Robert and I have our birthday traditions. We travel somewhere fabulous for mine, and stay home and eat cake with his kids for his. This year, we sort of reversed roles… I spent my birthday driving around rural Denmark in a moving van picking up mid-century Danish furniture and Robert spent his sailing around the Baltic sea! When… Continue Reading
Gibraltar Wedding Photographers: Our Wedding Album
One year ago today, despite lost luggage, an iconic hotel in shambles, a manicure from hell, last minute witnesses, and finding out a bit too late that Gibraltar is an absolute dump, we got married! I’d painstakingly researched Gibraltar wedding photographers and agonized over which one to choose. After narrowing down the list to three, we chose Gary Tapp… Continue Reading
Six months ago today…
Why I Took My Husband’s Last Name
In this lull between Christmas and the New Year, Robert and I finally had time to go down to city hall to register our Gibraltar marriage. This gave me nearly three months to decide what to do about my name. With my first marriage at 25, I’d hyphenated my last name without considering the hyphenated… Continue Reading
Gibraltar Wedding Diary: Our Wedding Day
Sleep eluded me. It must’ve been hair-related anxiety, fear of oversleeping, worrying about not being able to find witnesses, and stressing over the possibility of our photographer being delayed in the border queue. gibraltar destination wedding On this of all days, the kitchen screwed up my veggie omelet, sending out an oily mess stuffed with whole mushrooms and… Continue Reading
Introducing Dr. & Mrs. O!
It’ll be a month or two before our photographer delivers all of our photos, but here’s a taste of our Gibraltar wedding photos…
Gibraltar Wedding Diary: Day 2, Part 2
I spent a lot of time deciding on a salon for my Gibraltar wedding hair and makeup. For simplicity, I’d booked a manicure at the Rock Hotel’s salon. I had beautiful nails going into the appointment. For two weeks beforehand, Robert forbid me to do any household tasks that might damage my nails. He’d say,… Continue Reading
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