We're officially hitched!

I'm now a wife!  Everyone has been greeting me with Mrs. Mitchell, and I keep getting confused - Chris's mom is in the other room...and then I realize they are talking to me!

Our ceremony and reception was absolutely amazing, and the reason it was so beautiful was because of all of you (besides how beautiful Chris and I are of course!).  Here are specific people we'd like to recognize and thank (it kinda feels like receiving a major award: "And now I'd like to thank the following people...":

• My parents:  Thank you so much for all of your love and support throughout my life, and for welcoming Chris into our family (with Pokey's permission of course)!  Dad, the plant stands and cupcake stand you made for us made our day feel all the more special!  Mom, your words during the ceremony made me laugh and reminisce, and it made me more fully appreciate all of your advice and encouragement throughout my life.  Thank you to you both!
• Jamie and Sue: Thank you so much for welcoming me in the Mitchell clan (and for not simply replacing Chris with me!).  Thank you for the grooms dinner and for brunch - it was wonderful to see everyone's reactions to our photos and for the fun stories retold about Chris and the hairbrush!
• Mom Mom, Seanly, Nina:  Thank you for driving across the country to share in our day!  It was fun spending time with you (hope it was fun winning my money in poker!).  I am honored to officially be part of the Mitchell clan! 
• Aunt Cheryl and Uncle Jabbour: Thank you for flying across the country to be an important part of our celebration.
• Kim: Yo Sis!  I would not have been able to get through all of those extremely busy days without your help!  I honestly cannot find the words to say how much I appreciate all of your support and refusal to let me do anything!  You gave me a rocking bachelorette party (I don't know the last time I laughed and danced that hard!).  You gave me a place to relax.  You gave me a saucy makeup job (who would have thought!).  You gave me an out if I wanted it - if you were wondering why I asked you to be my maid of honor, that's why, you are my best friend first, Chris's sister second when it matters most.  You organized and ran around for several days straight to make our day wonderful.  Most of all, you share yourself with me openly and without reservation; you have given me amazing emotional support and great advice regardless of the situation; and you are a kick-ass women.  Thank you.
• Eric and Chanda: Thank you for all of your help on our wedding day!  Your mad decorating skills and height gave us a great stage.  Eric, thanks for being the best man even though you only found out the day before the wedding.  
• Adam, Ildiko, Russ, Lisa, Brent, Autumn, James, Mary, Greg: Thank you so much for all of your help on our wedding day and for being part of it!  You all made the space look beautiful - I didn't imagine it could look that great!  We've gotten comments from several people telling us we have a good group of friends :)  You are all amazing!
• Becca: Thank for being the honorary personal attendant!  Thank you for filling the role even though I didn't realize you'd be put in that position!  You did a magnificent job - everything went more smoothly with you there.  BTW: the Skittles His and Her packs are amazing (I ate the Her pack, working on stealing the His pack)

• Gina and Perry: Thank you for being the photographer and DJ.  Perry - our photos are so much fun!  I am so amazed at how much thought you put into them!  Gina - the music was wonderful!  Thank you for all of your help decorating and setting up/tearing down too! 
• John and Maria: Thank you so much for letting us borrow your van for so many days and for helping with all of the set-up and tear down!  You made everything so much easier!  Sweet moves on the dance floor :)
• Andrea and Greg: Thank you for all of your help during the set-up and tear down!  I cannot get over how beautiful those centerpieces on our table were!  You also have mad cupcake-arranging skills!  Your support before/during/after the wedding was great!
• Gretchen: Thank you so much for all of your help and suggestions before the wedding and for being a kick-ass bartender!  We definitely need to go salsa dancing sometime soon!
• Friends and Family (and anyone we forgot to thank specifically!): Thank you for being part of our day!  Your love and support over the years has shaped Chris and I into the people we are today.  Thank you for traveling so many miles and braving road construction to get here!  It was an incredible feeling to look out over the crowd and see all of your faces smiling back at us!  It wasn't in a creepy way; more like a loving/encouraging way :)  Thank you.

Chris posted some preliminary wedding photos on Flickr.  Enjoy!