Share with us what your wedding was like! What did you do that was traditional? What was not so traditional? Did you break any etiquette rules? Was it the magical day everyone said it would be? Include as much or as little detail as you would like and feel free to share pictures if you so desire!
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H and I ended up doing a semi-destination wedding in Charleston, SC. We had our rehearsal dinner at a plantation and then the reception downtown, so we got the best of both worlds.
Our church was down the street from our reception hall, and we got tons of cool photos of us walking between the two (they are some of my favorite photos). We also put a lot of special touches - the tables were named after restaurants that had an important meaning to us, we served an after dinner snack of a lobster roll (a nod to the fact that we met in Boston), had a close family friend sing during the ceremony, had a family member perform the ceremony. Every detail came out perfect and I still look back at the photos and smile.
The only thing I'd do differently next time is I would have hired a day of coordinator to run things that day. Because we had so many vendors (or reception hall was literally a shell that came with nothing - no tables, chairs, linens, anything) and I handled so many of the details and personalized touches, it was really crazy trying to keep everything organized that day.
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Ok, I will play! DH got married in September of 2015, and we definitely strayed away from the traditional wedding. We had a very small (just our immediate family) courthouse ceremony, and then we had a larger backyard celebration that weekend. DH brews beer, so he actually made about 40 or 50 gallons of homebrew for the celebration, which was a huge hit with everyone there. I also made an insane amount of cupcakes for dessert. Our "videographer" was our dog with a go-pro. Neither of us were really into the idea of a big, traditional wedding, and we were so happy that we were able to pull off exactly what we wanted. Just a day of fun and food with our family and friends.
However, things did get a little messy as the day went on (thanks to all of DH's homebrew ) so this also confirmed for me that I NEVER want to host anything this large at our house again! But, no matter how stressful certain points may have been, I would not want to change anything about the day!
Included is a picture of our cupcake display, since that is the only one I have available right now. Also, I put a lot of work into those bitches, so I am going to show it off it I get the chance, haha!
I love weddings! We got married this past October. DW and I decided to do a very low-key, no suit and tie wedding. All our bridesmaids wore little black dresses and converse (hers were orange converse and mine were yellow). Our daughter (who was 10-months-old) was the "flower girl" and wore red converse to round out the fall theme.
It rained the entire day It was nice overall, though. We got married at a Rod & Gun Club, by DW's father. Had a BBQ buffet for dinner and went with local apple cider doughnuts instead of cake. Everyone had a good time and we had a big bonfire at the end of the night for everyone to curl up around.
It was the most magical day. Very low-key, very nontraditional, but very, very special.
DH and I got engaged June 1st (when he got his deployment orders) and we got married June 24th. We had been talking about eloping pretty much since we met, so it was an easy choice.
We we had a City Hall ceremony with just some close family and friends, followed by an after party at a bar in the East Village. Cash bar, but we brought in pizza, chicken nuggets, and hot dogs. My cousin is a pastry chef and she made us a cake.
My dress was from ModCloth (on sale!). My whole outfit cost $150. Our biggest splurge was a hotel room for me the night before (so I could relax and get ready closer to city hall).
It was perfect and I have zero regrets about eloping.
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@ali_gator11 You know they do say that rain on your wedding day is good luck. It rained pretty much all day when my parents got married and they've been together over 40 years!
@jsnakehole That sounds like the perfect low-key and laid back wedding!
We did the more traditional thing, the ceremony was in my church (I'm Catholic) but it was not the full mass. My priest told us the ceremony would be about 45 minutes or so but I think it ended up being only about 20 minutes or so or it was the fastest 45 minutes ever! We did pictures immediately after the ceremony and an evening reception. The food was amazing and everyone seemed to have a great time! The only things I did that are apparently against etiquette was having a head table and doing the bridal party dance but no one in the party seemed to think it was out of the ordinary as I think I've only been to one wedding that didn't have them both.
We chose orange and brown for our colors as a nod to our local football team (even though they suck) as DH is a huge fan and I was raised as one! And the tables at the reception were named after great players on the above mentioned team. One of the guests actually took most of the table names that I had laminated because he is also a huge fan and has his office decorated with various team memorabilia.
I was going to share a picture or two because I thought I had the thumb drive with them in my purse but I can't seem to find it at this moment.
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I love hearing about everyone's weddings! I wish I could do mine over and over again. We always say if we hit the lotto, we would just throw another reception bc we had an amazing time.
We got married in a church, had the typical catholic ceremony. Then we went to the baseball stadium for our pictures which I loved doing! They turned out so amazing and it was so cool to be on the field and on top of the dugout.
Our reception was so much fun! We sat and had dinner with our immediate family rather than a sweetheart table. We served breakfast at midnight for everyone. Our colors were black, white, and red. The dance floor was packed all night which made me so happy, even our DJ commented about how many people danced all night. I would absolutely love to do it all again!
Oh fun! We got married in a 'Castle' style hotel in the rocky mountains in the winter. It was perfect. We did traditional, non-religious vows and a handfasting during the ceremony, which is scottish tradition. We used tartan ribbon with my mom's family tartan and DH's family tartan, and DH's family tartan was the inspiration for our colours (red, green & gold - it was very christmas-esque). The bridesmaids wore red dresses and the groomsmen had tartan ties, along with DH and FIL. At the reception, we didn't have a 'head table' because we don't like being on display and we wanted our wedding party to be able to sit with their dates/spouses. I did all of our own decor and hired a wedding planner to set it all up for us, which wasnt a big deal because we only had 50 guests. We also did not have a wedding cake! The whole weekend was amazing and I wish we could do it all over again (without the pricetag!)
