The cruise!

Sunday (Halloween): We were up early to grab the shuttle with everyone else to the ship.  The port is actually about 30 minutes outside of Orlando.  We got on the ship without much issue and had some lunch while waiting for our room to be done.  We soon discovered that two of the groomsmen were in the room next door which ended up being alot of fun since we hung out with them for most of the down time.  We were lame and didn't dress up for Halloween but went out and had fun anyways!  We went to the costume contest and then to the dance club.

 

Monday: We woke up in Freeport, Bahamas.  We planned to meet Shawna and Jason around 10am to head to the beach for their underwater trash the dress shoot!  The images turned out awesome and we had so much fun.  The cab took us 20 mins to a beach and it was crowded.  We shot for about an hour and a half.

A storm looked like it was coming in quickly so we found shelter in this little outdoor bar. I ate fried conch and Mandi had super fresh fish and chips!  Oh and the local beer, Kalik of course.  After, we sat on the beach and played in the clear water.  That night we had dinner and then went out to the dance club again!

Tuesday: Wedding day!  We slept in a bit and left the ship to catch the cab to the Atlantis resort.  We were there early so we went scoping out spots to shoot.  We got the guys photos done, then had the ceremony. It was about 95 degrees plus humidity! The ceremony was absolutely gorgeous.

After we went back to the ship for dinner.  We desperately needed a shower, so we got cleaned up and met with the rest of the wedding guests to go out (sans camera) to Senor Frogs in Nassau. 

Blurry photo of me and the bride!

We danced, played games and drank! After we headed back to the ship and went dancing and stayed up til 3am!  Such a fun day!

Wednesday: Fun day at sea.  I slept in. Let's just say I had a really good time the night before and needed the sleep!  Mandi and I just hung out and explored the ship for the final day. Nothing too exciting. We drank a bottle of wine and kept it low-key for the night.

Thursday: Debarkation day.  We were up super early to get off the ship. We got to the airport around 10am and our flight didn't leave until 6pm!  It was a long day of waiting in the airport!  I finally made it home around 10:45pm...long day of travel! 

Whew - that was a long 3 weeks!  Makeda was so mad and then happy to see me after that long! She has been so clingy since being home.