It feels so good to be back here, I've missed this board but I have to say that this past week and a half has been the best time of my life. So, weeks leading up the wedding I would have minor break downs about the weather being crappy the day of and once the day finally arrived...the weather was beautiful! It was chilly but absolutely no rain! After getting our hair done for the first half of the day my bridesmaids and I got to the venue around noon to finish getting ready/eat/ drink/ whatever. I thought our downtime would creep by slowly but before we knew it, the photographer was there ready to take my solos and bridesmaid pictures. I was super worried about fitting in my dress because I have a rather wide back but
@lmhollister stuffed me into it like a pro. My H and his groomsmen got there around 3:00 to get their photos done and that's when most of the parents and grandparents arrived and also when the tears started flowing because someone told me we had an hour and a half until the ceremony. My parents pretty much stayed with me the entire time after 3:00 until the ceremony. My Dad wore his Dress Blues which is his formal Army uniform that he would wear to ceremonies and other special occasions. He is a retired Army Colonel and growing up I've always been so proud of him and what he did in the Army so I wanted him to wear his uniform instead of a tux. I've never seen him emotional until that day, it made me a wreck.
So, the ceremony was beautiful minus me crying the whole time, I looked like such a goober in all those pictures! My Dad dropped me off at the altar but when our Pastor asked "Who gives this woman to this man" he leaned over to H and I and said a few words of wisdom and myself, H, my two sisters, and my mother all lost it. It was the most precious moment of our ceremony listening to my Dad just open up and give us such beautiful advice for marriage. I'm tearing up now just thinking about it. The funny parts of the ceremony were the flower girl and ring bearer lol. The ring bearer was carrying H's bible and my devotional down the aisle and he dropped both lol and then the flower girl literally ran down the aisle with her basket, no sprinkling of the petals lol. It was hilarious.
The reception was a huge party! I don't think I've ever seen H sweat that much or dance that much lol. The food and cake were delicious, our DJ was the life of the party and I think everyone wanted his card afterwards. It was so special being able to really let loose with all our friends and family and just party the night away. I loved getting to visit each table and talk to each guest and then run off to the dance floor and dance with all my friends. The speeches again made me cry and I look like a goober in all those photos. The Best Man gave a heart felt speech and then my little sister talked about how we make fun of disney movies and how H likes to reenact Raffiki IRL,
@lmhollister talked about how I liked to eat bugs with I was little lol so we got some good laughs in there. All of them were beautiful though and then my Dad gave his speech and I lost it all over again. My aunt who makes beautiful quilts for all the family members for when they get married, presented us with our very own hand-made quilt! It's our cuddle quilt and it's on our couch. I think our exit was one of the most exciting parts of the night because we got to take an Old Fashioned Rolls Royce to the Ritz for our wedding night and that car was freaking awesome! I got to spread out with my dress and just drink champagne with H all the way there. Best night of my life! I have the best H in the world and I'm the luckiest girl to get to call him mine. Here are some pictures: (Honeymoon will come later this week once I upload pictures)