Missouri-St Louis

6/20/09 wedding recap

Boy oh boy, do I have quite a list and some stories. Here goes. *I forgot to give my nephew(RB) the orb with the fake ring in it. He had nothing when he walked down the aisle with the FG's.*I forgot to give our coordinator our sand ceremony stuff. Luckily she remembered, but all our leftover sand and our funnel disappeared after the ceremony. We ended up having to buy more after the wedding to fill the vases up. *When I first started repeating my vows, I was totally looking at the officiant instead of DH. I'm a ***.*It was pretty hot(like 100 degrees), ungodly humid, but I still looked fantastic, thanks to an amazing MUA and airbrush makeup. You better believe I didn't cry. *I wish we would've had more group pics during the reception. Instead we wound up with a bunch of pics of ppl's backsides, cuz they were dancing. Waste.*I forgot to break up the bag of petals among the FG's and the cake table. The cake table was bare. =(*During the ceremony, the FG's didn't drop but a few petals. Because of this, the aisle looked pitiful. At least I got a laugh when we were walking back up the aisle. *I completely forgot the aisle runner at home. Didn't even realize until after the HM when I stumbled upon it. It's quite obvious in pics, but oh well.*The DJ was amazing, played exactly what I wanted and when I wanted it, and didn't play anything I asked him not to.*The photog and her assistant didn't get DH's "first look" when he saw me walking down the aisle.*FIL was MIA for 1/2 of DH's side family photos, as well as BIL and a niece. Although I have a feeling the BIL and niece, who is a baby, might have been inside out of the heat and humidity. FIL was probably talking to someone. He talks. A LOT.*For the ceremony, I wasn't smiling with teeth the whole time, for fear that I would cry. Cuz that makes sense.*I sometimes wish we would've shopped around for a photog. She's one of my officer's wife, but she's kinda pricey. And I don't get online proofs. She did at least give us ALL our proofs in a leatherbound album for us to keep.*We had a receiving line after the ceremony, but b/c of the heat and humidity, most of the guests went inside. We didn't end up getting to talk to all of our guests b/c we didn't get around to all the tables. *DH and I didn't eat any of our cake except for what we fed to each other after the cake cutting.*Our food was incredible! Everyone, even my picky-eater nephew, loved it. *I wish I would have broke down and bought different shoes. I ordered my size, but I guess b/c of the custom dye job they were just a little too snug. My feet and legs were asleep before the reception. I ended up putting on flip-flops, which made my dress 2 inches too long. Read: very dirty by the end of the night!*I wish we would've gotten more pics outside. Once we were inside, there were few group or formal pics taken.*I wish the photog would've gotten more pics of the reception details. I spent too much time on the centerpieces for them to get ignored.*The best man's speech was way too short and impersonal. He stuttered and stammered, and there was a lot of awkward silence right before he said "Congrats" then sat down. It was seriously like 2 minutes of awkwardness. He clearly didn't have anything on paper.*The MOH's speech was basically a really long(3 page) inside joke between me & her. All I requested was that she didn't mention ex-bf's. I should have been more specific. No one but me(not even DH) knew what she was talking about.*While getting ready, my mom gave me my something blue, which was a rosary bracelet passed down from my great-grandma. It was too big for my wrist, or the bouquet, and I didn't think to try it as an ankle bracelet. Or get a picture of it. =(*Lastly, one of my Sgt's brought a guest when he only RSVP'd for one. The problem was that she was trashed, tripped over and almost knocked down one of my FG's, made my little cousin(who is very shy)uncomfortable by trying to booty-dance with her all night, and she had the gall to come(uninvited) wearing ALL WHITE. B*tch.I hope this recap does someone some good. =)
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Re: 6/20/09 wedding recap

  • edited December 2011
    I agree w/ the gal that said a DOC would've handled most of that, DH just wouldn't budge on that one. I wanted one BAD, and probably could've gotten one free or very cheap if I would've done my homework. I wasn't trying to put all negative things, those are just some of the things that popped into my head. For me it was theaputic, I've let it go, even though I never really stressed about it in the first place. I laughed about most of it. I kinda went 'zilla about the drunk chick though. DON'T mess w/ my FG's. LOL. I mainly was hoping to give some insight to brides still in planning mode, in case there's something someone hadn't thought about yet. The list really shows how quick the day actually goes by. Most of that stuff was pointed out to me or I realized it days later. No biggie, we had a blast. And at the end of the day, we were married. That's all that matters. =)
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  • edited December 2011
    jmbdsk9-Our DJ was a friend of our family. He doesn't advertise or have a website, and only works as favors to friends and family. Sorry I couldn't be of more help!
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  • edited December 2011
    Who did you use for your Officiant?  Would you recommend them? Who did your make-up? Who was the photographer? And who was the caterer? Thanks!!!
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    edited December 2011
    Hey andrea911, it sounded like you had an outdoor wedding.  Did you?  If so, did you have a weather backup plan?  My wedding is outdoors in a park and there is not any shelter.  I do not have a backup plan and I am starting to think that I may need one.  Any suggestions?  Thank.
  • edited December 2011
    Who did you use for your Officiant? Would you recommend them? Rev. Doug Robison. I highly recommend him. Who did your make-up? The Mane Attraction Collinsville, IL Who was the photographer? Personal friend And who was the caterer? Catered by Hidden Lake Winery
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  • edited December 2011
    crickit21-Yes, our wedding was outside. The ceremony and reception were held on the same property. Had there been inclement weather, we would have been able to move the ceremony indoors to the same place we had our reception.
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  • edited December 2011
    I forgot to mention our ceremony and reception were held at Hidden Lake Winery in Aviston, IL. www.hiddenlakewinery.com
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  • edited December 2011
    OH Hidden Lake is so gorgeous!!! I love it!!! I hope you put up some photos when you get a chance! I would love to see your details and how you incoporated the winery feel into everything!!!
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