Several months back, our good friends Seth and Alex had announced that they were ready to tie the knot! The date and location they chose for it was 9/12/15 at the Wyndham Hotel:
Avenue of the Arts Wyndham Hotel
50 Avenue of the Arts
Costa Mesa, CA
Seth asked Danny to be one of his groomsmen and Alex asked me to make her cake topper and hired me to make custom arrow necklaces for the bridesmaids as well! I'd never made a cake topper before but she gave me an idea to start with (penguin for Seth and cow for her on a dance pad) and I think I did okay bringing it to life!
Danny and I drove down the day before the wedding so Danny could attend the wedding rehearsal. Before leaving Vegas though, we had to run a few errands like getting some coffee for me (I'd only gotten 2.5 hours of sleep the night before!), getting Del Taco for breakfast, filling up on gas, getting Sean some snacks, and dropping the dogs off with Danny's parents so they could watch them while we were gone. When we got to Danny's parents house, his mom was the only one home. I hadn't seen her in so long and it was Sean's first time meeting her. She hadn't changed a but though! Still as sweet as ever. :)
We'd left our house around 9:30am but the errands took awhile, we got stuck in traffic and delayed for just under 1.5 hours, and we didn't arrive at the hotel til after 4pm. I drove the whole way, was surprisingly fine, and didn't even feel tired despite not getting much sleep at all in advance! (Of course, I would've had one of the guys take over otherwise.) I was happy to have coffee on hand just in case though. Lol
The hotel had cost us around maybe $230 for two nights (best deal we could find there). It wasn't the very best hotel price in the area but it was way more convenient staying at the wedding venue and the hotel was so nice it was definitely worth the extra $30 or so per night over, say, Motel 6 prices. Anyway, we got checked in and settled in our room, watched a little TV for a bit, and made me some more coffee (there was a Keurig coffee maker in our room!). Then Danny went to the wedding rehearsal while Sean and I relaxed in the room for a while longer and then went to explore the hotel.
Later, Danny went to dinner with the bridal party and Sean and I went to use the little fitness center. We were still working out when Danny got back though so he came to join us for a bit. We all got sweaty and I even jogged a little more than a slow 5k-probably the furthest I'd ever run on a treadmill before!
Then Danny went back to the room to shower, Sean went for a dip in the pool, and I lounged in the sauna (inside the fitness center) for a few minutes before joining Sean in the pool. The pool water was actually warm! Not hot at all but warm. It felt really nice. After a few minutes though, we traded it for the bubbly hot tub next to it. It felt sooooo good! Unfortunately, the fitness center and pool area both closed at 10pm so we had to hop out then but we'd gotten good use already anyway and "there's always a tomorrow!"
We headed back to our room from there to relax for a bit, watch TV, and have a nice bath together. Danny wasn't in the room when we got there and was, instead, hanging with the bridal party. He got back shortly after our bath though and brought Alex/figgies with him to get the cake topper and arrows from me. Then he went to hang with Seth and the groomsmen and play Yu-Gi-Oh for the super nerds bachelor party they had going on in their room. Alex, Sean, and I went with Alex to get some things from her car and then went with her to the girls room to say hi to the bridesmaids before they headed out for their equally nerdy dance game bachelorette party at the Round 1 in Santa Ana. Lol
Sean and I went to our room again after that and chilled out watching TV for a few hours. Danny got back later and watched TV with us for awhile til we all finally fell asleep by 2am.
Day 2 - 9/12/15 (Wedding Day!):
Sean and I woke up a couple of times during the night and morning and watched some really interesting science stuff on TV. Danny was in and out of the hotel room later, having to leave for various pre-wedding activities. Sean and I slept in a bit though, Sean til about 1:20pm and me til noon.
Once we were finally up and about though, we made our way to the fitness center for some sauna time and another workout. Amongst other things there, I did a couple more miles on the treadmill. Sean did much more than me, of course, but we both got a great workout before going to the pool (which was actually cooler today) to cool down a little and the hot tub to heat back up again.
It was time to get dressed and ready for the wedding then but when we got back to our room we found it full of groomsmen! There had been minor complications with the hotel not holding up its end of some bargain so Seth, Danny, and the rest of the groomsmen were in our room preparing for the wedding. Once they'd finished up and headed down though, Sean and I were able to quickly get ready and rush down as well. Then it was wedding time!
The wedding wasn't very long but it was beautiful, silly, and adorable and was followed by a great reception with tasty food, ridiculously fun and hilarious dancing, and so much more! Undeniably, one of the best parts was that so many of our good friends were there to share it with us.
While waiting for the bridal party to finish pictures and for the reception to begin, we chatted with other friends there and enjoyed delicious appetizers and champagne coctails.
At the reception, we took advantage of most of the activities and treats provided. Candy bags, photobooth pics, the thumb print guest book, unlimited tea and coffee, the delicious dinner and champagne, wedding cake, crazy dancing (especially to speedcore and other dance game music those nerds had playing at their wedding! Lol), romantic slow dancing together..We did it all and had such a great time I doubt even the bride and groom enjoyed it more than us! :p Also, I thought my cake topper looked good on their wedding cake so I was really happy about that. :)
Once the majority of attendees had left and it was about time to call it a night, around 11:30pm or so, Seth and Alex decided to wind down the night by inviting those of us who were still around for a post-wedding "meal" at one of their favorite restaurants: In-N-Out! It wasn't far so we all drove over and hung out for awhile before saying goodnight. Then those of us who were staying at the hotel headed back and went up to our rooms. In our room, Danny went to sleep pretty quickly but Sean and I were too excited to go to sleep without a little quiet, mellow, adult fun in our bed first.
Day 3 - 9/13/15:
In the morning, Danny, Sean, and I got all of our stuff packed up and ready to check out of the hotel. We still had some time to kill once finished though so Danny hung out in the room and Sean and I went for a brief splash in the pool and hot tub.
Then the 3 of us headed out to get breakfast and drive back to Vegas. We got our food at a Boudin cafe we found down the street. (Sean's first time at any Boudin location.) Sean and I shared a delicious clam chowder bread bowl and Danny gave us a salad he didn't want that'd come with his meal. Bellies full, we got on the freeway and headed straight home. Short trip but definitely a memorable, wonderful one!
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