I'm back and I brought ya'll a recap, some vents, and stuff...(PIP)

bsims726 · September 2012

Ok, last Sat. we did it! We jumped the broom, we tied the knot, we got hitched! Kinda was avoiding this recap bcuz I didn't want to admit it was all over but I'm steadily comin to terms that the bride has died & now I'm a wife. Well, let's get into this recap.

REHEARSAL:
The night before was the rehearsal. It was pure chaos. Earlier in the day, DH and I got into some petty argument & we were upset with each other so we were ignoring each other & givin icy stares. He was late to the rehearsal bcuz he had to go to the airport to pick up his brother. When he returned, we kissed & made up. Then, he had to leave once again to pick up his mom & other brother. He ended up gettin pulled over on his way but the cop let him go after he begged & explained that he was gettin married the next day. We practiced or tried to practice the best we could but with all the outside opinions and complaints, it was more like a circus. By the time DH & his fam came back to the church, we were gettin kicked out cuz they were ready to lock up and we still hadn't really practiced. I had to take a min to hyperventilate & cry cuz I was freaking out. I barely slept cuz I was worried and bcuz I stayed up late tryin to finish up those dang ribbon wands (which only a few guests bothered to use by the way).

WEDDING MORNING:
SIL was the life saver of the day. Bcuz of the chaos of the rehearsal, no one remembered that we needed to drop off some things for the ceremony & reception at the designated places. DH had our car at his best man's house & my license expired so she drove me early in the morn to drop off the stuff. Just as I got back home, got a call sayin there might be some issues with our honeymoon hotel. Since it was reserved in my name, I was the only one who could fix the issue. She drove me there too. I went with intentions to cuss sumbody out but it ended better than expected.
My stomach was in knots so I barely ate, even though my mother kept harassin me about eatin. Before I could even blink, the MUA/hairstylist arrived and it was time to get the show on the road. Once again, SIL came to the rescue when she ran out to 2 different stores to find some hair jewelry for me (I had bought some but they didn't work w/ my veil). Just as MUA was finishing, photographer & videographer arrived. Everything felt like it was going in fast motion. After getting dressed, taking some pics & video clips, the limo arrived & it was time to go off to the church. CEREMONY:And just like everyone had warned, we did not start on time. The ceremony was scheduled for 4:30, we started at like 5pm. Besides guests still arriving, we had to wait cuz no one could locate the flowers. I was stuck in a back room waiting while everyone searched but I wanted search myself. It ended up being found by the entrance in a box (everyone ignored it at 1^st bcuz they thought it belonged to the church or sumthin. i wanted to snap cuz I couldn’t believe they would think bouquets, etc belonged to the church & not us, the wedding party smh). By the time, we were lined up & the music was playing, I was more calm but kinda worried bcuz I didn’t know what to expect. Once I entered the sanctuary, I spotted my DH at the end of the aisle and all my worries, cares, & stresses literally vanished and I just focused on him. The ceremony went quick. Our pastor was entertaining & funny. Our daughter was a lil distracting bcuz she got up 3x to run around (luckily, grandma was around to wrangle her when necessary). I was kinda pissed about our floating unity candle though. I left it as our decorator instructed but she neglected to put water in it. I didn’t think I had to explain that it needed water but I guess that was my fault for assuming she would put 2+2 together. We had to struggle with lighting the candle at the bottom of an empty cylinder vase but we got it done. My feet were killing me as well (even though I had some gel pads) but I smiled through it and kept my composure. Once the kiss was done & we walked back down the aisle, I felt SO relieved. Afterwards, we took some pics in the sanctuary then we headed back into the limo to a park to take some more pics. RECEPTION:When we got into the reception space, I spotted our sweetheart table & initially was not happy. There were more chairs up there than we discussed. In the end, I actually thought it was a good mistake bcuz the best man was able to sit with his pregnant gf & our daughter was able to join us. Mom and I were not happy that the caterer did not supply hors d'oeuvres like we discussed so a number of our guests ended up leaving bcuz of hunger. I tried to make the best of everything though. We had a nice crowd. The photobooth was a hit. Not all the food was hot so the caterer lost points again on that aspect. She had already lost points bcuz her company also was in charge of decorating the ceremony/reception. The ceremony was great but for the reception, she had my guests waiting outside bcuz she wasn’t done yet which she promised she would have done the night before/that morning the latest. I just tried to ignore all the annoying behind-the-scenes junk bcuz I didn’t want to look irritated or angry in my wedding photos. I barely ate but I was just running on adrenaline & caffeine pills so I wasn’t worried about hunger. We had fun & danced but it felt like the coordinator in charge of the reception events was trying to drag everything out. When I noticed guests were leaving before we had even cut the cake & my caffeine level was dropping, I demanded he announce the cutting of the cake so we can take the last of our pics and get the heck outta there. I’m glad my mom convinced me to take an outfit to change into bcuz by the end of the night, I was so sore (my dress was an altered size 0 & I had gained enough weight to put me into a 2/3). My dress got dirty bcuz no one knew how to bustle it but I’m not too worried about it, there’s always cleaners for that stuff. Oh, and I got many compliments on my natural hairdo. So happy that I trusted myself and picked a style that I & DH loved and not permed or weaved it like other ppl were trying to suggest. HONEYMOON:Well, I won’t go into too many details about that lol. I’ll just say we are no longer BAVs (born again virgins) and if I wasn’t on birth control, I think our daughter would’ve had a future sibling by now lmbo! If you made it thru that recap, kudos to you. Sorry it was so long but are there ever really short recaps?? For the new knotties & knotties with big days closely approaching, I just advise that you savor every moment. Planning can be stressful but find the fun in it. And try to enjoy that day as best you can bcuz there is no repeating or rewinding. Good luck to all of ya’ll and this truly is the best board on the site!

If you made it thru that recap, kudos to you. Sorry it was so long but are there ever really short recaps?? For the new knotties & knotties with big days closely approaching, I just advise that you savor every moment. Planning can be stressful but find the fun in it. And try to enjoy that day as best you can bcuz there is no repeating or rewinding. Good luck to all of ya’ll and this truly is the best board on the site!

Ok, let's look at some pics now. (No professional pics yet but I will post as soon as they get in):

Me waiting....do I look stressed?? lol

The big kiss

Group pic w/ the kids

Solo pic: Bride

Solo pic: Groom

The 1st Dance

RealHappyGal · September 2012

awww sweety. Im sorry for the things that went wrong but, you guys look so happy. Tha tis the MOST important thing

rowenac82 · September 2012

Congrats MRS!!! The first pic you just look like, yea Im gonna smile but yall better get it together...LOL...you look beautiful and congrats to you for not being punk like me and wearing your hair natural!! I am beginning to second guess the whole straight style thing.

You need a refund from your caterer and coordinator!!

But all in all, your day came, it was a blessing and now it's time for the good part....being a great wife to your deserving husband!!

20pearls16 · September 2012

Congrats Mrs. and thanks for the recap. You were beautiful.

kcc76 · September 2012

Congrats! After it was all said and done you hit married! That's all that matters now. Thanks for sharing!

TL25 · September 2012

Congrats love! I was waiting on your recap. Glad you had a wonderful wedding night cap

HardyLove222 · September 2012

AAAWWW! Congrats! You looked beautiful. I'm happy that you ignored everything going on behind the scene and focused on the blessings before you. I need to remember that for next year

[Deleted User] · September 2012

Awwww Brit, despite the stuff that wasn't perfect, the two of you were. You both looked gorgeous and happy! Now you've gotta change your screenname

I'm back and I brought ya'll a recap, some vents, and stuff...(PIP)

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