this past year both in terms of the wedding and with our spirituality.  It was amazing to see all of the people who came out to the ceremony and it meant a lot to Liana and I that you were there to share our proclamation of love.  Fortunately nothing major went wrong during the ceremony, a few shakey voices now and then, a missed cue or two that no one really picked up on, and the best part when Father Brian took us to one side of the church and then the other during communion because he was instructed to put us on one side by our wedding rehearsal coordinator but accidentally took us to the other.  He said not to worry for most people would think it was some sort of wedding ritual they just didn't know of.

The reception was a blast and as I said in my speech, there are too many people to thank for that, so I won't even try, but I will give a great big thank you to everyone who was able to come and those of you who were out there thinking of us on our big day.  Dinner was great (even though we ate a little later then we thought due to some rain playing around with our outdoor photo session after the wedding) and the dancing afterwards was a fun time.  We were happy to see everyone shaking their bodies out on the dance floor and letting their hair down as the night wore on.  A special thank you to our fathers and our best man and maid of honor for their speeches, they touched our hearts and really gave the reception a personal touch.  A special thanks also to our DJ Scott Still who kept the reception going and got people out of their chairs and onto the dance floor.  Perhaps the funniest moment of the reception (just as an aside) was the bouquet and garter toss.  My cousin Kayla caught the bouquet from Liana and was very happy to have one of the many groomsmen or older single guys put it on her.  What she wasn't counting on was that when I did the garter toss that it would wind up in the hands of Liana's cousin Bob (called Little Bob because his father is also Bob), one of the younger members of the group trying to catch the garter.  What Little Bob didn't count on was what he would have to do with the garter once he caught it.  It was one of the funniest things I have ever seen as our DJ Scott and our best man Matt Zelman attempted to help him put the garter on Kayla's leg.  The whole room was rolling in laughter.  That was one of many funny and cute things that happened, but I don't have time to go through them all.
 
Okay, there are a thousand things I haven't said and more then enough people I need to thank (like Bryan and Michele for coming out even though Michele had only given birth five days prior) but I do need to finalize my packing and help clean up our house a little bit so that we can get to the airport.  Hope everyone had a great time and we look forward to seeing everyone when we return with plenty of photos and stories.