Well yesterday was a busy day, hence the lack of a post. Sarah and I had plenty to do getting ready for our big evening, so we had everyone come to our condo to get ready. I was great having our friends hang out while the girls had their hair and make-up done.
We had wine, beer, and coctails while dress and chatted. It was very relaxing. Around 6p we all loaded up in a couple of cabs for the Artisan Hotel.
The Artisan is a gem of a hotel off the strip. It is small with 100's of replica paintings in vintage frame covering the walls and ceilings. The lighting is soft and the lobby, lounge, and restaurant are appointed with beautiful furnature. When we got there we wandered around posing and taking photos. It was great.
When it was time, Sarah was ushered away for photos while we waited in the lounge. The movie 'The Graduate' was silently playing on the widescreens around the bar. It was the very ending where Dustin Hoffman steals Elaine from her wedding. Pretty funny.
We went to the chapel after about 15 minutes of waiting. What an awesome little chapel. Brian walked Sarah down the aisle and Richard stood for me. What great guys!
The service was short and sweet. I am glad because I was plenty emotional anyway. Sarah was beautiful! I am a lucky guy.
Afterwards there were photos. Again, it was short and sweet. I am looking forward to sharing them with you. We got our certificate, DVD, champagne and and glasses and went back to the lounge for the toasts. Richard was typically eloquent. Thanks man!
From there we went to Paris and had dinner at the Eiffel Tower. Too many delicious things to mention, but suffice it to say dinner was perfect. After dinner we went to the Irish pub in New York, New York. It was a huge party atmosphere and Sarah and I had congratulations coming at us all night. I really enjoyed the music and fun spirit of the place. By 2a Sarah and I bid farewell and took a cab back to the condo. I was dead tired!
This morning we were up by 8:30a, which was good because we had plenty to do with packing and getting ourselves on the road. We were out of the condo by 11a. We stopped by the Flamingo to say goodbye to Brian and Ann Marie (we had dropped if the wedding certificate there on our way to Paris). Then we stopped by Kate and Henry's hotel to say goodbye. Then finally to say goodbye to Richard. It was about 1p when we finally got on our way.
Out route took us over Hoover Dam again and then along I-40 until we got to the Grand Canyon turnoff. The scenery was awesome the whole way. The sun had just set when we pulled into our hotel parking lot, which is about 10 minutes away from the rim. We were both so tired that we ate dinner in the hotel restaurant; not the greatest food we have had on our trip, but edible.
After dinner I stopped by the concierge and booked a dinner, for tomorrow night, during the sunset, at the El Tovar which is right on the rim. That should be awesome. I also booked a helicopter tour for Monday. The flight is just under an hour and should be spectacular since the weather forcast looks great fir the next couple of days.
Time to hit the sack.
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