And Now The Vows

Here's another wedding wallpaper, featuring the vows. I used two pictures from the ceremony and my two favorite pictures from their moment on the staircase. I wanted to jazz the wallpaper up with the staircase pictures having unique effects and the ceremony pictures being rotated a bit. I think they all look amazing.

I chose pink for the background because it's so romantic; it goes with the white text. I wanted some flower shapes in there for decoration, and that light green/aquamarine is just so pretty. All three colors (pink, aquamarine, & white) go together so perfectly, I think.

The best part of this wallpaper is, of course, the vows. They are SO beautiful! They're the best vows I've ever heard on daytime TV. I picked out the sweetest part of Harley's vows and Gus's vows. I believe you can figure out whose is whose. Allow me to share their lovely vows verbatim:

Harley: I think you'll like them much more this time. Gus, are we really here? I would ask you to pinch me, but if it's a dream, I don't want to wake up. I want to stay in this dream forever because it almost didn't happen. You made a mistake, and then I made one, too, and I couldn't forgive you because I became afraid. I was afraid because I still loved you with all my heart. And in the past love has hurt me. I'm not afraid anymore because I am ready to spend the rest of my life with the most wonderful man in the world. I love the way you look at me, like right now, like there's nobody else in this room. We've been together a long time, and still when you look at me like that, my heart... thank you, for opening your heart to me and my children. Thank you for loving my children. That is the sign of a real man. I couldn't love anybody the way I love you. You kept me calm when I was frightened and alone, and so now, here in front of god and all these beautiful and handsome people, I, Harley Cooper, promise you, Gus Aitoro, that I will love you more and more with every passing day, through the joy and adversity that life throws our way. I will support you and encourage you and believe in you the way that you have believed in me for the rest of our lives.

Gus: Well, you make it sound like a big deal that I stuck by your side this whole past year, and the truth of the matter is I didn't really have a choice. You're it. You're it for me, end of story. That smile-- I mean, how could that not hook a guy forever, and just never let him go? And then you introduced your crazy family into the picture-- sorry frank-- and your kids. I also know that everything good that has happened to me is because of you, and anything bad is just part of the price that had to be paid to be able to be here right now at this moment so that I could say to you in front of god and all these... these people and witnesses that I want to thank you, because I feel blessed and I feel honored that you said yes and that you would be mine. And I promise you that I will love you each and every single day, no matter what joy or adversity is thrown our way, that I will encourage you and I will love you and I will support you and I'll believe in you just the way that you believed in me, every single day. And I will take care of you and our children. But most importantly, I'm just going... going to be grateful for you every day for the rest of our lives. Okay.

That's some good, romantic GusH right there that I'll miss forever.

Still Honeymooning

Like I've said in a previous entry, Gus & Harley honeymooned in Greece for about three LONG weeks. And we didn't see ANY of it (still ticked off about that). So, of course, when they returned, it was exciting for us fans.

They came back a day early and didn't want anyone to know they were back. They wanted to continue honeymooning. Well, they found Coop passed out, so they had to help him. And they went to Company and reunited with Zach, Jude, Buzz, and Frank. They were working on a huge Welcome Home banner. GusH had gift bags of who-knows-what for the boys. Gus tried to explain what all they did in Greece. For the most part they did some "unmentionables" and spent a lot of time together, hehe.

Gus had to head to Spaulding Enterprises for some stuff (he expected to be the new CEO), and Harley ended up following him. The honeymoon was definitely NOT over for them, and they had sex on the conference table in the boardroom. How hot is that? And later they were kissing in the hallway, and Gus pulled her to the floor. Oh, I just love that they were still honeymooning; I bet they had a damn sexy time in Greece.

So, since Gus & Harley were gone so long, I wanted to make a wallpaper focused on their return. I used the best pictures...One of them kissing when they had just gotten back, one of them at Company, and three from their SE romping. The two kissing pictures are my favorite. In the top corner she has her arms so tightly around him, and you can't even see their mouths. But you know they're so into kissing each other. In the bottom corner they're holding hands, and I love it when they hold hands like that. They're so passionate for each other.