I loved my wedding so much. I was shamefully one of those girls who started planning her wedding well before we were engaged. We actually booked our venue about 5 months before we were officially engaged. I was so organized but relaxed about everything because I really wanted to enjoy planning the wedding. Then, 9 weeks before our wedding AND the same day that our invites went out the venue closed unexpectedly. Just shuttered the doors and windows and closed. I couldn't believe it. Thankfully, since I was so organized I still had a detailed excel spreadsheet of all the venues I was considering and went back to it the next day - booked 4 site visits for the following Saturday and had a brand new perfect venue by Monday. It rained on our day but we were still able to take photos outside and we celebrated until 3:30 am. It was the longest day of my life and the most fun.
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Our wedding was in our hometown. We kind of had a perfect storm of events in the week leading up to it. My grandmother, who I was very close with, passed away the week before and I was devastated. Additionally, we were married the weekend that Hurricane Sandy was due to come our way. It did not, but we were on standby to potentially cancel the whole thing. While we were very fortunate to have been spared from the storm, a good portion of our bridal party (3 bridesmaids and 2 groomsmen) were from the Northeast and it was just all around an unfortunate situation where nobody won. Our turnout ended up being quite small when all was said and done which was understandable.
Our rehearsal dinner was in my parent's backyard. We had a tent, sunflowers as centerpieces, and catered BBQ from one of our favorite restaurants. This was cheaper than dining out and since so many of our guests were from out of town, we didn't want to exclude anybody. In hindsight, the relaxed vibe of the rehearsal dinner was much more enjoyable than the formal wedding reception I think.
Our ceremony was not very traditional. We were married by a close family member under a gorgeous oak tree and decorated the space pretty minimally. Close family members read passages that we picked out that meaningful to us. Our cocktail hour and reception were more formal, however. We worked with a fantastic venue who guided us to all of our vendors, who were all great. This made it pretty easy to plan. If it were up to DH and I, we would have truthfully eloped because of how much I hate being the center of attention, but the wedding honestly made a lot of our family members so happy that I don't regret it one bit.
I didn't realize how few pictures we had until now without people in them (which I'd rather not post for privacy reasons), but here are a couple from that day...
The wedding ring in the picture belonged to my late grandmother, and the pin to my late grandfather.
This is a picture of the reception venue, though the lighting from my phone probably doesn't do it justice. It also had a terrace where the cocktail hour was held and where the bar was. The black gift boxes on the chargers were little boxes of homemade fudge from a local mom & pop ice cream shop that we used to frequent when we dated in college and was one of my favorite details from the wedding.
@lulu1180 Girlllll we did the same thing - we actually got married at M&T Bank Stadium (where the Baltimore Ravens play) and we named our tables after the players!! We actually used their jersey numbers... so we didn't have tables 1, 2, 3 etc, we had 52, 88, 5, etc.
@tennis11785 I love how personal your wedding sounded!
As mentioned above, we got married at a football stadium and I'm pretty sure my mom almost had a heart attack when I mentioned that was where I wanted it. But it was actually quite formal - we had a 6:30 ceremony followed by the reception, with a very formal sit down dinner, etc. And then the party was awesome - so much dancing, tons of drinks, etc. It was a blast!! It was the best of both worlds. I am still shocked at how amazing the service was (considering it's a stadium...) The food was some of the best I've ever had, the staff was beyond professional, we were provided a coordinator, and I was never bothered about anything. It was one of the least stressful days I've ever had.
We did a head table, but instead of everyone sitting in a line, we sat around it like a normal table so we were't on "display". I loved it.
Here's a picture I love -- the lace around my bouquet is actually the sleeve from my mom's wedding gown!
This is a fun question! I probably broke all of the etiquette rules and actually had 2 weddings. Our dream wedding was our destination wedding, but since we knew not everyone would be able to join us we got married beforehand. Andplusalso because we were both raised in more conservative families and didn't officially live together prior to the wedding our first wedding was 7 months prior to the destination wedding.
Our home town wedding was 7 weeks after getting engaged. It was pretty casual. We had our ceremony in the chapel the nursing home where my grandma lives in order for her to be there. For the reception we rented out a local community room and did simple decorations and catered a taco bar. We also had a cake and cupcakes. After dinner we cleared the floor and had yard games inside (it was April and still a little chilly in the evening). This wedding was only family and the closest of our friends. Still ended up being around 100 (we have big families).
Our destination wedding was AMAZING. We got married at the hard rock resort in riviera maya. Side note: I definitely recommend this resort! It was the best week having all of our immediate family and some friends with us. The wedding was gorgeous and everything was handled by the resort staff so I had no worries!
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@Tennis11785 love the personal touches you mentioned. Now I'm craving lobster... I agree that a day of coordinator is a great thing if you're fortunate enough to have one. My SIL got married a few months before us and at the start of her reception, they learned that the DJ did not have the first dance song that she had selected. The coordinator actually went out to Target, got the CD, and got back just in time. From that moment I realized how important/dedicated a good one can be.
@ali_gator11 Your wedding sounds like what DH and I realized at our rehearsal dinner that we should have done all along. Low-key can definitely be the way to go!
@jsnakehole I love Modcloth. I was a little disappointed to learn that they recently partnered with Jet.com and the Walmart corporation. I hope their products don't change too much. Also, your wedding menu was my kind of style.
@lulu1180 My best friend is a die hard Browns fan and it's rubbed off on me enough that I usually root for them too. I love that you incorporated them into your colors (at least I am assuming this is the team you're referring to).
