Weekend GTKY: Wedding Edition

ivyvines6

Where did you get married/where do you plan or hope to get married?

Was there or will there be a theme?

Was it or will it be traditional? If not, what will be different? If so, what is your favorite aspect of the traditional ceremony?

Anything go “wrong?”

What was “perfect?”

What’s the funniest/most unexpected aspect of your wedding?

Food served?

Best/favorite pics of the day/your Pinterest board:

ivyvines6

Where did you get married/where do you plan or hope to get married? 
We were married at Sweetwater Branch Inn in Gainesville Florida. 
This was not the set up we used for our reception, but the space is too gorgeous not to share.

Was there or will there be a theme? 
We had an Art Deco/Great Gatsby theme. We played a lot of Post Modern Jukebox for pre ceremony and cocktail hour music.

Was it or will it be traditional? If not, what will be different? If so, what is your favorite aspect of the traditional ceremony? 
No definitely not traditional for us We incorporated a handfasting and we’re not religious so none of that was in our ceremony either...

Anything go “wrong?” 
One of my best friends DJ’d for us and he messed up our entrance song, and couldn’t get our first dance to play for like almost two minutes. (It was comical to us) I also couldn’t find the boutonnières and corsages until after the reception and we were opening our cards in the hotel room

What was “perfect?”
Everything about our ceremony was perfect and wonderful. DH and MIL also surprised us all with their dance because they went from “Simple Man” to “Jump on It” for their dance and everyone just about died laughing! One of my sisters and my brother sang a couple songs which were amazing. (They’re both very talented) And my sister also sang the beginning of “Satisfied” from Hamilton which was hysterical to about three people in total.

What’s the funniest/most unexpected aspect of your wedding? 
A hobo tried to join our reception. He saw us all partying and wanted to party with us. The best man and DH’s uncle escorted him out, but it was still funny.

Food served?
Honestly I don’t even remember because I barely ate any of it! The stuffed mushrooms were great though!

Best/favorite pics of the day/your Pinterest board: 

mileswithmyles

Where did you get married? At the Bridgeport Clubhouse. 

Was there a theme? No theme, but the second photo above is from our actual reception.  Just bright colors. I got married in 2009 before themes and Pinterest were trendy. 

Was it traditional? If not, what will be different? If so, what is your favorite aspect of the traditional ceremony? Yes and no. Our ceremony was not religious and was very short. DH did stomp on the glass because his mom’s side of the family is Jewish. 

Anything go “wrong?”  The refrigerator at the venue broke, meaning that our caterers could not use it to prep the food. It was 115 degrees the day we got married.  Luckily, we had a friend bring in industrial ice chests from the local country club he worked for. 

What was “perfect?”Almost everything. My brother walked me down the aisle and we did a brother sister dance since my dad is not in the picture. We threw a great party and had an amazing time. The roasts were sweet and personal and we danced and drank the night away until the venue kicked us out. 

What’s the funniest/most unexpected aspect of your wedding?  The venue backs up to a community pool. We were worried about rowdy pool-goers interrupting the ceremony. BIL called the management company and told them that his son pooped in the pool, so it ended up getting closed for the day. I got to the venue, saw the sign, and thought it was a happy accident. I didn’t know until BIL cut in on my and my brother during our “brother-sister” dance and told me. I’ve never laughed so hard.  We also had people go by on a peddleboat trying to get close enough to see/hear the ceremony. 

Food served? A local restaurant catered for us, but the food was traditional. Chicken, steak, pasta, veggies, etc. 

Best/favorite pics of the day/your Pinterest board: 

@ivyvines6 I would have enjoyed the Hamilton reference. Well played!

sparklingdiamond

Where did you get married/where do you plan or hope to get married?   We got married at a hotel in Texas called the Wildwood.

Was there or will there be a theme? Not really. I just did a color theme.

Was it or will it be traditional? If not, what will be different? If so, what is your favorite aspect of the traditional ceremony? It was fairly traditional.  We did the traditional vows and my SIL did a reading.  

Anything go “wrong?” The officiant got our wedding time wrong and was 30 min late.

What was “perfect?”  I thought the ceremony went pretty well and I was just so happy with how pretty everything was.

What’s the funniest/most unexpected aspect of your wedding?  Ummm I can't think of anything.

Food served?  We had a chicken or steak with potatoes and veggies.  Spinach and strawberry salad.  

Best/favorite pics of the day/your Pinterest board: 

onesmallcoconut

Where did you get married/where do you plan or hope to get married? 

We got married outside at a huge log cabin and the reception was inside.

Was there or will there be a theme? 

Rustic I suppose. I made a ton of the decor myself to keep cost down too. Plus it was fun.

Was it or will it be traditional? If not, what will be different? If so, what is your favorite aspect of the traditional ceremony? 
Nope! We didn't marry in a church, our vows were somewhat custom, we didn't have a cake, had an iPod instead of a DJ, skipped speeches, and did not do the bouquet or garter toss. We also did a "first look" photoshoot so we saw each other before the ceremony. I wouldn't change a thing  

Anything go “wrong?” 

nope! 