I rotated two pictures for effect, but when I rotate and drag the picture into the wallpaper, more than the picture is dragged. I have to fill in the rest of the space. Purple didn't look right for that space, so I used the blue to go with the lines.

And about the lines... I wanted to do something different, so I ended up drawing a big "X". I chose purple for the background because I had never used purple before. The green heart is to fill up the hole of the "X" intersection. I made the heart and text a bright neon green because it goes with the purple. Not sure why I made the "X" blue; it's not very easy on the eyes. And I could have filled in the "X", but it is what it is.

All in all, I think it's a pretty cool-looking wallpaper.

Wedding Dance

I wanted to make a simpler wedding wallpaper using a few lyrics from their wedding song, and here it is.

The song is "There You Are" by Martina McBride. I wasn't happy with it at first because it was another country song (the first being Lonestar's "Only You"). Since when do GusH like country music? Not that I know what kind of music they like, but I didn't think they liked country. However, having listened to it many times and payed attention to the lyrics, it's the perfect song. Gus has always been there for Harley, more so than Harley for Gus I think. The song works, and it's really beautiful. Too bad we didn't get to see their entire dance.

Gus is definitely Harley's angel, always guarding & protecting her. So it made sense to use that lyric with "there you are". And again I put their names and their wedding date. All the yellow text, of course, is to match the daisies. I chose a white background because white signifies wedding. The pink flowers are just pretty decoration for opposite corners. All the colors used are lovely together.

I chose the three most romantic photos from the wedding. The first one is the best professional shot there is; GusH look so cute. In it they're at an angle, not standing straight. So, because of that, I rotated the photo a little bit. The second picture is of course their kiss during the ceremony. The third one is when they are dancing. Those two moments out of the entire wedding episode were the most special. They're great at kissing, and they dance so well together. It was the most important dance of their life.

WEDDING!

This is the wedding collage, featuring all the good stuff from Gus & Harley's wedding. It was damn good wedding. It was everything I had hoped it would be. It was perfect. It was a simple outdoor ceremony & reception.

Taking place at Company Restaurant's courtyard, Harley walked down the aisle with her father, Buzz, and her sons, Zach and Jude. Greek music played for her bridesmaids, but she had to walk to the country beat of Lonestar's version of "Only You". I didn't like that because it was too country; it should have been the original version by the Platters. Ross Marler married them, and their vows were very romantic. In fact, the actors, Ricky & Beth, helped write them. They held hands and exchanged rings. The moment for kissing the bride was so wonderful because Gus dipped her and planted and long, lingering one on her.

The reception wasn't much. They had a few little moments together; one was on the staircase. They talked about how her name wouldn't change and her ring would be glued to her so it would never come off. And they kissed and sipped champagne. So cute! We didn't see much of their first dance, but what was saw was beautiful (more on that with the next wallpaper). We didn't see them share cake, and I think she threw the bouquet. There was also a family dance to "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge.

Gus and Harley left in a hurry because they had a plane to catch. I'm so happy they went to Greece because Harley is part Greek and she had always wanted to go there. They were so excited for their honeymoon. They honeymooned for about three weeks, and it sounded like a VERY GOOD time, if you know what I mean.

I had many pictures to work with for this wallpaper. I chose the best ones to represent the entire wedding. We got one of them with Ross, two for the ring exchange, one of the dipped kiss, two of their dance, and two from that moment on the steps. I don't recall how I decided to place them where they are.

The background is suppose to be daisies, but I know they're not. At least I don't think they are. The important thing is that they're YELLOW. The purple lines are for decoration; they're suppose to be streamers. The purple circle... I had to put their names and wedding date, and it had to be a romantic-looking font. I chose purple for the lines and circle because it matches yellow so nicely.

It's hard to select a favorite picture. They're the best pictures of the wedding. So I can't have a favorite. I shouldn't have a favorite.

This wedding is bittersweet because we fans had been waiting a couple years for it and GusH were only married two years. It was the happiest time of their life together.

Simplicity

Here is another one made in anticipation for their wedding. I wanted to make a simple wallpaper using just that photo (minus the invitation of course).

I chose the blue flower background because those flowers look like daisies. The box is yellow because it matches the daisies in the photo and goes well with the background. And of course the blue text matches the background and also Gus's shirt. The font had to be beautiful and fancy because the occasion is a WEDDING.

