And we’re married!
With my family unable to fly over due to Australia’s strict quarantine rules (they need government approval to fly overseas, as well as quarantine for 14 days in a designated hotel upon return), we decided to keep our original wedding date and get married virtually. It was all last minute in terms of deciding on a Zoom wedding, albeit with many changes in between.
Overall, there were elements of regret and relief which I guess you’d inevitably have with an under prepared virtual Zoom wedding. I attempted to brush off the feeling of regret by reminding myself that all of this is a novel experience for everyone and nobody really has any expectations, hopefully.
In the end, the most important thing is that we got to share the very moment we became husband and wife with our loved ones live online.
The great thing was that when the ceremony was over, we had the rest of the day to ourselves. Our staycation honeymoon was at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge where we spent the next two days eating, lounging and swimming in the rooftop pool and treating ourselves at the River Cafe nearby for dinner.
We were back home on Friday night. We continued the staycation honeymoon by going out for brunch at Sonny Boy on Saturday and then dinner at Oxalis in Prospect Heights on Sunday.
20.8.20
A day I will cherish forever.
