Over the Moon for My Hammy: Ending the Night

It's my last NYC wedding recap!  As I wind things down, I'd like to share this picture with you:

Now what is it that could yield such a sweet kiss from Mr. Hamster? The answer, of course, is fried chicken.

A while back, I had planned for a delivery of 200 wings and drumsticks from BonChon chicken, the Mister's favorite fried chicken joint.    At 9:15PM, our coordinator Chris appeared behind my chair and whispered "Don't change your facial expression, but the chicken is in the building."  It was go time!

Multiple waiters in tuxedos appeared with silver platters carrying none other than the beloved BonChon - Mr. Hamster was happily surprised! Success!  I'm really glad I went with the chicken instead of some of the other ideas I had in mind - Mr. Hamster thought it was really cool and our guests, despite being stuffed from dinner, still had room for some fried chicken. :)

After that, it was time to get the dance floor started!  Mr. Hamster and I led the way:

 And our guests quickly joined us!

On the right half of this picture, you'll see Mrs. Swan, Mrs. Trail Mix, Mrs. Pug and Mrs. FroYo hanging around the waiter with the mini gelato cones - smart ladies.

I boogied down with my bridesmaids:

Both sets of parents found their way onto the floor (and my parents aren't big dancers at all):

And even my little nephew got in on the action (check out the untucked shirt, he was ready to rip up the dance floor with my Aunt!)

Then came the surprise that our guests got REALLY excited about - cotton candy on the dance floor!

Check out the expressions on the faces of Bridesmaid A, me, and Mr. Hamster, as well as the pair of "mystery hands" appearing as if from out of nowhere on the right side of the photo.  Meanwhile, guest Lizzy G, behind my elbow, is quicker than the rest of us and already has her first mouthful of the candy.

Of course, all good things must come to an end, and as the clock struck midnight, our band announced the end of the evening.  I'm happy to report that the dance floor was still packed, and it took quite a bit of coaxing to get people to leave!  Our lovely photographer and videographer had left by then; however, a guest snapped this last photo of the evening - notice that my sensible shoes were off by that time - yep, I was walking around the hotel barefoot:

(Above photo by guest)

All photos by Erica Lyn unless otherwise specified.

Well, there you have it, Bees - the Hammy wedding.  Thank you so much for following my recaps - I hope you had at least half as fun reading them as I did sharing them with you!  I really appreciated all of your encouraging comments and feedback - thanks to readers like you, I found my lip color, explored multiple shoe options, salvaged some Gocco FAILS, and countless other morsels of advice!  Lest you think you're rid of me, I'll be heading to our second reception in Singapore in a few weeks, followed by our honeymoon in Africa, as well as sharing our Super8 wedding film when we receive it.  So I'll still be buzzing around, if you're not sick of me yet. :)

In case you missed any of it, here's what we've done:

• Poured tea
• Bumbled our way through a rehearsal.
• Rewarded ourselves surviving the rehearsal with some food.
• I teased you.
• The ladies got beauteous.
• We put on our party clothes.
• We had our first look.
• We sweated it out in the park.
• The bridal party set the stage.
• I made Mr. Hamster cry.
• We stuffed ourselves silly at the cocktail hour.
• Mr. Hamster and I showed off our dancing skills.
• I danced with Daddy Hamster.
• I went gaga over our cake.
• Mr. Hamster and I threw things at our guests.

Good bye - for now!