A House of LadyLee Virtual Wedding Album!

Ah yes...

One of my favorite coworkers, Commander Meek-Meek, ran off to Detroit and got married!

I am sooooo happy for her... even though that meant abandoning me at work. We have worked in the same time shift together for years, and I just don't do well at all when she's not around. Not well at all. I trust her, she has a good work ethic, she is honest and I know she won't throw me under the bus. So that makes her fine by me.

So yes, I am happy to see her back! (yes, that is selfish of me. humph).

She brought in her wedding albums and we sat around and perused them. Thank goodness she sat there while we oohed and aahed over the picutres. If she would've walked off, I do believe I would've swiped a few of those pictures to keep for myself.

And she gave me permission to post some pictures.  I like to tack pictures high up on the walls of the House of LadyLee from time to time.

First of all, when she returned to work (even though I told her to take a month off), I asked to see her ring.

I was enamored not only by the rings, but by her manicure.

"That's those Detroit nails! They don't do nails like that in the ATL."

"Yes they do," Meek said. "My daughter knows where you can get them done like that."

"That's alright!" I said. "I'm not getting my nails done. If you see me with my nails done like that, you know I'm working the stripper pole somewhere at night!"

(CowgirlCre suggested that she gets her nails redone with gold tones... to match her military uniform for work. Not sure Meek liked that suggestion.)

Look at that ring!

***BLING BLING***

"Those are real diamonds right there, Meek-Meek!"

"That's definitely not CZT," our boss said.

"Sure isn't cubic zirconias! Those aren't the diamonelles you see on the late night infomercials either!"

LOL.

No, that's the real thing! That's that BLING!

Meek shines her diamonds every night with that "Diamond Shine"!

We ooohed and aaahed over this picture!

Oh what a beautiful bride!

It is so odd to see you out of uniform, Meek. I do think you would've set it off if you wore your formal military whites.

Meek didn't comment on that suggestion. LOL

I like the wedding dress. And I've never seen a veil that extends down into a train. When on earth did they start doing that?

"That's that Vera Wang, Meek," I said.

"No, that's that Gladys from Puerto Rico," she replied.

LOL

Here's Meek with her bridesmaids and her flower girl.

Everyone looks so nice in that green. Her flowergirl is her granddaughter. I've met her before. At that age, they are hours of fun. She did a great job as flower girl. (You know that type of thing can be touch and go with the little ones). She was on program, too, as she was charged with reciting the Lord's Prayer. I would've loved to have seen that!

Here's the groom and his groomsman, and Meek's father.

"Yo, I'm digging the all white he got on. It sets him apart from his groomsmen!"

It's actually cream. But it looks white on the picture.

"Why won't they smile? Why they all looking all hardcore!?"
"Detroit men don't smile," Meek said.

O_o

That's a hardcore town, and the men are hardcore, I suppose. Go head on and mean mug, fellas.

"Plus it was 95 degrees outside. They were hot."

I understand. Too much sun makes you frown up.  Well it makes me frown up. I know that much.

Here's A picture of the cake!

A small wedding cake with 2 sheet cakes. I think the sheet cakes are a great idea. Easier to deal with. (My mother has made wedding cakes for some 30 years. I know a good cake idea when I see one.)

And finally a picture of the full wedding party...

Ahhh... Some of the fellas are smiling. I really like that picture.

Meek! Congratulations on your nuptials. And thanks for allowing me to create a virtual wedding album. I can come back and peruse these pictures as much as I please.

And I'm glad you're back at work, hon. I just don't do well without ya, girl.

I just don't.

*lee leaning against the wall and crying hard*

LOL

(I still think you should've taken a whole month off. Humph).

A Crystal Wedding

I wanted to post these pics sooner, but had to get Crystal's clearance. (Someone was like "Girl, you better ask the bride before you do that. She might get mad).

"No she won't. She know I'm posting!"

But Crystal is the type you take with you when you want a little backup when you beating a sucka down. Uh, in other words, not a good idea to upset her.

I called her a couple of days ago and told her I was posting. She is still on her honeymoon.

She said, "Don't have me looking crazy, man!"
"I won't," I said. "I do a good job! I'll do ya proud."

Matter of fact, she wanted to give me some pictures, lol.

So this has been in queue for a minute...This is a long post, but it goes fast...

Alright ya'll! I attended my homegirl and coworker Crystal's wedding!

I took 115 pictures!

I'm not posting them all, babycakes! Just the highlights!

