My wedding was August 5th, and it was just the perfect day. Things did not all go as planned, but that just adds character to to story (And to the pictures! My 2 hour hair do fell out ater 10 minutes on the beach because my hair stylist didn't pin appropriately. You can see in pictures later in the night my hair in a bun. Did I care: nope. Did I have a good time: Fantastic).
Quick recap: On the beach, a lot of the guests and wedding party didn't wear shoes, just like me and the groom. It was very organic. We didnt rent a mic, everyone just grouped and stood around us and everyone said they could hear just fine. We had a friend ordained to perform the ceremony. We took on the reception ourselves, music coming from a laptop (thankfully the reception venue had a built in sound system). We got worked in everything we wanted (first dances, cake cutting), and avodied everything we wanted (the awkward garter business). There were some glitches along the way, but I had such a great time, I don't even remember them.
My sister is getting married early 2012 and I can't wait to help out with anything. I sometimes miss all involved with planning a wedding. But I am so happy with married life and I wouldn't trade that for anything