@laurad75 Oh, wow. Hats off to you for staying calm throughout that change. I think I would have been a wreck. I'm glad your good Excel habits were there to save the day
Everyone kind of thought we would elope, but we decided to do the traditional wedding with an 18 month long engagement. We had the fastest full catholic wedding I've ever been to. @lulu1180 we had the full mass and communion and it was still about 25 minutes. (our priest literally had other plans that night). We were non-traditional in that we had guys and girls in both parties, some ladies on DH side and guys on mine. The bridesmaids wore black dresses from j.crew. Our reception was great, people are still talking about the food, 5 years later. If I could change one thing, I would've given our DJ more direction his song choices were, um, interesting. I also would've gotten a smaller cake, I had no idea the reception place served dessert and we had an entire layer of our cake (excluding the top) left over, not that it's a bad thing, who doesn't love cake. We had such a great day. It was just so much fun!
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We got married in Fall 2012 and our wedding was fairly traditional, but I loved it! We really considered doing a destination wedding but I am glad we decided to get married at home. We did have some minor etiquette snafus (gap between the ceremony and reception [although that is fairly common 'round these parts] and we requested no kids at the reception [it was at a brewery with very limited space]) which made me cringe when committing them because I do like to adhere to common etiquette practices as closely as possible. I'd do the no-kids thing again and again, but if I had a do-over I would probably ditch the church wedding and just do everything back-to-back.
We had right around 100 guests at our reception, so fairly small for a "traditional" wedding. Our space was smaller so it was very intimate (well, as intimate as it can be when 100 is a small crowd I suppose). Everything was perfect, even though it wasn't lol. My mom lost our table numbers so that was frustrating for like a second but they figured it out without involving me thankfully. Our colors were navy and green and the guys wore gray tuxes and I feel like even with all of the cool color ideas they have now (Pinterest was so new when I got married!), I'd still choose everything that I planned. If I HAD to pick something to do differently, I would have found a less expensive dress. It's so easy to go overboard when it's someone else's money and I probably could have found something similar for quite less.
People still tell me how cool it was to go to a wedding at their favorite brewery, and I feel the same! When I go to the store and see that beer randomly (we're now out of state from where we got married) it's always brings a little smile to my face. I know people say it to everyone, but I STILL hear about how awesome our wedding was, 4+ years later. #notsohumblebrag
DH and I just got married in November. We wanted it to feel classic and timeless. The weather was beautiful. The food was fantastic. All in all, we couldn't have asked for better.
May grandparents weren't in perfect health, but still managed to make it. They were like my parents, and we got married within a week of their 63rd wedding anniversary. I dedicated/gifted my bouquet to my grandmother.
Snaffus? My MOH almost needed to be sewn into her dress because of a faulty zipper. That pushed the timeline back, but the zipper eventually moved and it worked out. My DJ had 3 strokes the week of the wedding, so we ended up with a backup. The backup did a great job, but there were some obvious kinks because he literally never met us until about an hour before the ceremony.
I'm obsessed with all our pictures, but here are my favorite two! (Sorry if they're too big)
I love all of these stories, thank you all for sharing them with us!
@hartmich I'm not sure if I knew that you're a Ravens fan. I'm not sure we can be bump friends any more. Just kidding...or maybe not. lol. Can you tell I still harbor a grudge over my team getting moved?? In all seriousness, the table names was one of the details that everyone seemed to love! We did the same as you and had the jersey numbers as table numbers. We didn't do the reception at the stadium though, I'm pretty sure it would've been way out of our budget.
@magnolia131 Yep, that would be them! They are notoriously bad year after year after year after year. But DH still watches the games (or yells at them would be more like it) and got season tickets through my uncle the last 2 years. But I was raised to root for the Browns and that will never change. If we have any boys, they will be raised the same without a doubt! If you are interested in the heartbreak that is Cleveland sports, ESPN did a 30 for 30 documentary called Believeland. It was wonderfully done and is definitely worth watching!
I forgot I had some pictures on my computer here at work! Here are two of my favorites. The first one is DH and I at the main library branch and the second is in downtown with the terminal tower in the background.
*TW* I also forgot to add that the priest who we met with all along was arrested the week before our wedding...for exactly what you hear priests being arrested for. *end TW* So our entire mass was very generic bc it was a priest who never met us, but whatevs, we were married at the end of the day so I was happy!
My DH and I got married at a golf course in Northern Michigan overlooking the water. We had an outdoor civil ceremony and our reception was in a tent. The weather turned out absolutely fantastic. I don't think we could have gotten any luckier! Especially considering that the day after our wedding it POURED down all day. Other then having a non religious ceremony I'd say the only other non-traditional aspects were that we had a mint green cake and I had 8 bridesmaids when he had 4 groomsmen. So instead of having all the guys stand on his side and girls on mine, we mixed them and had 4 girls and 2 guys on each side. Colors were mint, pink and gold.
It was the best day of my life and I would do it over again in a heartbeat. Only if I got to marry my DH again of course
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We got married July 2012. We had a traditional Catholic Church wedding without the mass. The church we got married at is on a busy street and I had always seen brides coming out the front doors my whole life and always pictured being one of those brides so I was happy we were able to have it there even though we're not very religious. Our reception was beautiful, we had it at a one wedding at a time venue. We took pictures during the cocktail hour so that I didn't have to leave the reception at all and we danced all night! I didn't want to go around table to table to say hi to everyone because I wanted to enjoy my reception so we did a receiving line at the church and I told anyone else who wanted to talk to me that I'd be on the dance floor! We had a hugeeee dessert hour which was heaven for me because I had been dieting for months. We stayed that night at this huge hotel near home that I always wanted to stay in and left two days later for a two week honeymoon--one week in Disney world and a week Caribbean cruise. The whole day was perfect and my friends kept saying they couldn't believe how calm I was. I knew I had done all the planning and everything was set and I was marrying my best friend so anything that went wrong was no biggie! And thankfully everything went as planned!
