Dollish Polish, Unicorns, Rainbows and My Anniversary

Well I was supposed to post this yesterday... But after all the earthquake excitement I forgot.

The biggest drama in New Zealand at the moment was the 6.5 earthquake that hit us on Sunday evening. Luckily it was off the coast, so the impact wasn't as great as it could have been, but as anyone who has experienced a  decent shake will know....it's really scary!

We had a couple of 5 point somethings on Friday and Sunday morning...then bam, 6.5. We're still getting quakes every 15min or so, but the majority have been undetectable. And I slept through the decent one last night. 

Talking to other people, we were very lucky with the quake. The only things that fell at our place were 3 lego cars... on wheels off the very top shelf.

Anyway on to my original post....

Yesterday was my 2nd Wedding Anniversary!!!


So here are my awesome nails from the day...

Dollish Polish A Unicorn Farted in My Polish over China Glaze Fancy Pants

 Fancy Pants was the perfect base for A Unicorn Farted in My Polish. Every time I looked at my nails I imagined a magical rainbow in the sky. Such a fun combination. The shimmer in fancy Pants really added to the mani as well. I rested A Unicorn Farted in My Polish upside down for a bit before applying it, and I didn't need to fish the larger shapes out.

And some pics of our big day.
We had an amazing wedding in Rarotonga with our closest friends and family.

Kiss the bride ;)

Yes, I'd much rather be in Rarotonga right now...

My favourite picture from the day (well favourite that includes Nick....there's a really awesome one of just me...but the whole point of the day was to marry him. So I guess he was important too)

I wish I was in Rarotonga now... it'd be way more fun to be snorkeling and sunbathing than writing reports and getting ready for parent teacher interviews.

Wedding: My Favourite Photos

I know I posted my day 5 pics yesterday...but I'm going back in time and continuing my wedding photos today...

The photographer that took our photos was amazing but it was still one of the most awkward experiences! I'm not used to my photo being taken so much.

Rarotonga: Part 5

The day after the wedding I actually abandoned Nick and left him in bed. He was still feeling pretty bad and needed to sleep. I wanted to go to the markets though. So Mum, Matt and I took off on the 8.40am bus to explore the markets.

It was awesome. It wasn't just a tourist market, it was the local market. There was food, vegetables, tourist things, clothes, jewellery and did I mention food? There was so much food!

Busy markets

Mum and I 

Nick with the new toy i bought him at the markets.

Nick was feeling a lot better that afternoon and we managed to get snorkel gear from the resort. So we went for a snorkel! There were so many fish in water by the resort. It was so much fun.

Sexy goggles (If you looking closely that is BB Couture Tink Pink on my nails)

Fish!

Looking back at the resort from the sea

 After a swim Jess, mum and I went to learn to tie our sarongs.

Myself and Jess looking sexy in sarongs.

then later that night we went to the island show. It was amazing. A full buffet of Cook Island food and an amazing dance show. It was actually a rather busy day, but pretty awesome.

Food!

Dancing!

 And i'll leave you today with a sunrise image rather than a sunset. I took this photo the first morning of my married life...(awwwww)....

Mickey and Minnie dancing in the sunrise

Wedding: The Ceremony

After the drama of nick beig sick we pushed the wedding ceremony back to 4pm. We were hoping it would be cooler and had our fingers crossed for a little cloud cover. We were lucky, just before the ceremony we got some cloud cover, which vanished again for photos. It allowed us to get some very dramatic cloud pictures looking out towards the sea though. I'll show them tomorrow.

The ceremony was everything I could have dreamed off and more. I was very determined not to cry, and I made it through the whole day with out tears. I go very red and blotchy when I tear up even a little...not a good look for a bride.

Anyway on to what everyone wants to see...pictures!

The boys waiting by the Wedding Arch. Nick and his older brother Tim

My Bridesmaid Christine. Apparently I made her wear a nice dress, so she's still talking to me!

Everyone turning to look at who's coming...Me.