I like the size of the photo. I didn't want it to take up much space because I wanted the background to surround it. And I think this wallpaper is gorgeous because of its simplicity. It's not crowded. And it couldn't be because that picture was the only one to use.

This wallpaper provided more excitement for GusH's wedding. Wallpaper-makers had visions of more wedding wallpapers in their heads, and all fans imagined what the wedding would be like.

Stay tuned for MORE wedding wallpapers. I made quite a few.

Re-Engaged

This wallpaper shows the scene AFTER the July 05 love scene. It's a very significant scene because they got engaged again, and it was such a loving scene. They talked about how things are better when they're together, how he always had her engagement ring with him when he didn't have a place to live, and how they want to be married more than anything else. And she always had his mom's ring with her (it was a "training" ring before they were engaged). They sealed their re-engagement with a kiss, and I'm sure they made love again.

So,of course I had to make a beautiful wallpaper in celebration of their engagement! I chose the pictures of Gus sliding the ring back on her finger and the kisses they shared afterwards. It was good kissing. And she had his tie around her neck...love that! The wavy lines and hearts are for nice decoration. And the colors...pink is a lovely romantic color, and black matches pink (or vice versa).

I don't remember how I decided to arrange the pictures so that one is in the middle like that. I think it's a pretty cool look; no other wallpaper has that arrangement. The text in the middle photo had to be that because that's what the wallpaper is all about. And yes, you'll notice how everything isn't quite centered. Everything is closer to the right side, which is something I didn't see until it was too late. That's just something else we'll all have to deal with and ignore.

Just focus on the beauty that is Gus & Harley. :)

Recent Avatars & Banners

Check out my most recent artwork:

Wedding Invite

Us fans had been waiting for what seemed like forever for Gus & Harley to marry. So we were completely ecstatic when an invitation and a photo was released (somewhere on the internet). An invite like that definitely means that there will be a wedding, that they will get married. I just HAD to make a wallpaper, especially since we were still weeks away from the wedding. Might have been close to a month away. And it was agonizing to wait since we knew when the big day was and what GusH would wear.

Thus, we have a very simple wallpaper here. I wanted to be able to gaze at the invite and the photo at the same time. The pink background and heart matches the roses in the invitation. The text had to be white because that color screams 'wedding'. Now, one flaw I've found is that I wrote "almost here". I put "almost" because the event was still weeks away, but the invitation is saying that it's HERE. Their wedding is finally HERE. So, the word "almost" could be omitted, but it is what it is. Gotta deal with it.

Aren't the photo and invitation lovely? Gus & Harley look beautiful, gorgeous! Good colors for a summer wedding, and I love the daisies. And Harley's hair is perfect. They both look the way I hoped they would for their wedding. The invitation is SO beautiful and elegant. Love the font! Both pictures had me excited for my couple. It was a day we fans would always remember...

That's The Beauty...

This wallpaper showcases Gus & Harley's second love scene in 2005. This was after their on-the-run story, and Harley regained her freedom. Their new house had been in the works for a couple months. Still unfinished, Gus took her there for a night of romance. After some uninvited guests left, they were alone. And this love scene was smoking hot! They didn't have to be slow this time. Actually, they were on the slow side, but there was such a hot, sexy feel to it. So, of course another love scene means another wallpaper.

I made a collage here with all the pictures I had to work with. And they're in order. But unfortunately, there's more to the love scene that wasn't captured. Harley ran her hand up his back, Gus kissed down the side of her body, her foot was rubbing his leg, and more. There was a good amount of skin in this scene, hehe.

I made the background black and the main text red to convey the hotness of the scene. Black with red is a sexy color combination. The pink text is the song used in the scene - "The Beauty of Who You Are" by Marc Broussard. It is such a sexy song; it's got a seductive beat to it. Thus, it (and the candles) set the whole tone of the lovemaking.

I don't know what was going through my mind in terms of how to position the pictures. All I know is I wanted a collage feel to it, so I had them be connected and not hugging the corners. But it does have a tiny sloppy look to it, I think. Still looks great, though.

It was one hot love scene that was over too soon.