Someone told me it was silly to post wedding photos without the bride and groom in them. Unfortunately we haven't gotten any until now. It's a snap shot taken with a cell phone by one of our guests. You can see me feeding Hero Material some of our delish cake.

FYI — the dress in the picture is not the wedding dress I wore to the actual ceremony. I had to change because the wedding dress had a huge train, and there was no way I could do anything without two people hovering around me to take care of the danged thing. (It was heavy too.)

More stories to come…! (When I'm more lucid.)

ETA: Kumi Lipman from Cleo did my hair and makeup. I can't even begin to describe how much I adore her.

Hi everyone,

I'm now officially a Mrs! :) Hero Material and I got married on January 4th. It was supposed to rain, but the weather was perfect during the ceremony and reception.

I still can't believe that my brother and Hero Material's best friend felt sick before the wedding. They were going to take pictures! My brother was so sick, the hospital gave him an IV the day before the wedding. Thank God he recovered fast.

I'll post more stories and photos as soon as I get them from photographers (studio, bro & Hero Material's best friend), but here are a few:

The hotel lobby —

This is the Atrium where we got married. This photo was taken when it was still empty. The virgin road is made of ivory faux marble (superbly-polished…!).

This is my bouquet after the reception. It looked so fresh and dewy earlier in the day, and I wish I'd been able to take a picture of it then, but was too busy.

BTW — Hibiya Kaden created my bouquet and everything else I needed (flower-wise) for the wedding. I highly recommend their service if you ever need a florist in Japan. They worked within my budget, and though they never showed me the bouquet until the day of the wedding, it was just perfect. Their florist (who took my order and worked with my so-so Japanese) came to our reception to make sure that everything was fine and to congratulate us on our happy occasion.

Close-up:

More to come soon…! :) (I have Kyoto pictures to share as well.)

How was your new year celebration?

Thanks for being with me throughout 2009 and I hope you have a great 2010!

I'm going to be away until January 7 or so due to my wedding, etc. I promise to post some pictures of Kyoto later. :)

Lovely Heather a.k.a. BookObsessedGrl did an author interview with me. We talked about music, writing, HEAs and following your dreams.

Leave a comment or question for me at the end of the interview and you will get an additional entry into both the Heather Long Interview Giveaway, which includes an e-copy of her new book Prime Evil, and the New Year's Eve Zombie Style Bash Giveaway for a Zombie Party Prize Pack from Nancy Holzner (author of Deadtown).

Peanut and Buttercup were up early.

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This is Buttercup saying “Merry Christmas”. Don't ask me why she looks so crabby…maybe she thought she was getting a stocking full of cashew but didn't…?

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Peanut tried to kiss my fingertips but couldn't quite reach them. :)

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Kuro says hi!

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Awesome dinner with Hero Material (it was doubly awesome because I didn't have to cook):

Appetizer:

Our rose champagne:

Garlic toast – salty & garlic-y with lots of olive oil:

Pasta w/ crab & tomato cream sauce. It was very delish!

Broiled tai. Very nicely flavored.

Beef with green sauce. Tender and flavorful:

Christmas cake!!!!!!!!!! The frosting was the best. Super light and fresh white cream with strawberry topping. The sponge cake with super moist and soft. Sublime. Yum!

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Lovely illuminations:

Carriage:

Cinderella's pumpkin carriage:

Heart trees!

Train:

Ship:

Christmas tree with solar-powered lights:

Afterward we watched Avatar in 3D. It was good although some parts were very predictable.

How was your Christmas? :)

This is easily the best historical romance novel I've read in 2009. Go treat yourself!