Hey everyone, I'm back at work a bit before the honeymoon so thought I'd share a wedding recap! I'M MARRIED!!Everything went so well it makes my head spin. The weather was very un-August in Maryland, for one thing. It was even cool at nights. We really lucked out!Friday night, the RD, amazing. My now HUSBAND and I got up to thank everyone for coming, and he ended up giving a full fledged speech, and got all teary about how he loved me...wow I couldn't believe it, so sweet. The food was incredible, impeccable service (full review on Tabrizi's will come later!)We went out after to Little Havana, just about a block away, for some drinks, it was really fun, and what a beautiful night out by the water.On to the wedding. Across from the hotel, we did the "reveal" where he saw me for the first time. It was really sweet. We then hopped in an SUV limo with the wedding party and went to the harbor for pictures. Got a perfect spot by the water and took some fun shots with everyone. People clapped and cheered as we walked by!Got to the Belvedere nice and early, and the bridal attendants took amazing care of me. Served me appetizers and champagne! They even had some leftovers from another wedding and gave them to us (before giving us our own wedding's apps), which I thought was pretty cool.I suddenly felt nervous as we lined up for the ceremony, but I didn't need to. The processional was perfect. We had two family members play guitar ("Falling Slowly") as we walked in: man was it beautiful. And our one-year old ring bearer even walked part of the way down on his own, with a huge smile. Freakin adorable.I couldn't have asked for a better ceremony. I felt so comfortable and happy. Our officiant, his cousin, did PERFECT. I wrote a lot of the ceremony myself, and I have to say, I did a great job
It was so personal, with a few tears but mostly happiness. I never thought it'd be one of my favorite parts of the wedding, but it was.Just the two of us went up to the bridal suite after and they had lots of apps for us. Then we came down to the cocktail hour, which was fun. So much amazing food! The reception was so much fun. After our first dances, our DJ really got the party started. He played "I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas and everyone came to the dance floor! It was the best start for the night. Then we did the Hora! Rather scary but awesome. The rest of the night was filled with dancing, a bridesmaid literally diving (and falling on her a%$) to get the bouquet (she didn't catch it), all the guys purposely running from the garter, chocolate delicious cake, and more dancing. We even had an after party til 4:30 a.m. in our hotel suite! It was the best night of my life, hands down. We planned an amazing party. Vendor reviews will have to be after the HM! We leave for Italy Thursday!