Since I've been back from the honeymoon (which was great!) things at the school have been hectic, and I haven't been knotting--- sorry for the long wait!
The wedding went really well. It was SO fast. I woke up every hour the night before, and then officially woke up at 4:30am to shower and blow dry my hair for hair / makeup people. They were so great to work with. Made the start of the day awesome. But once the day got going.... There was no free moment! We did a first look, portraits, and wedding party / family portraits before the ceremony. Then we signed the ketubah.... Then I put on the veil (more pictures) then.... Ceremony!
The weather was amazing. Low to mid 70s, sunny but with some clouds for coverage. There were little dandelion fluffs floating around outside which made the whole things feel so magical and ethereal. H and I were also told by a lot of ppl that a really pretty iridescent blue/ black / purple butterfly flew around us for a portion of the ceremony. I hope the photographer got a picture! I didn't feel much through the day because I felt so rushed, but before the ceremony I got such happy jitters. And during the ceremony.... I was totally weepy!
My other favorite moment was the parent dance. I danced with my dad, H danced with his mom at the same time, and then I danced with H while my parents and his parents danced together. (All one song) It felt so happy and emotional. My dad was definitely about to cry.
Oh! And the cake cutting! H laid a big kiss on me which was fun. I wish we had realized those pieces we cut we're going to be our pieces of cake though! H and I only got two bites each because we failed at cutting a good piece!
The food was delicious (smoked salmon eggs Benedict was a huge hit!), and seeing friends and family all together was so special.
Anyway.... Pictures! We got some really lovely ones from friends and family... Can't wait for the professional pictures! I Included a picture of my bouquet before and after ( I dried the petals and put them in a little jar the way my mom did... I used to be fascinated by her jar of flowers! )
My only regret was not getting enough sleep / it all went by too quickly! I think a night time wedding might have helped that... But this way H and I got food we liked and it all ended at 5 pm..... So we had a great long wedding night before crashing to sleep!
Ps- Sorry for any typos / short hand.... I'm knotting from my phone.