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We got married last October and had a fairly low-key afternoon church wedding followed by a cake and champagne punch (or sparkling apple cider) reception. I'm a shy introvert and I wanted a wedding that would last about three hours total, and I think we found the perfect balance where we got to celebrate with the people we care about but also exited stage left before the bride had a meltdown from too much social interaction. People still tell me how much they loved the wedding, so I don't think anyone is nursing a grudge about it not being an all day, all night affair!
Personal touches: We did a ring warming where the rings were passed around for each guest to hold and bless or otherwise imbue with positive energy. I really love that we did that and I still look at my ring sometimes and think about all the people who held it wishing good things for us. We had three flower girls because my husband has a four-year-old niece and I have twin three-year-old nieces, and we didn't want anyone to feel left out! I had prepared myself for the possibility that zero flower girls would actually make it up the aisle since they were so young, but they all did an amazing job and got exactly where they needed to be!
We also decorated the ceremony space with 1000 origami cranes. My mother and I had folded 1000 for a school project when I was 8 and decide we wanted to repeat the feat for my wedding! My profile pic is a close-up of the cranes. I'll try to post a picture of the display at the front of the church. They were an awesome backdrop for all the ceremony pictures!
Love, love all of these....the pictures, the stories, everything! @hartmich the flower sleeve is absolutely beautiful.
We got married in the smaller courthouse across the river in New Orleans (3rd oldest in the country) down the street from my MIL (we live across the country). There was about 20 of us. Then we all walked to a bar from the 1700's which was too small to have food, so we parked a grilled cheese food truck outside. Music was a list from my iPhone. Our little group came from 8 different states so they got to have a long weekend in New Orleans as well. People still tell us what a great time they had. My dress was used, loved the idea that someone else had a great start in it like me. Wouldn't change a thing! My profile pic is me and DH in front of the bar.
DH & I are complete Disney nuts (both work there, got engaged there, we had our engagement pics there, I had my bridal shower & bachelorette party there). But truly, I've known I would get married at Disney since I was little and hoped my Groom would be ok with it!!
our theme was Cinderella--the carriage, castle, and glass slipper. Our colors were Victorian Lilac & Charcoal Gray. We got married at the Wedding Pavillion and then had our reception at the Grand Floridian Ballroom. We had Cinderella's Carriage bring my dad & I to the ceremony & then H and I to the reception. We had an ice glass slipper with sorbet before dessert. I also had two unity ceremonies because I could decide what I wanted. So we did a candle lighting one at the ceremony & a sand one at the reception.
Snafus--I don't like champagne so we had ordered Asti for everyone for the toast. They went to pour it and it was red. They said it wa a free upgrade. Uh not what I had asked for. But biggest snafu--when they brought me the bouquet, my flowers were the wrong color. I wanted lavendar roses. They were more a shade of pinkish purple. Everyone was surprised I was so calm since I'm normally type A. They offered to try to fix it & spray paint roses that color last minute but I knew that we had tons of flowers everywhere and there was no way they could redo them all so I just rolled with it.
It it was truly a fairy tale come true. Everyone still talks about it. I would give anything to do it over and over again!!!
oh and a few weeks after, we had our bridal session at the Magic Kingdom so we got dressed back up (and my flowers were correct this time) and had pics done at the park before it opened.
@purplg8r, that brings back so many memories for me! My best friend got married at Disney World and I was her Maid of Honor. She even let me ride in the coach with her! I'd never been to Disney before but I had a great time.
My husband and I were engaged for a year, so I had a fair
amount of time to plan. We had our ceremony in a sweet brick church, and
our reception in a garden—from the time I started planning, I knew I wanted to
have a spring-time garden wedding. So our colors were purple (a few shades),
white, and silver. The guys wore tuxes, and my bridesmaids wore long chiffon
dresses in different purples. Everything about it was so sweet and lovely. I
totally stressed myself out planning everything, but it was all worth it. The
day went off without a hitch. It rained a little bit, but I didn’t even care.
We mixed some traditional and non-traditional elements in our
wedding. We had two officiators do the wedding, and we wrote some of our own
vows to each other but also repeated vows. Our officiators really let us shape
our ceremony to fit us as a couple. We did an evening wedding, and had a
cocktail-hour type reception with heavy hors de oeuvres and beer and wine, cake
and a dessert table. The reception was such a blast—our dance floor was
completely full once the music started. It was all such dream!
@laurad75 I did the same thing! I had an entire pinterest board with wedding inspiration before we were even engaged. Lol
I'll have to post pics later (can't get to them right now)
This is the second marriage for both of us, my first was huge and I wanted a very tiny wedding, DH got married in the courthouse last time so he wanted to have the to-do. So we had an intimate church to-do and it was amazing!
