Saturday went by really fast!!! I woke up around 9am when my hair stylist came over to my hotel room. That morning was fun with my BMs, hair stylist and make up lady in my hotel room. We just talked and it was a very chill morning. More ppl choose to get hair and make up than I figured. So that was a pleasnt suprise. My photographers got there shortly after and started taking pictures, Apparently, the guys ate breakfast and went go-cart racing. Oh my BMs brought me breakfast so I couldn't run into the groom and it was yummy!
Before I know it my room is emptied out and I'm packing everything becasue once I left the room for the wedding I wouldn't have time to organize stuff.
Then the photogs get back to the hotel with all the BM dresses, my dress, shoes, garter, rings etc! And I get dressed. Dad picks me up at the hotel and we head to the farm.
ODD! My dad pulls into McDonalds drive thru with me in my wedding dress, and him all dressed up and my brother's FI in the back seat and orders a hamburger and diet coke!!!! I was like dad seriously!!
I get pictures with the girls and we are all buring up so we sit in a van with the AC blasting! Oh and we were getting eat up by bugs! Thank God my FG mother also a BM was being a MOM and brought bug spray. We all used it! I had bugs all over my dress it was gross!!
Then its time to line up, walk down the isle and get married! It was fun walking down the 300 yd board walk with my dad. Everything looks perfect from my POV. It was amazing my aunt did a wonderful job. The live music was great! The only thing that could have been improved was the venue moved our "asile" just enough so that me, groom and preacher were out of the shade--that sucked b/c DH was pouring sweat and preacher was being blinded by the sun and having issues with his notes!
Yall have permission to laugh at me if you want but; we turn around face the crowd and we are announced Mr and Mrs--I see my grandmother's picture sitting in a chair that my aunt reserved for grandmother and I loose it and start balling so all my Mr and Mrs pictures looks I'm in serious pain!!! I start to hyperventailate as we are walking out and we had to go sit down and I have BMs fanning me and ppl bring me water. I get asked whats wrong? Are you ok? etc it was bad
I feel like pictures went a million miles per sec and everyone said it was taking forever but there are pictures that I forgot to ask for so...
The reception went by fast, I didn't even cut my chicken I was so distracted by ppl. We had so many ppl leave before they got food. I know my mom paid for at least 60 plates that were not used. There were entire tables that no one sat at. But everyone that did eat could not stop complementing my mother for how wonderful the food was.
Speechs were sentimental and tearful and joyful, dancing was fun. At the end of the night we were married!!
1st dance I found out we were going to Sint Maarten/ Saint Martin!
My toss bouquet was caught by my new neice and the garter was caught by her youngest brother our RB. That was cute! The RB and FG were so freaking cute together dancing etc. Now I owe the FGs and RB a trip to Monkey Joes and Chuck E Cheese for being so well behaved. They were the easiest part of the entire wedding. Oh the RB was apparently upset that Uncle THomas didn't trust him enough to carry the actual rings!!!
And our mystery GM that wasn't sure if he was going to come or not showed up. It was a mess for my coordinator to change our entire rehersal to fit him in but it worked I think.
End of the night we find out that my sparklers were left at my aunts house by mistake and so I dont get my exit like i planned and my engagment picture frame to have ppl sign was left at her house. At least we had it at the rehersal dinner for the WP to sign.
It was a fun night and I had tons of fun! The wedding turned out great dispite all the bad things that happend.
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I find out after the HM that my mom lost it on the rental ppl when they bring the wrong color overlays. It ended up working out and we ended up getting a better color than I though.
Also, we ended up sharing a tent with the other weddings that weekend. We had rented a tent for Saturday to be put up that morning. Our venue calls us wanting to know if we wouldn't mind it going up Friday for those ppl to use spliiting the cost--fine by us but it doesn't work with the rental co. So Friday ppl ended up renting a tent and padded chairs. We had to cancel our tent b/c since there was going to be a tent already set up ours couldn't have been placed there. So it worked out b/c we split the cost of that tent--it was cheaper and the same size. And we got padded chairs for no additional cost b/c it would have charged us not to use them (a weekend pick up fee) And a plus for me since I choose to have a tent first I got to make the call on where the tent was to be placed. This wasn't great for the Sunday wedding b/c apparently they didn't want a tent at all and had to have one--but no cost to them and Idk if they used it or not! All in all it worked out!!!
during the HM on a call with FI parents we find out the cops were called to his parents room--we still dont know why but I know my FIL went off at the hotel and the cops for bothering him. lol
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Oh the wedding night was great too
--Ginger