and when we got to the airport in LA I called a wedding planning company in Waikiki and scheduled our wedding for Tuesday. As in the next day...yes, we got married on Tuesday on the beach in Waikiki. So I had to think fast. On the plane on the last leg of our flights I asked one of the flight attendants to bring us some champagne and I gave her the little blue box with Mac's wedding band I bought for him. She came by and said, excuse me but are you available? Without hesitating Mac said, yes. LOL Not sure what he thought she was doing...but she handed him the blue box and poured our champagne and congratulated us. Awwww =)
So we landed, headed to the hotel...which is directly across from the beach, then we walked down the beach to Duke's for drinks and appetizers. On the way, under the stars on the beach, Mac made his proposal official and gave me my ring. (so sweet!) Here we are having drinks at Duke's:
The next morning we got up at 6AM since we're still on VA time and Hawaii is 6 hours behind! We did some shopping and walked around, then down to the pool at the hotel to get a little color on our faces.
Walking down the beach...far right is Diamond Head crater and our hotel is the second from the end... click on this pic to make the pic bigger and get a view of my gorgeous ring!
Christian this monkey pic is for you:
Pool side...
I started getting ready to head to the wedding and I came out to find Mac...
so I took a pic of myself on our balcony...
The ceremony was great, a limo picked us up at the hotel and drove us out to a park on the beach. The minister and photographer met us there and we walked down near the water. It was a gorgeous day! Perfect for pics. The photographer is sending our pics to us on a cd and an album too, hope to have them next week or so. He showed us several of the shots and they look fabulous. Can't wait.
After the ceremony we went to eat dinner at Sam Choys. Great place, sat outside with a view of the hotels on Waikiki. Great way to end our day.
Today we got up and hiked Diamond Head. What a view. It quite a hike, but I was assured it was a requirement to be a member of the Dinning Family!
Yes, way up there on top of the crater...that's where we went!
Rocky road...
Way down there behind us is our hotel!
Flat Brandon even made the hike...
Back down the crater, and yes, Mac carried his cup of coffee all the way up and all the way down without spilling it!!
Mai Tai at the Royal Hawaiian...
After we took a dip in the ocean...resting on the beach...
The view from our chairs on the beach...
We had dinner at a great place here at our hotel tonight. Mac is sound asleep and I'm getting ready to finish up my backlog charts for work...yipeeeeeeeee!!
Tomorrow we're off to the Big Island...I'll update again in the next couple of days.
Thank you to everyone who called and sent messages!! We really appreciate it. =)
Big hugs and kisses to everyone!!
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