We got engaged on 10/26 and got married on 10/29! My parents decorated the church (we had been planning to get married in April so we had already been buying decorations lol second round when you both have kids plays out a lot differently than the first time) our colors were purple and green and we did a subtle burlap and lace type theme with mason jars w/ tea lights and purple petals at the end of each pew in the church. My sister made my dress (measured, fabric acquired, cut out, sewn and fitted in 7 hours total!) We had my sister and DH's nephew (16y/o) as the bridal party, told them both to just dress nicely and that our colors were purple and green if they could, but if not it was no big deal. Sister showed up in a bridesmaid's dress from 10 years before in a beautiful lavender color and nephew showed up in a dress shirt he bought for the wedding that was an exact match! Our nieces were the flower girls, each of our sons held mini treasure chests with our rings and my DS walked me down the isle. My mom helped me do my hair. I wore my chainmail/emerald earrings (prettier than they sound lol)-something old, had my custom dress- something new, DH's necklace from Ireland (a surprise to him)- some borrowed, and I found glittery blue shoes- something blue! My aunt made all the flowers and my mom organized a little reception at a restaurant in town with cupcakes and a little cake and topper for us to cut. DH's best friend handled all the music and photography/videography for the ceremony and reception (and actually the proposal too!) We ended up having around 30 people including us and the kids. We ended up using DH's aunt/uncle's condo at the beach for our honeymoon- yes, we got married at the end of October which is perfect for us at the beach because it was warm enough to walk the beach but cold enough that there was basically no one there. It was all perfect!!!
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@purplg8r she's awesome. She made fondant figurines of our cat and dog. The cake was almond buttercream with strawberries inside. We still have the top layer in our freezer for this June.
The cake:
And me cracking up during the cake cutting. Notice, our extremely fancy paper plates that came from Dollar Tree. All of our plates/cutlery came to $19.
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I LOVE this thread - so so awesome learning about so many different ways you ladies celebrated!
Both DH and my parents are divorced/remarried - so our wedding was HUGE at 300 people. But it was the most wonderful day ever. We got married at the chapel at my alma mater (the only religious building that Frank Lloyd Wright designed - it's gorgeous), and had our reception in an auditorium on a lake in our hometown. The ceremony was at 11am, so we had brunch for our reception food (pancakes, biscuits and gravy, muffins etc), and the whole thing was over by 3pm, which was FABULOUS - I would do that over and over again. We were able to drive to a nice hotel on our wedding night, and had dinner at an amazing restaurant all by ourselves to celebrate, which was the best decision I could have ever made.
My colors were navy and mint, and my mom handmade my birdcage veil, which now lives in a shadowbox for me to keep forever and ever. We had DH's cousin play acoustic guitar for our processional music, and did non-traditional songs (Tonight, Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins for processional, Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac for my entrance with my dad, and Somebody to Love by Queen for recessional). The first photo is our "guest book" that my cousin painted for us (we have all original art in our house, and this is proudly hanging on our living room wall). There were so many more special touches throughout, but it was the most special day of my life and I am so grateful for every minute.
Sorry if the pics are huge - this is my first try at the spoiler box, too!
I *love* reading about everyone's weddings! The details are so unique and personal to each couple, it's such a window into what everyone is about.
DH and I got married in May 2014 on Cape Cod. It was a surprisingly traditional affair -- until that point I never really considered myself traditional at all. We had a Catholic ceremony at a church (officiated by a longtime family friend who is also a Deacon) and our reception was at an Inn by the water.
The whole thing was very New England and perfect for us. It was small, about 70 people total, but loud and fun. We had a steel drum band for cocktail hour and the first half of the reception, then a DJ to close out the night. Colors were various shades of dusty rose.
I had had a great time and loved every second, but shit, it was also kinda stressful to plan and I'm glad it's over. One wedding is enough for me
Since there seems to be a lot of wedding talk, let's get this thread going again (I really love seeing all the pictures)... plus, from a selfish perspective, I finally have some handy and want to share haha!
We had a smallish wedding (~40 people), and did it back yard style. We had rented a large house so all of our family could stay with us, since they all had to travel. We had minimal decor, since the place was so lovely, but what we did have, I did all myself. We bought flowers in bulk from a woman down the road, and then my best friend made the centerpieces and bouquets. The photographer was a friend of mine, so we got a great deal. The caterers were local, and since we were at a house we were able to just buy the alcohol at the store and not pay a mark up. I also bought my dress off of Craigslist and made my veil myself, although I did splurge on the shoes!
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H and I ended up doing a semi-destination wedding in Charleston, SC. We had our rehearsal dinner at a plantation and then the reception downtown, so we got the best of both worlds.
Our church was down the street from our reception hall, and we got tons of cool photos of us walking between the two (they are some of my favorite photos). We also put a lot of special touches - the tables were named after restaurants that had an important meaning to us, we served an after dinner snack of a lobster roll (a nod to the fact that we met in Boston), had a close family friend sing during the ceremony, had a family member perform the ceremony. Every detail came out perfect and I still look back at the photos and smile.
The only thing I'd do differently next time is I would have hired a day of coordinator to run things that day. Because we had so many vendors (or reception hall was literally a shell that came with nothing - no tables, chairs, linens, anything) and I handled so many of the details and personalized touches, it was really crazy trying to keep everything organized that day.
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Ok, I will play! DH got married in September of 2015, and we definitely strayed away from the traditional wedding. We had a very small (just our immediate family) courthouse ceremony, and then we had a larger backyard celebration that weekend. DH brews beer, so he actually made about 40 or 50 gallons of homebrew for the celebration, which was a huge hit with everyone there. I also made an insane amount of cupcakes for dessert. Our "videographer" was our dog with a go-pro. Neither of us were really into the idea of a big, traditional wedding, and we were so happy that we were able to pull off exactly what we wanted. Just a day of fun and food with our family and friends.
