Goddess, I Am.

Our wedding was very unconventional. I come from a family that isn’t big on parties, so it’s no wonder that the whole thing ended up so disorganized, it made my daily morning hairstyle look very well-coiffed, indeed!

I didn’t have a proper color motif, for one thing. My cake was violet, my entourage wore just about any color they felt like wearing at the time, and my shoes were burgundy to match The Husband’s shirt.

For another, nobody (The Husband and myself, included) knew what we were supposed to be doing half the time. The program was put together at the very last minute, the host was exasperated, and the bloopers were plenty.

Needless to say, everyone loved every minute of it. Our wedding was fun and carefree and completely hilarious at times. Our 20-odd guests were mostly close family and friends, and there was just so much laughter and smiles all night that, really, the messiness just didn’t matter.

Probably one of my favorite things about our wedding was the extremely unique concept that we chose for our wedding invitations and giveaways.

For the invite, we wrapped a small dessert fork in shimmery burgundy. Tied in ribbons of gold and silver were the tags detailing the entourage, the venue details and a map. And why a fork? Read the text:

If you can’t read the text, it says:

“We’ve come to a fork in the road…

Join us in our journey to happy ever after.”

And if you haven’t already guessed, the giveaways were teaspoons wrapped in shimmery silver, along with a single Hershey’s Kiss.

The text might not be very clear, but it says:

“We thank you for coming with a SPOONFUL of kisses

to bless our beginning as Mr. and Mrs.!”

I think it’s cute, don’t you? The idea wasn’t entirely original, however. I found the spoon idea in some obscure site when I was looking for unique ideas for invites, and just took the fork idea from there. I figured it would be pretty cool. After all, not everyone can think of giving their guests an entire cutlery set on their own wedding.

Indeed, I do find myself lucky. Unlike other people who spend their weddings smiling until their faces hurt, entertaining guests they barely know, I knew my guests and loved them all, and my smile couldn’t have been more genuine. The happiest day of my life was, indeed, a happy one, and it’s a night I will cherish for the rest of my life.

When it comes to makeup, I’m about as adept Michael J. Fox with a scalpel. Okay, that’s not really funny, but I wasn’t trying to be. Really. Because of this, I really have no real reason to want the limited edition Shu Uemura Mika Hearts Shu Portable Brush Set that The Beauty Writer is giving away out of the goodness of her heart.

That is, until I realized that Mother’s Day is literally just around the corner. I honestly couldn’t think of a better present for my gorgeous and always perfectly made-up mother. She would love the delightful array of brushes that I can’t, for the life of me, figure out what to do with on my own. Personally, though, I think she would love what The Beauty Writer is giving away for second prize even more: a Jurlique Maintain Balance Introductory Set. That’s because she’s forever on the lookout for new skin care, umm, thingies.

That’s why here I am, just a few minutes shy of the 6 PM deadline, blogging, linking, and commenting away! After all, wouldn’t it be great to give mum something different for Mother’s Day this year, apart from the usual chocolates and greeting card? I definitely think so! I never ever win anything mind you, but hey, hope springs eternal. If I don’t, I can always get her yet another Hershey bar. (Just kidding.)

Oh, and to anybody who might be curious, this is my mum on my wedding day:

Believe it or not, she’s also a grandmother now. ‘Nuff said!