My lovely younger brother walking me down the isle...beach.

Nick still a bit sniffly. My dad and the marriage celebrant jointly taking the ceremony. She was very excited to be taking a wedding with a minister.

I still kissed him, even though he was sniffly... I showed my kids a few photos. The girls were "ooooo kiss!" and the boys "ewwwwww is gone yet?"

I just liked this picture of Tim giving me a hug.

Anyway I couldn't have asked for a more idyllic setting for a wedding. It was amazing. The archway was beautiful and smelt divine. The sand was golden, the sky was blue and the waves were in the background. My closest family and friends were there. In short it was amazing...oh and I married my best friend.

Wedding: Getting ready

Day 4 was the day of the wedding...
Luckily after the disastrous day on the Thursday, Friday went mostly smoothly.

We made a decision at 9.30am to go ahead with the wedding, even though Nick was still really sick. We'd come all the way to Rarotonga, and dragged our family and friends out there, so we kind of needed to have a wedding.
We decided to push the ceremony back an hour so it was cooler for Nick.

Then we kicked Nick out of mum and dads room and sent dad with him to baby sit and make sure he was taking medication.

Us girls went to get our hair done.

Half way through...

Done!

Christine getting her hair done

Then we snuck back to the room, I didn't want anyone to see.
We worked on the reception playlist...because I was very well organised and still decided on songs a few hours before the wedding. We also drooled over the dress.

Dress and bling.

After lunch we crept back to the salon to get flowers in our hair and sort out our make up.

Make up and flowers done.

Mum getting her hair blow waved

The hairdresser said he'd come back about 3.45pm to put the veil in, spray our hair again and touch up my make up. So we crept back to the room again and Jess met us to do mum and Christines makeup.

Jess doing Christines make up

Jess doing mums make up (taken by the photographer)

The photographer showed up at 3.30pm and started snapping pics.

Veil in!

Lipstick re-touch

Garter

"play with dress"

If I get time i'll post the ceremony pics later today.

Hope everyone's enjoyed a sneak peak at my wedding. Now I must get ready for work.

Color Club Wild at Heart

Finally a seasonally appropriate polish collection...well seasonally appropriate for Wellington. i'm sure the sun is trying to break through the clouds today...It was a beautiful winter day yesterday. Sunny yet freezing cold.
Anyway on to the Color Club Wild at Heart collection. Yup it's an old collection, but it's a good one!

Wild and Willing

This is an awesome polish. Sheer and takes a few coats....but look at that sparkle and duo-chrome! seriously awesome. I'd been debating purchasing Wild and Willing for awhile. I'm so glad I got it. If you're procrastinating buying it...dont! Just go and buy it it's awesome.

Wild at Heart

Well we all know about Wild at Heart. Seriously awesome purple scattered holo. It can be a one coater if you're careful. Enough said.

Love 'Em and Leave 'Em

This is one of my go to neutrals. it's holo, it's neautral...it's pretty much awesome. can you tell i like this collection!

With Abandon

Not the most me colour...actually the only one of the collection i'm not so into. It's nice, but just not me?

Rule breaker

I love Rule Breaker. I swear I see a slight duo-chrome in it. I may be crazy...but it'sa very awesome greeny bluey teal. I love the darkened edges effect.

On the Wild Side

Not so much wild as it is a dark grey frost...but I still like it. I have issues with patience so I get brush strokes, but that's just me!

All in all I really like the Color Club Wild at Heart Collection and I'm glad I finally picked it up.

I just worked out the internet at the hotel in Rarotonga is dial up...AHHHH! So I'm currently planning a few posts to pop up while we're away next week. Stay tuned for some Nail Prisms, Nyx Girls polishes and a few more Color Clubs. I'll be sunbathing...snorkling...eating masses of tropical fruit and oh...yeah...GETTING MARRIED! We fly out Wednesday Morning, but my to do list is so long I'm not sure I'll get another post in before.

Lots of love to all!