However, things did get a little messy as the day went on (thanks to all of DH's homebrew ) so this also confirmed for me that I NEVER want to host anything this large at our house again! But, no matter how stressful certain points may have been, I would not want to change anything about the day!
Included is a picture of our cupcake display, since that is the only one I have available right now. Also, I put a lot of work into those bitches, so I am going to show it off it I get the chance, haha!
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It rained the entire day It was nice overall, though. We got married at a Rod & Gun Club, by DW's father. Had a BBQ buffet for dinner and went with local apple cider doughnuts instead of cake. Everyone had a good time and we had a big bonfire at the end of the night for everyone to curl up around.
It was the most magical day. Very low-key, very nontraditional, but very, very special.
We we had a City Hall ceremony with just some close family and friends, followed by an after party at a bar in the East Village. Cash bar, but we brought in pizza, chicken nuggets, and hot dogs. My cousin is a pastry chef and she made us a cake.
My dress was from ModCloth (on sale!). My whole outfit cost $150. Our biggest splurge was a hotel room for me the night before (so I could relax and get ready closer to city hall).
It was perfect and I have zero regrets about eloping.
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@Pinky917 Those cupcakes all look so yummy!!
@ali_gator11 You know they do say that rain on your wedding day is good luck. It rained pretty much all day when my parents got married and they've been together over 40 years!
@jsnakehole That sounds like the perfect low-key and laid back wedding!
We did the more traditional thing, the ceremony was in my church (I'm Catholic) but it was not the full mass. My priest told us the ceremony would be about 45 minutes or so but I think it ended up being only about 20 minutes or so or it was the fastest 45 minutes ever! We did pictures immediately after the ceremony and an evening reception. The food was amazing and everyone seemed to have a great time! The only things I did that are apparently against etiquette was having a head table and doing the bridal party dance but no one in the party seemed to think it was out of the ordinary as I think I've only been to one wedding that didn't have them both.
We chose orange and brown for our colors as a nod to our local football team (even though they suck) as DH is a huge fan and I was raised as one! And the tables at the reception were named after great players on the above mentioned team. One of the guests actually took most of the table names that I had laminated because he is also a huge fan and has his office decorated with various team memorabilia.
I was going to share a picture or two because I thought I had the thumb drive with them in my purse but I can't seem to find it at this moment.
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We got married in a church, had the typical catholic ceremony. Then we went to the baseball stadium for our pictures which I loved doing! They turned out so amazing and it was so cool to be on the field and on top of the dugout.
Our reception was so much fun! We sat and had dinner with our immediate family rather than a sweetheart table. We served breakfast at midnight for everyone. Our colors were black, white, and red. The dance floor was packed all night which made me so happy, even our DJ commented about how many people danced all night. I would absolutely love to do it all again!
We got married in a 'Castle' style hotel in the rocky mountains in the winter. It was perfect. We did traditional, non-religious vows and a handfasting during the ceremony, which is scottish tradition. We used tartan ribbon with my mom's family tartan and DH's family tartan, and DH's family tartan was the inspiration for our colours (red, green & gold - it was very christmas-esque). The bridesmaids wore red dresses and the groomsmen had tartan ties, along with DH and FIL.
At the reception, we didn't have a 'head table' because we don't like being on display and we wanted our wedding party to be able to sit with their dates/spouses. I did all of our own decor and hired a wedding planner to set it all up for us, which wasnt a big deal because we only had 50 guests. We also did not have a wedding cake! The whole weekend was amazing and I wish we could do it all over again (without the pricetag!)
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Our rehearsal dinner was in my parent's backyard. We had a tent, sunflowers as centerpieces, and catered BBQ from one of our favorite restaurants. This was cheaper than dining out and since so many of our guests were from out of town, we didn't want to exclude anybody. In hindsight, the relaxed vibe of the rehearsal dinner was much more enjoyable than the formal wedding reception I think.
Our ceremony was not very traditional. We were married by a close family member under a gorgeous oak tree and decorated the space pretty minimally. Close family members read passages that we picked out that meaningful to us. Our cocktail hour and reception were more formal, however. We worked with a fantastic venue who guided us to all of our vendors, who were all great. This made it pretty easy to plan. If it were up to DH and I, we would have truthfully eloped because of how much I hate being the center of attention, but the wedding honestly made a lot of our family members so happy that I don't regret it one bit.
I didn't realize how few pictures we had until now without people in them (which I'd rather not post for privacy reasons), but here are a couple from that day...
The wedding ring in the picture belonged to my late grandmother, and the pin to my late grandfather.
This is a picture of the reception venue, though the lighting from my phone probably doesn't do it justice. It also had a terrace where the cocktail hour was held and where the bar was. The black gift boxes on the chargers were little boxes of homemade fudge from a local mom & pop ice cream shop that we used to frequent when we dated in college and was one of my favorite details from the wedding.
@pinky917 That video footage must be hilarious!
@tennis11785 I love how personal your wedding sounded!
As mentioned above, we got married at a football stadium and I'm pretty sure my mom almost had a heart attack when I mentioned that was where I wanted it. But it was actually quite formal - we had a 6:30 ceremony followed by the reception, with a very formal sit down dinner, etc. And then the party was awesome - so much dancing, tons of drinks, etc. It was a blast!! It was the best of both worlds. I am still shocked at how amazing the service was (considering it's a stadium...) The food was some of the best I've ever had, the staff was beyond professional, we were provided a coordinator, and I was never bothered about anything. It was one of the least stressful days I've ever had.
We did a head table, but instead of everyone sitting in a line, we sat around it like a normal table so we were't on "display". I loved it.
