Oh, hi there.

It'a me.  The unexciting one.  You know, the one to whom nothing ever happens.
Except that something has happened.  One week ago yesterday (Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 6:00 pm, to be exact) I got married.
Yeah.
MARRIED.
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Ryan and I were sitting around, half-heartedly packing for our vacation at the beach and we just thought....why not just go ahead and get married while we're there?  It'll save us a heck of a lot of stress and planning, there won't be any hurt feelings because only certain people were invited (heh.), and it'll be FUN!  So we did.  We called up our parents and siblings and told them they were free to join us if they desired, and we went.  After a long, lovely, relaxing week...we tied the knot at a BEAUTIFUL little chapel next to a lighthouse on Bald Head Island, North Carolina.

Oh, and did I mention that there are no cars allowed on the island--so you have to drive golf carts around all day long?  And it's only accessible by ferry??   It really is TOO cool.  We rented a house (http://www.vrbo.com/162425 --and the blue room was mine!) that I fell in love with, and everyone got along for the week, and I got a tan, and my mom made our cake....  Am I talking too fast?  Because it was/is just too exciting to try and summarize in a blog post.

I managed to book a photographer, and while he said that our website should be up by now...it's not.  :(  But our final photos should be back in three weeks.  All 8,972 of them.  Or something like that.  Anyway, as soon as I get the website link, I'll post it as well.  And as soon as I get photos, I'll send out formal announcements with all sorts of info including reception info.  Because, let's face it, a wedding is something to celebrate!  So keep your calendars free on July 9th, because I want to have everyone come celebrate with us.  With cake!!  And punch!!  And fun!!

Love,

Mrs. Hoffman
(eeek!!!!)

EDIT: PHOTO WEBSITE IS HERE!!!!
http://www.chrislangweddings.com/WebSites/RachaelRyan/index.html