1. We were married at the Little Church of the West in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2. We stayed in the Treasure Island hotel and casino. They even upgraded us to a nicer room because we were getting married…even though we didn’t get married in the hotel chapel. Treasure Island has that great big pirate ship outside where they have nightly shows. We stayed in the hotel for four nights and never once got around to seeing the show.

3. We got lost trying to find the courthouse in Vegas. My mom rented a car for our trip and she got directions to the courthouse, but we still got lost. Finding a place to park was difficult. And then finding the right building was even more difficult. We roamed the streets for a while, even going to the wrong building once. But we finally found it.

4. They didn’t even ask us for ID at the courthouse. We just have to fill out a form with information about ourselves and our families. [Thankfully I brought my mom to help answer some questions.] I told Lee he could have put down Bugs Bunny for his name and I could have put Marilyn Monroe and nobody would have known the difference because they didn’t even ask for proof. What happened to blood tests? Or even asking for a drivers license?

5. Oh. My. Gosh. It is so expensive to drink in Vegas. The night before our wedding we went out with our friends. The first bar we went to played really REALLY loud techno music. I was only 23 years old, but that music was still a bit much for me. Way too much techno. And way too loud. And they had really REALLY bad beer. Really REALLY bad beer that was really REALLY expensive. If I want to drink crappy beer, I can do that back home for a helluva lot less money. Heck I can buy a whole case of Meister Brau for like $2.50. If that wasn’t bad enough, most of the patrons were decked in leather from head to toe. Some were decked out in chains. And many had piercings in places I would never, ever want to have a hole in.

6. The next bar we went to was the complete opposite. No leather. No chains. Ear piercings was about as crazy as it got. Instead it was preppy frat boys in polo shirts and penny loafers with actual change in their shoes. And sorority girls in skimpy dresses and high heels. But it was just as expensive. In fact this place had a $20 cover charge. Here in my next of the woods, if there is a $20 cover charge the drinks are free. Not in Vegas. In Vegas you pay $20 just for the privilege of entering the facility to then pay ridiculous amounts of money on beer and mixed drinks.

7. As a wedding gift, Lee’s mom and stepdad got us tickets to see David Copperfield. It was a fantastic show. However, I don’t know if I should be happy or insulted that David didn’t pick me out of the crowd to go on stage and then later invite backstage to seduce as he apparently does with a lot of other patrons at his shows.

8. We had our rehearsal dinner at the Tournament of Kings dinner show at the Excalibur hotel. We were right back in Medieval times gnawing chicken right off the bone, eating with our fingers and drinking from a metal cup. During the show we had a knight to cheer on. I can’t remember his name now, but we hollered out his name until our throats hurt. And it worked because I’m pretty sure he won the battle.

9. Lee and I got ready for our wedding in separate rooms at the hotel. I think he got ready in our room and I got ready in my mom’s room. But we met up in the lobby to ride to the church together. As we were getting ready to step in to the limo I realized I had forgotten the marriage license. I had to run back up to our room to grab it from it’s hiding place in our drawer. But at least I remembered before we made it all the way to the church.

10. During the ceremony, as Lee and I were standing before our family and our best friends reciting our vows, Lee teared up. No actually, not just teared up. He cried. And not a “oh dear God what have I done” cry, but an “I’m so happy” cry. It was so sweet.

Today Lee and I celebrate ten years of marriage. Ten years. It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long. It’s been an amazing ten years. And I can’t wait for ten more.

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