Here's a picture I love -- the lace around my bouquet is actually the sleeve from my mom's wedding gown!
Our home town wedding was 7 weeks after getting engaged. It was pretty casual. We had our ceremony in the chapel the nursing home where my grandma lives in order for her to be there. For the reception we rented out a local community room and did simple decorations and catered a taco bar. We also had a cake and cupcakes. After dinner we cleared the floor and had yard games inside (it was April and still a little chilly in the evening). This wedding was only family and the closest of our friends. Still ended up being around 100 (we have big families).
Our destination wedding was AMAZING. We got married at the hard rock resort in riviera maya. Side note: I definitely recommend this resort! It was the best week having all of our immediate family and some friends with us. The wedding was gorgeous and everything was handled by the resort staff so I had no worries!
I am at work so don't have any pictures with me...
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@ali_gator11 Your wedding sounds like what DH and I realized at our rehearsal dinner that we should have done all along. Low-key can definitely be the way to go!
@jsnakehole I love Modcloth. I was a little disappointed to learn that they recently partnered with Jet.com and the Walmart corporation. I hope their products don't change too much. Also, your wedding menu was my kind of style.
@lulu1180 My best friend is a die hard Browns fan and it's rubbed off on me enough that I usually root for them too. I love that you incorporated them into your colors (at least I am assuming this is the team you're referring to).
@laurad75 Oh, wow. Hats off to you for staying calm throughout that change. I think I would have been a wreck. I'm glad your good Excel habits were there to save the day
Everyone kind of thought we would elope, but we decided to do the traditional wedding with an 18 month long engagement. We had the fastest full catholic wedding I've ever been to. @lulu1180 we had the full mass and communion and it was still about 25 minutes. (our priest literally had other plans that night). We were non-traditional in that we had guys and girls in both parties, some ladies on DH side and guys on mine. The bridesmaids wore black dresses from j.crew. Our reception was great, people are still talking about the food, 5 years later. If I could change one thing, I would've given our DJ more direction his song choices were, um, interesting. I also would've gotten a smaller cake, I had no idea the reception place served dessert and we had an entire layer of our cake (excluding the top) left over, not that it's a bad thing, who doesn't love cake. We had such a great day. It was just so much fun!
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We got married in Fall 2012 and our wedding was fairly traditional, but I loved it! We really considered doing a destination wedding but I am glad we decided to get married at home. We did have some minor etiquette snafus (gap between the ceremony and reception [although that is fairly common 'round these parts] and we requested no kids at the reception [it was at a brewery with very limited space]) which made me cringe when committing them because I do like to adhere to common etiquette practices as closely as possible. I'd do the no-kids thing again and again, but if I had a do-over I would probably ditch the church wedding and just do everything back-to-back.
We had right around 100 guests at our reception, so fairly small for a "traditional" wedding. Our space was smaller so it was very intimate (well, as intimate as it can be when 100 is a small crowd I suppose). Everything was perfect, even though it wasn't lol. My mom lost our table numbers so that was frustrating for like a second but they figured it out without involving me thankfully. Our colors were navy and green and the guys wore gray tuxes and I feel like even with all of the cool color ideas they have now (Pinterest was so new when I got married!), I'd still choose everything that I planned. If I HAD to pick something to do differently, I would have found a less expensive dress. It's so easy to go overboard when it's someone else's money and I probably could have found something similar for quite less.
People still tell me how cool it was to go to a wedding at their favorite brewery, and I feel the same! When I go to the store and see that beer randomly (we're now out of state from where we got married) it's always brings a little smile to my face. I know people say it to everyone, but I STILL hear about how awesome our wedding was, 4+ years later. #notsohumblebrag
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DH and I just got married in November. We wanted it to feel classic and timeless. The weather was beautiful. The food was fantastic. All in all, we couldn't have asked for better.
May grandparents weren't in perfect health, but still managed to make it. They were like my parents, and we got married within a week of their 63rd wedding anniversary. I dedicated/gifted my bouquet to my grandmother.
Snaffus? My MOH almost needed to be sewn into her dress because of a faulty zipper. That pushed the timeline back, but the zipper eventually moved and it worked out. My DJ had 3 strokes the week of the wedding, so we ended up with a backup. The backup did a great job, but there were some obvious kinks because he literally never met us until about an hour before the ceremony.
I'm obsessed with all our pictures, but here are my favorite two! (Sorry if they're too big)
@hartmich I'm not sure if I knew that you're a Ravens fan. I'm not sure we can be bump friends any more. Just kidding...or maybe not. lol. Can you tell I still harbor a grudge over my team getting moved?? In all seriousness, the table names was one of the details that everyone seemed to love! We did the same as you and had the jersey numbers as table numbers. We didn't do the reception at the stadium though, I'm pretty sure it would've been way out of our budget.
@magnolia131 Yep, that would be them! They are notoriously bad year after year after year after year. But DH still watches the games (or yells at them would be more like it) and got season tickets through my uncle the last 2 years. But I was raised to root for the Browns and that will never change. If we have any boys, they will be raised the same without a doubt! If you are interested in the heartbreak that is Cleveland sports, ESPN did a 30 for 30 documentary called Believeland. It was wonderfully done and is definitely worth watching!
I forgot I had some pictures on my computer here at work! Here are two of my favorites. The first one is DH and I at the main library branch and the second is in downtown with the terminal tower in the background.
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"It's time to try defying gravity."
