Ball and Chain (May 3)
hello all my wonderful readers - lots has changed since we last blogged.
let's start with the obvious...i am a husband!!!!!
the wedding was amazing. the week was amazing. the food was amazing. the beach was amazing. everything was amazing.
we arrived after a long and tiring 15 hours of travel time on Wednesday afternoon and though it was slightly drizzling, it was still like walking directly into paradise. we had about an hour to wait to get into our room, so Sarah and i escaped into the lunch buffet so we could get some food in our systems...
they had every food i could ever want in one room. it was like i wanted to just unpack right there and just tuck myself in between the delicious BBQ chicken and fresh fruit.
once we got to the room. ahem...i mean honeymoon suite (including a separate sitting room, private balcony with hot tub and walk-in closet, we unpacked, got into more appropriate clothing for the climate and walked around the resort.
the place was beautiful. 9 buildings lined the resort with a crystal clear pool that snaked its way around the entire premises. at the end, a fantastic swim-up bar that then led you to the beach. the beach was gorgeous...white sand and turquoise water - just like you see in those postcards.
the entire place was filled with lush vegetation and lots of wild birds (flamingos, ducks, hens and
chickens) roaming around. the entire resort had about 6 or so bars (with constant snacks being served) and about the same in restaurants. Sarah and i opted for the "mexican" themed restaurant a few times during our stay, second to the "japanese fusion" place and a lovely (no kids allowed) restaurant called Dreams. we tended to stay away from those more "family friendly" restaurants other than the breakfast and lunch buffet and i think overall that was a good idea.
friends and family started coming in right away, with the majority of the people arriving on Saturday, and from what we could tell, everyone had a wonderful time. what i loved was that my friends and sarah's friends hit it off fantastically and all the parents even spent lots of time together at the pool and having meals together.
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the big day.
she looked beautiful. like a Roman goddess. i saw her before the wedding (we had to take pictures ahead of time for best light) and i'm not going to lie...i cried. she was just breathtaking. well that is, i started to cry and she asked me not to because she didn't want to cry and ruin her makeup...so i held back. the whole time just simply staring at her.
the pictures were great. no, not great. they were better than great. there actually might not be a word to describe how absolutely insanely unreal our pictures are and as soon as they are available to me i am going to post a slide show, as well as get our photographer's information because everyone should hire her.
in any event, Sarah and i had a great time together for the first quiet hour before the ceremony being together and taking some wonderful shots.
then we were separated. i to go to the ceremony site (about 20 steps away from the ocean) and she to freshen up and get ready for the walk down with her dad...
...and as she got up that crest and started her way down to me, it was if i had not just seen her 15 short minutes ago...and i started crying again. what a baby i am.
the ceremony was lovely. Rabbi Roman (who was flown in as a gift from all the parents) did a wonderful ceremony with just the right touch of religion, spirituality and humor. of course, he made those little remarks about how a marriage means you need to always "know your lines" and other little theatre quips that i knew he was going to do. but it really was an amazing ceremony and it was great to hold her hand the entire time, stomp the shit out of that glass, and finally kiss my bride.
the reception was insane. it started like any other one that all of you have probably attended. first course and second course with a light jazz and acoustic background. Nikki (her maid of honor) and Courtney (my best man) did some very nice toasts, and then all of the parents said some great things as well and we were into the main course (steak and lobster...? delicious!). but by the time Sarah and i had our first dance and we did the daughter/daddy and groom/mommy dances, it was time to let loose.
so the booze flowed, the cigars (some delicious Dominicans that Sarah's brother bought for the occasion) were smoked and everyone danced all night...even Bubi Goldie, who i think was slow dancing with our Dominican bartender at some point.
the next day, we relaxed and got more beach time in, and then went off for our "day-after" photo shoot. at this point, Sarah decided her dress was already trashed from it dragging on the dance floor all night, so we got back into our wedding clothes and took pictures all over the resort: the beach, on a trampoline, in the ocean, in the pool shower, in the pool at the swim-up bar...everywhere. it was so much fun just being silly and those pictures are going to be awesome.