I arrived on time. This is odd, as I am not the most punctual Oldgirl on the planet.

There was a Rolls out front.



Come on Crystal, I was expecting to see your white Jaguar! But the Rolls will do!

I headed to the entrance of the chapel, and there was the Groom himself, Rudy!


He's from the islands. A panamanian brother. I told Crystal later, "Girl, your boy was kicking the suit! That had an island feel to it. He looked real nice." She said he didn't want to wear a tux, wanted to do his own thang.

I ain't mad at you, Rudy!! It's YOUR day. You do you, boy!

I stood out there near him and his fam, but shoot man... they started speaking that island talk. I thought it was Patwa, but it sounded like something on a whole nother level. I was like, "Oh hell nawl, I don't know what's going on. I'm going into the chapel, away from all this!" LOL

Upon entering the chapel, there was a book of pictures on the sign-in table. (Yes, I am ghetto. I took pictures of the pictures).

There was a 10x20 matted pic of Crystal and Rudy.

*crickets*

Ya'll know I had to pick at her!

"Yo Crystal, what were ya'll about to do? Rudy was looking like some T.I. Were ya'll about to make a rap video?"

LOL! Drop an ol' school beat! Some 808 bass!

Ya'll know I had to hook up a greeting card!

A nice lime green VERY glittery "Crystal and Rudy". She told me later, "Girl, we were like, who gave us THAT card!"

LOL! None other than your Friendly Neighborhood Oldgirl, LadyLee!

I got all girly with it and put all kinds of glittery butterflies on the back and a little chiding to "Sing your song!"

One of our work security guards sat next to me and Cowgirl Cre. I joned that dude's card OUT.

"My card look better than yours. You wrote on your card. Mine is hooked up!"

LOL

So the wedding began...

Rudy was standing at the altar with the sunglasses on.

I wanted to yell "Yo, take your glasses off, babes!"

Someone got his attention and he did.

Here come the cute little flower girls!



And here's the junior bridesmaid, Crystal's youngest daughter. I think she is 10. Oh how cute!



She was cheesing like Celie the whole way down the aisle! I never seen a smile so big!

And then there's Crystal's oldest daughter. She was a bridesmaid!



Serenity 3-0 asked if I was about to start on a baby blanket for Crystal. Heck no. I would make one for that oldest girl, who's in her 20s. I don't know if Crystal is gonna start over again! We'll make one for Grandma Crystal, lol!

(Oh, she's going to snap on me for saying that.)

And then there was our lovely, lovely bride...







That dress was HOT, girl. When you walked by, I wanted to reach out and touch it. Didn't want to get cussed out though. Not a good look.

Uh, oh... watch out! Watch out for that TRAIN!



That was a PHAT dress. Really nice.

She was escorted by her father, who is a minister. He led her to the altar, slipped on his preachers robes, and performed the ceremony.

I thought that was special, a father performing the daughter's ceremony.

There were performing mimes at the wedding. They performed to a gospel song called "You are Blessed".


Yeah, this is about the time where we were all a bit weepy...

The young men were kind enough to pose for a picture after the wedding!



Like I said, we were all a little misty after their performance. But everyone was holding it together.

That is until Rudy started crying.

His best man handed him some tissues. He wipe his eyes.

Crystal started crying.

He wiped her face with his tissues.



The audience got all weepy for real them. Even I, the Oldgirl, had the hard lip quivering going on.

I wanted to yell "Oh Lawd!! Where's the ushers? We ALL needs some tissha and church fans!!"

You may kiss your bride, Rudy!!!



And here's one last picture of Mr. and Mrs. Rudy, after being prononced Man and Wife...

What a lovely wedding. We were talking about this one when we got back to work.

I talked to her a couple of days ago on the phone. "Shorty, that was GOOD. Ya'll need to do that again! That was alright, right there!"

She just laughed.

LOL

And as an added bonus... As I was leaving, I caught up with Wanda of the ATL's most popular urban radio show, V-103's Frank and Wanda in the Morning show.

I told her to smile. She spit out her gum, and gave her biggest smile!

She's a true celebrity! Ready to pose at the drop of a hat!

Her fiance sung at the wedding. That dude know he could sang. I made sure to tell him so!!

A great wedding indeed. I didn't stay for the reception dinner, as I was on super CP time and didn't RSVP in time.

Loved it Crystal... a perfect wedding, it was.



I wish you and Rudy the best...

All the days of your life...

Love,

your Homie - LadyLee.