HELLO!!!!
I've missed everybody!!!! Here's a bit of my wedding recap along with a little bit of advice, sorry if its jumbled, I'm excited to post even though I am exhausted from our stinky flight situation today so I might not be making much sense
I was not nervous at all. It was so weird - I was totally calm and composed up until about 30 min beforehand when I started feeling a bit nervous, but once I saw my groom I was a lot better
I was still pretty nervous the whole ceremony though. Look at your groom. I saw his face when he saw me and it was priceless. I will always remember how he looked as I was coming down the aisle. I didn't look at anybody else. I can't wait to get pictures of that from my photographer.
I hopped into the car with my girls - we took an antique Rolls Royce down to the venue. One of the girls is missing from this shot because she was the phone taking the photo
Once we arrived we were swept away for hiding out in the bridal suite and taking photos with the photographer.
Got a little more primped while I waited
My Momma and I
Then there was the ceremony
Got a few sneak peeks from some friends pictures. One of us singing the hymn we chose, "Be Thou My Vision"
We got 5 min alone after the ceremony. If you can do that.... DO IT. We both cried and hugged and kissed the whole time. Its VERY emotional and chances are you will need a minute to get your head on straight... you're MARRIED! It was perfect.
Our guests enjoyed cocktail hour, it was the highlight for sure. We got to see some people after our photos which was nice, and we even had a brief moment to enjoy cocktail hour food
We were introduced and then we had our first dance at our reception. The reception was a a whirlwind of dancing, laughing, drinking, DH and I were hoisted into the air several times, and there was lots and lots of dancing. We had SO much fun, I had to take my shoes off.
Our first dance:
Closeup from a guest who we saw at a table near us
Cake cutting (we were nice to each other, haha
The Father Daughter dance:
Getting down:
We had 3 no shows, the DJ never did our anniversary dance, and there was about 5 people I didn't get to connect with, but besides that the evening went off without any problems. I just rolled with it and I barely dealt with any "organizational" things.
One word of advice: teeny tiny details that feel like a big deal: let them go. You won't notice what color ribbons ended up on the bird cage for your cards, you won't care if your flowers were baby pink instead of rosy pink.... etc. You will not notice small details, you will only notice faces, people, food, and your groom. Enjoy your day, and de-stress before the big day. I wasn't stressed and it definitely helped me have a great time at my wedding. I wish I could go back and do the day all over again.