then wednesday came, and it was back to reality. another 15 hours of travel. and now we are back to reality...no palm trees and fresh fruit cut from the trees...just the Tenderloin of San Fran and cloudy skies all day.
i, of course, am leaving out tons. i could go on and on about the fresh fruit smoothies in the morning, or the 24 hour room service. i could talk about the Disco that we went to every night in the resort or perhaps the Michael Jackson tribute show (the best worst show i have ever seen)...but it all truly pales in comparison to the 20 minutes on the beach for the ceremony and the reception that followed.
but what a wonderful trip...probably the best week of my life...and thank all of you for indulging me as i wrote it all out for you.
i think i am going to stop for now. so many of you asked me to blog about the wedding and this is getting pretty long. but i promise, before the end of the weekend, to blog about how tonight was our last show in San Fran and my thoughts on the new cast (they start tomorrow).
i will end, however, by saying a quick something about our fans here in San Fran: they are amazing. we had some regulars that literally waited in line for over 8 hours to make sure they got their front row rush seats to see us of and as i left the stage door of the Curran and headed down the alley towards all of them, it was I saying "thank you" to them for all the wonderful memories over the past six months...
so as always, more to come. but for now, i bid you all a good night.
let's start with the obvious...i am a husband!!!!!
the wedding was amazing. the week was amazing. the food was amazing. the beach was amazing. everything was amazing.
we arrived after a long and tiring 15 hours of travel time on Wednesday afternoon and though it was slightly drizzling, it was still like walking directly into paradise. we had about an hour to wait to get into our room, so Sarah and i escaped into the lunch buffet so we could get some food in our systems...
they had every food i could ever want in one room. it was like i wanted to just unpack right there and just tuck myself in between the delicious BBQ chicken and fresh fruit.
once we got to the room. ahem...i mean honeymoon suite (including a separate sitting room, private balcony with hot tub and walk-in closet, we unpacked, got into more appropriate clothing for the climate and walked around the resort.
the place was beautiful. 9 buildings lined the resort with a crystal clear pool that snaked its way around the entire premises. at the end, a fantastic swim-up bar that then led you to the beach. the beach was gorgeous...white sand and turquoise water - just like you see in those postcards.
the entire place was filled with lush vegetation and lots of wild birds (flamingos, ducks, hens and
chickens) roaming around. the entire resort had about 6 or so bars (with constant snacks being served) and about the same in restaurants. Sarah and i opted for the "mexican" themed restaurant a few times during our stay, second to the "japanese fusion" place and a lovely (no kids allowed) restaurant called Dreams. we tended to stay away from those more "family friendly" restaurants other than the breakfast and lunch buffet and i think overall that was a good idea.
friends and family started coming in right away, with the majority of the people arriving on Saturday, and from what we could tell, everyone had a wonderful time. what i loved was that my friends and sarah's friends hit it off fantastically and all the parents even spent lots of time together at the pool and having meals together.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
the big day.
she looked beautiful. like a Roman goddess. i saw her before the wedding (we had to take pictures ahead of time for best light) and i'm not going to lie...i cried. she was just breathtaking. well that is, i started to cry and she asked me not to because she didn't want to cry and ruin her makeup...so i held back. the whole time just simply staring at her.
the pictures were great. no, not great. they were better than great. there actually might not be a word to describe how absolutely insanely unreal our pictures are and as soon as they are available to me i am going to post a slide show, as well as get our photographer's information because everyone should hire her.
in any event, Sarah and i had a great time together for the first quiet hour before the ceremony being together and taking some wonderful shots.
then we were separated. i to go to the ceremony site (about 20 steps away from the ocean) and she to freshen up and get ready for the walk down with her dad...
