Hello People,
Let me just tell you folks, that not planning a wedding is amazing!!! But let's go back and talk about the wedding for just a minute!
Wedding Talk
1. The wedding was amazing! I'm married to the man of my dreams! I didn't sweat the small stuff!
2. The day before and sometimes even the day of...it didn't feel like my wedding day! It was very weird...ha ha ha! Even when I was shouting out the window "I'm getting married today!!!" Ha ha!
3. The people at Starbucks were a bit rude! They didn't even call out "Bride"- so that was annoying! Nor did I get a free drink! That was also buggy- however that could have been because I was not in my wedding dress! It was 9am- who gets dressed that early! I did have a bride sweatshirt on...Oh well! My sister said "Oh, Bride, your drink is ready!" Ha ha ha! My suggestion is to go to a bigger Starbucks...
4. Having my hair and makeup done was amazing! I would like to do that every day!
5. Having all my sisters there was also great!
6. We had plenty of time to get ready- I even packed my bags for the honeymoon while everyone was getting ready! We were able to eat lunch and just relax!
7. Eat something! Order your favorite meal! We ate Mr. Goodcents...double yummy!
8. Plan how everyone is getting to the Church- that was a little stressful- nothing too much...just a bit!
9. Once at the church everything went pretty smooth!
10. Having a list of pictures was perfect! This way someone could read the list and make sure that every picture that I wanted was being taken!
11. Sometimes ideas in your head don't turn out as you want them too! That is okay...you just have to go with the flow! I feel pretty good about my going with the flow! Not thing anything went wrong, they just didn't go exactly how I had pictured them!
12. I tried my hardest not to cry, but hearing the music, seeing Curt standing down at the end of the isle, knowing that I was marrying the guy that I love...in the wedding that I had planned...the wedding of my dreams...it was just too much! At least there is one picture where I was smiling...ha ha ha!
13. The wedding ceremony itself was wonderful! The Pastor's sermon was wonderful and to the point! Our vows were amazing! It took me a bit to get through mine, but I was determined to get through it with a semi normal voice! I might have said "One minute" on several occasions. But it was wonderful!
14. Riding in the Limo going to take pictures was my favorite part of the day! It was the only time- once the wedding started- that I was able to relax! That I did not feel obligated to be anything other than happy! It was perfect!
15. All of the pictures were amazing from the Bridal Party as well!!!
16. The reception was not what I had pictured. The lighting was not what I had pictured. The DJ was not what I had pictured. It was good to know that everyone had a wonderful time!
17. The entrance to the Reception was pretty fun! Curt carried me over his shoulder!
18. The video was perfect! And entertaining!
19. Dinner was great- I loved the Mashed Potatoe Martini's. However they ran out of martini glasses!
20. Knowing the seating chart was also funny- because I knew where people were sitting and saw who didn't show up! That was kind of hard! Especially since we had put up some extra tables...that was not needed and looked a little funny...ha ha ha
21. The cake was amazing!!! It was beautiful and looked exactly how she told me it would!!! We should have practiced going over what to do...I had no clue! And the details of cutting the cake- see things I would change.
22. The group dance was a success!!! Everyone did a great job and I was so happy with it!
23. Dancing for the rest of the night was a bit weird. I thought more people would be dancing- I don't know if it was the music that was played...or that people weren't in the mood to dance. Or as my sister said- when the bride and groom aren't dancing- no one really is! Is that a big deal? No, it was just different than what I thought would happen!
24. Being the bride and groom is hard work. Everyone wants to say hello! Everyone wants a picture! It's hard to just sit back and enjoy the night! I'm not sure if there is any other way to be...! As someone said on the honeymoon- I want to go back to the wedding as a guest at my wedding!
25. We danced the last dance all by ourselves! It was awesome! I walked down the isle to his song for us, we had our first dance to our song, and our last dance was my song for us! It was perfect!
26. There was a large crowd waiting for us outside! As we walked out to the car- everyone had a bell wand and they were ringing it! And then all of a sudden Curt's mom was throwing them at us! I was a little peeved, since it took us so long to make those. But oh well!
27. The car was decorated with glow in the dark balloons! And writing on the windows! There were also beer cans on the back (but we didn't know that until later). As we were driving to the hotel- a car drove by flipping us off- so we drove by them and flipped them off. Ha ha ha! We later saw the cans and wondered if one flew off and hit them. Ha, oops!
28. The hotel was wonderfully decorated by me family (a family tradition!)!
29. The next day we got up and left around 9am! We had brunch and opened gifts with my family! Then my sister Dana, drove us to the airport!
30. All of our planes were on time and we made it to Mexico and our hotel in one piece!
Things I would change-
1. Hire an assistant for the few weeks before the wedding! I could do most things myself, but the last few weeks- especially with working full time- were rough. I was not thinking about all of the little details like I should have been. I wanted to just enjoy everything- but things like making sure someone was cutting the cake- those type of details would have been nice to go over!
2. Talk to the lighting people as too where the lights will be- I had pictured them differently...and didn't like how they turned out!
3. Talking to all of the vendors! That would be why the assistant would be amazing!
4. Have a plan about who will pick up what and write it down. Not everyone realizes what goes into planning or cleaning up of a wedding. So, to have a list of who is doing what and letting them know that they are doing it!
5. Keeping papers needed for the actual rehearsal dinner, wedding, reception...in the same folder! It got a little crazy for me. Things seemed to be everywhere!
6. Ask people for help. I can not even pin point what I would have people do...but I realized how tense I was after the wedding. My dad said, we should have done more. Again - what would they do? I don't know...but I should have asked!
7. Being out of my own house that last week was difficult! I felt displaced! It was amazing being able to see my sisters as much as I did. But I felt slightly out of whack. I had done all of my planning at my own house...so to be removed from there was rough!
As I said- the wedding was amazing! The things I would change are very small details! I mean, I was pretty organized for being in charge of as many things as I was! As everyone kept saying and I kept reading "In the end if you are married, it was an amazing wedding!" I am married! I had a wonderful day! We had an amazing honeymoon! And now being back we are starting to put our married lives back together! It's not easy! It's not hard...it's just a lot! I will write about the honeymoon and about how the new Alderman's are doing later! Happy Thursday folks!