What was “perfect?”

im going to sound cheesy and say everything lol 

What’s the funniest/most unexpected aspect of your wedding? 

my bridesmaid went home with a groomsman ! Lol 

Food served?

beef, chicken, perogies, cabbage rolls etc. Our venue was run by the Polish community so it was like having a great meal cooked by grandma 

Best/favorite pics of the day/your Pinterest board:

just a few from our day: 

 

nanifrog

We got married at crest hollow country club in long island.

No theme. The color was red. We added a bunch of very personal touches though. We were long distance most of the time we were dating. Our wedding topper was a bride and groom talking to each other on the phone and the table numbers were exits on the highway we traveled. During the cocktail hour, they played the sinus that were on the mix DH made to propose...including friends in low places.

We had a fairly traditional Jewish wedding. We took pictures, then cocktail hour, then ceremony, then reception. I love that order. During the cocktail hour, we each had a seating area ( it's not traditional for the groom to do this) and people came to greet us. After the ceremony, there I'd something called yichud. It's a few minutes where the couple is alone. It was a beautiful moment for us in the middle of ask the excitement.

Things that went wrong: our officiant was late and the staff was getting really nervous and I had to calm then down, my brother's pants split during pictures so my dad was frantically sewing, my sis and mom hasn't tried in the dresses and undergarments beforehand so they were pinkning and stuff and were late to pictures and I was upset about it, after the fact we discovered our photographer sucked. Lots of little things.

Perfect: the first moment we saw each other. The look on his face was the best. We had a choreographed first dance and it was really fun. All the dancing. The day was amazing.

DH's 80-something cousin tore up the dance floor. DH's dad let loose and danced a little too.

So much food!! Huge cocktail hour with sushi and fruit sculptures, sit down dinner. I don't remember everything that was served because it was just the standard good for the place. I'm airways trying to convince DH to dress up and go crash a wedding there so we can eat the good this time!

napqueen

*lurking from June*
@ivyvines6 my husband was set on doing a hand fasting as well, even though we had a semi-religious ceremony (for our parents more than for ourselves). He did some serious googling and ended up BSing some backstory to get the pastor to do it. 
I loved it!

ivyvines6

napqueen said:

*lurking from June*
@ivyvines6 my husband was set on doing a hand fasting as well, even though we had a semi-religious ceremony (for our parents more than for ourselves). He did some serious googling and ended up BSing some backstory to get the pastor to do it. 
I loved it!

To be fair it is commonplace in Ireland and Scotland within Christian ceremonies. Different wording than what we used though  

tincupchalice

Where did you get married/where do you plan or hope to get married? 
The little chapel on our college campus.  Three days after graduation.

Was there or will there be a theme? 
Nope.

Was it or will it be traditional? If not, what will be different? If so, what is your favorite aspect of the traditional ceremony? 
I guess it was pretty traditional, though not particularly religious and nice and short.

Anything go “wrong?” 
No, it was very nice.

What was “perfect?”
Everything, as far as I'm concerned.  It was a very small wedding, we'd planned it in only six weeks (We'd expected to have almost a year after graduation before he got a report date from the military, but his report date ended up being only eight days after graduation.

What’s the funniest/most unexpected aspect of your wedding? 
When my dad handed me off to DH, he leaned in to shake his hand and was like "Next time, ask first." and everyone laughed.

Food served?
I don't even remember, I think the food was kinda lame but the cake was amazeballs.

Best/favorite pics of the day/your Pinterest board: 

crazyliblady

Where did you get married/where do you plan or hope to get married? Gila Valley Arizona Temple (LDS/Mormon) 

Was there or will there be a theme? Not really.  Our colors were lilac and powder blue.

Was it or will it be traditional? If not, what will be different? If so, what is your favorite aspect of the traditional ceremony? Pretty traditional.  The ceremony itself was word for word.  We had a string quartet at our reception because I used to be part of a youth orchestra that did string quartets for weddings and I always promised myself I'd hire one for mine.

Anything go “wrong?” We couldn't get the ipod to work in the 2nd hour, but it was better without dancing

What was “perfect?” I married the right guy.  Two of the people I love most in the world passed away just 2 months before the wedding, but I could feel them there the whole day.

What’s the funniest/most unexpected aspect of your wedding? Neither DH nor I had any idea how to cut the cake.  My aunt had to talk us through the whole thing

Food served? Ham and cheese croissant sandwiches, cream cheese mints, mixed nuts, red velvet cupcakes, and "wedding punch." Sherbert, sprite, and pineapple juice.