...and as she got up that crest and started her way down to me, it was if i had not just seen her 15 short minutes ago...and i started crying again. what a baby i am.
the ceremony was lovely. Rabbi Roman (who was flown in as a gift from all the parents) did a wonderful ceremony with just the right touch of religion, spirituality and humor. of course, he made those little remarks about how a marriage means you need to always "know your lines" and other little theatre quips that i knew he was going to do. but it really was an amazing ceremony and it was great to hold her hand the entire time, stomp the shit out of that glass, and finally kiss my bride.
the reception was insane. it started like any other one that all of you have probably attended. first course and second course with a light jazz and acoustic background. Nikki (her maid of honor) and Courtney (my best man) did some very nice toasts, and then all of the parents said some great things as well and we were into the main course (steak and lobster...? delicious!). but by the time Sarah and i had our first dance and we did the daughter/daddy and groom/mommy dances, it was time to let loose.
so the booze flowed, the cigars (some delicious Dominicans that Sarah's brother bought for the occasion) were smoked and everyone danced all night...even Bubi Goldie, who i think was slow dancing with our Dominican bartender at some point.
the next day, we relaxed and got more beach time in, and then went off for our "day-after" photo shoot. at this point, Sarah decided her dress was already trashed from it dragging on the dance floor all night, so we got back into our wedding clothes and took pictures all over the resort: the beach, on a trampoline, in the ocean, in the pool shower, in the pool at the swim-up bar...everywhere. it was so much fun just being silly and those pictures are going to be awesome.
then wednesday came, and it was back to reality. another 15 hours of travel. and now we are back to reality...no palm trees and fresh fruit cut from the trees...just the Tenderloin of San Fran and cloudy skies all day.
i, of course, am leaving out tons. i could go on and on about the fresh fruit smoothies in the morning, or the 24 hour room service. i could talk about the Disco that we went to every night in the resort or perhaps the Michael Jackson tribute show (the best worst show i have ever seen)...but it all truly pales in comparison to the 20 minutes on the beach for the ceremony and the reception that followed.
but what a wonderful trip...probably the best week of my life...and thank all of you for indulging me as i wrote it all out for you.
i think i am going to stop for now. so many of you asked me to blog about the wedding and this is getting pretty long. but i promise, before the end of the weekend, to blog about how tonight was our last show in San Fran and my thoughts on the new cast (they start tomorrow).
i will end, however, by saying a quick something about our fans here in San Fran: they are amazing. we had some regulars that literally waited in line for over 8 hours to make sure they got their front row rush seats to see us of and as i left the stage door of the Curran and headed down the alley towards all of them, it was I saying "thank you" to them for all the wonderful memories over the past six months...
so as always, more to come. but for now, i bid you all a good night.
posted by The Guter at 5/03/2007 11:56:00 PM
6 Comments:
Eric and Sarah........your wedding and reception sounded just beautiful and I am sure that Sarah was a vision of beauty, as well as my handsome nephew!!! Can't wait to see the pictures and make sure you let us know how to order hard copies, please. Joy, your cus and my darling daughter and Steve are leaving this morning for the same place to get married on Monday, only a different resort down the road from where you guys were. I am so happy for them, as I am for the two of you and happy that her and Steve will get to see your Mom and Jeff tonight. Love you both.........
Aunt Sha
As an 8 hour waiter, I of course have to say it's completely worth standing in line that long!! The show was amazing, and now it's my turn to say THANK YOU Eric, for being such an amazing performer and keeping us entertained so many nights in the past few months. It's so much fun to watch you on stage, we can always tell you're having so much fun (even if you're not, at least you look like you are! :) We are going to miss you, but please keep blogging so we can keep up with everything!!
THANK YOU!!!!
Congrats once again on the wedding! I was SO glad to see Sarah standing in the back of the theatre because I knew for sure that you were going to be in the show. You are DEFINITELY my favorite Hank and Mika. Thanks again for all the laughs last night and best of luck in LA. See you soon! =)
Awwww. Sounds wonderful - Congrats and thanks for sharing!
Everything Eric said about the wedding was true - My granddaughter Sarah looked like a Princess as she walked down the aisle with my son - I just cried seeing the look on Eric & her face as they looked at each other thrughout the ceremony - It was beautiful - The weekend was a delight & Eric didn't miss a trick describing the Resort & all the amenities they had -
Love,
Bubi Goldie
OMG, Eric . . . if you ever decided to stop acting, you could be a writer! I felt like I was actually at your wedding . . . just by reading your blog! What an absolutely beautiful picture you painted! A great big CONGRATULATIONS to both you and Sarah!!! I'm soooooo happy for you.....
Big hugs,
Auntie Loonie
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