Best/favorite pics of the day/your Pinterest board: I don't have a digital copy of the picture handy, so here is a shot from the youtube vid of pictures.  This was 15 minutes before we were married, and he looks so peaceful

ivyvines6

@crazyliblady I didn’t even think about that! We had no clue how to cut the cake either and my dad had to tell us what to do too. I basically let DH crush my hand while he did all the work

zizzabell523

Where did you get married/where do you plan or hope to get married? On my family's farm that's been in the family for over 200 years. My mom's ashes are buried beside our house in a rock/flower garden and she had the best view of everything.



Was there or will there be a theme? No theme, just peach and light green colors. It was a casual, afternoon, outdoor wedding.



Was it or will it be traditional? If not, what will be different? If so, what is your favorite aspect of the traditional ceremony? It was pretty traditional. Since it was outside, instead of a unity candle, we did a unity drink. Normally, it's done with wine, but we opted for grape juice instead. I poured white juice into a cup while DH poured red juice into the same cup then we each took a sip.



Anything go “wrong?” It was HOT and HUMID. It's normally not like that in May in Middle Tennessee. But, it was better than the 75% chance of thunderstorms! We rented a large tent just in case, but it ended up trapping a lot of the heat, so it made the ceremony VERY hot. Also, the photographer had to leave early, which we were pretty miffed about. Luckily, my BFF's mom was a photographer and offered to take pictures of the reception.

What was “perfect?” Getting ready. I didn't get nervous until we got the 5 minute warning. Before that, I was a cool cucumber soaking in all the prep activities and the fun suspense. I was so nervous during the ceremony, I almost made DH start shaking through holding hands lol. I tried to soak up as much as I could, but being so nervous I don't remember many of the little details.



My dad, who is hilarious, decided the night before he wanted to do a funny photo op during the after-ceremony pictures. He put overalls on top of his tux shirt and got down his shotgun, wrapped up a doll in a blanket for me to hold, and grabbed Jon by the collar. "Shotgun" wedding!! It was a hit with the guests, too lol. Edit: we were not pregnant at the time, it was just a joke Dad wanted to do.



What’s the funniest/most unexpected aspect of your wedding? We had bubbles to hand out for our "getaway", but of course my SIL brough bird seed, so my dress got filled up with it lol. Also, my car got trashed. Someone thought it would be funny to put vaseline under the handles, under the wipers, pretty much anywhere that would be a nuisance. Even after several manual washings, the vaseline would still melt and drip out when it was hot 3 years later...



Food served? We did a BBQ buffet. Fried chicken, BBQ, a mashed potato bar with multiple toppings to choose from, green beans, corn on the cob, etc. We didn't get to eat any of it until we got the hotel that night, so it wasn't fresh, but it was still delicious!!!

Best/favorite pics of the day/your Pinterest board: From the father-daughter dance. We danced to Dad and Mom's first dance song, "It had to be you" by Rod Stewart. We did the fox trot and a little tango walk. This is my favorite pic.

sandbar517

Where did you get married/where do you plan or hope to get married? 
Ceremony was in the Presbyterian church MH's parents got married in, right around the corner from their house.  Reception was in the club house of a golf course near our house.
Was there or will there be a theme? 
50s/60s.  We had a 1963 Mercury Monterrey drive us from the ceremony to the reception, threw rice as we left the church (triple checked that it's a total myth that it doesn't harm birds and checked with the city to make sure it was allowed), had vinyl records for people to sign instead of a guest book, the flower girls and ring bearer wore poodle skirts/saddle oxfords and jeans/white t-shirt/greased back hair for the reception, a few other things.
Was it or will it be traditional? If not, what will be different? If so, what is your favorite aspect of the traditional ceremony? 
It was traditional.  Dad walked me down the aisle, we did traditional vows, all that.  
Anything go “wrong?” 
Apparently a lot because I keep remembering things as I go.  LOL  My dad was late because he had forgotten to give his dog his seizure medicine, and had to drive back to the house to do it.  We got "lost" on our way to the church from the hair salon and got there about a half hour after we had planned, but still weren't really "late".  And then while we were waiting to walk down the aisle, my sister looked through the door and was freaking out because MH wasn't standing at the altar yet, and she thought the bridesmaids were supposed to be walking down the aisle already, so was telling me she thought he ran.  Oh, there was also something with me locking my keys in my car while we were all getting our hair done, but I honestly don't even remember what it was because it worked out somehow. Our DJ also pronounced two of our groomsmen's names wrong when announcing the bridal party.
What was “perfect?”
Overall, everything.  The weather was amazing, I had a blast, and a lot of other people have told me it was one of the most fun weddings they've ever been to. 
What’s the funniest/most unexpected aspect of your wedding? 
When my nephews rolled the aisle runner out, they did it "backward" so the extra roll was at the door, instead of up by the altar, and I tripped over it when I started walking down the aisle.  
Food served?
I honestly don't remember.  Some kind of chicken, I think, mashed potatoes and salad, maybe?  Oh, and I think green beans almondine.  It was all good, though.
Best/favorite pics of the day/your Pinterest board:   Putting them in a spoiler because they're huge. 

This one is us laughing because one of us noticed that the pastor's belt thing looked like testicles.