Married 6/11/16
TTC Since 6/2016
12/2016 RE appt; 1/2017 SA & HSG results - all normal
3/2017 Dx Hyperprolactinemia; 5/2017 Prolactin levels normal; 8/2017 Low Ovarian Reserve
8/2017 TTA for personal reasons; 10/2017 NTNP; 12/2017 Re-start TTC
7/2018 Clomid+IUI
11/2018 Letrozole+TI
12/2018 Letrozole+IUI
2/2019 NTNP
5/2019 Stopping all TTC efforts; living Childfree
*TW* I also forgot to add that the priest who we met with all along was arrested the week before our wedding...for exactly what you hear priests being arrested for. *end TW*
So our entire mass was very generic bc it was a priest who never met us, but whatevs, we were married at the end of the day so I was happy!
My DH and I got married at a golf course in Northern Michigan overlooking the water. We had an outdoor civil ceremony and our reception was in a tent. The weather turned out absolutely fantastic. I don't think we could have gotten any luckier! Especially considering that the day after our wedding it POURED down all day. Other then having a non religious ceremony I'd say the only other non-traditional aspects were that we had a mint green cake and I had 8 bridesmaids when he had 4 groomsmen. So instead of having all the guys stand on his side and girls on mine, we mixed them and had 4 girls and 2 guys on each side. Colors were mint, pink and gold.
It was the best day of my life and I would do it over again in a heartbeat. Only if I got to marry my DH again of course
We got married July 2012. We had a traditional Catholic Church wedding without the mass. The church we got married at is on a busy street and I had always seen brides coming out the front doors my whole life and always pictured being one of those brides so I was happy we were able to have it there even though we're not very religious. Our reception was beautiful, we had it at a one wedding at a time venue. We took pictures during the cocktail hour so that I didn't have to leave the reception at all and we danced all night! I didn't want to go around table to table to say hi to everyone because I wanted to enjoy my reception so we did a receiving line at the church and I told anyone else who wanted to talk to me that I'd be on the dance floor! We had a hugeeee dessert hour which was heaven for me because I had been dieting for months. We stayed that night at this huge hotel near home that I always wanted to stay in and left two days later for a two week honeymoon--one week in Disney world and a week Caribbean cruise. The whole day was perfect and my friends kept saying they couldn't believe how calm I was. I knew I had done all the planning and everything was set and I was marrying my best friend so anything that went wrong was no biggie! And thankfully everything went as planned!
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We got married last October and had a fairly low-key afternoon church wedding followed by a cake and champagne punch (or sparkling apple cider) reception. I'm a shy introvert and I wanted a wedding that would last about three hours total, and I think we found the perfect balance where we got to celebrate with the people we care about but also exited stage left before the bride had a meltdown from too much social interaction. People still tell me how much they loved the wedding, so I don't think anyone is nursing a grudge about it not being an all day, all night affair!
Personal touches: We did a ring warming where the rings were passed around for each guest to hold and bless or otherwise imbue with positive energy. I really love that we did that and I still look at my ring sometimes and think about all the people who held it wishing good things for us. We had three flower girls because my husband has a four-year-old niece and I have twin three-year-old nieces, and we didn't want anyone to feel left out! I had prepared myself for the possibility that zero flower girls would actually make it up the aisle since they were so young, but they all did an amazing job and got exactly where they needed to be!
We also decorated the ceremony space with 1000 origami cranes. My mother and I had folded 1000 for a school project when I was 8 and decide we wanted to repeat the feat for my wedding! My profile pic is a close-up of the cranes. I'll try to post a picture of the display at the front of the church. They were an awesome backdrop for all the ceremony pictures!
We got married in the smaller courthouse across the river in New Orleans (3rd oldest in the country) down the street from my MIL (we live across the country). There was about 20 of us. Then we all walked to a bar from the 1700's which was too small to have food, so we parked a grilled cheese food truck outside. Music was a list from my iPhone. Our little group came from 8 different states so they got to have a long weekend in New Orleans as well. People still tell us what a great time they had. My dress was used, loved the idea that someone else had a great start in it like me. Wouldn't change a thing! My profile pic is me and DH in front of the bar.
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@Pinky917 oh I love the idea of your dog being the videographer!!! That had to be so much fun to watch!!
@ali_gator11 I love wedding pics where you see the different colored converse!
@jsnakehole ooh! How nice to have a cousin who's a pastry chef!!
@lulu1180 I'm a huge football fan and LOVE that you did some of your theming based around your fav team!!
@50Wife I love the stadium pics idea & breakfast at midnight!!!
@50Wife what a gorgeous picture!!!
@laurad75 your venue story--I would have freaked!! Thank goodness you were so organized!!
@magnolia131 oh how sad about your grandma & stressful about the hurricane! I can't imagine!!
@hartmich I LOVE that you got married at a stadium! And the idea of using lace from your mom's dress!
@MrsMiller8588 your destination wedding sounds amazing!!!
@Avrilmai I love that you had guys & girls in both parties!!
@flowerpower5838 I love the streamer send off!!
@LoveInDC oh my! Who freaking out more? You or your MOH?
@JJMNO1616 your colors are gorgeous!!
@shortstack930 I love that car!!!
@Augusta108 I have just learned about the origami crane thing because one of my friends is getting married and had me make a few. I love it!!
@amberruka yes to food truck!!
our theme was Cinderella--the carriage, castle, and glass slipper. Our colors were Victorian Lilac & Charcoal Gray. We got married at the Wedding Pavillion and then had our reception at the Grand Floridian Ballroom. We had Cinderella's Carriage bring my dad & I to the ceremony & then H and I to the reception. We had an ice glass slipper with sorbet before dessert. I also had two unity ceremonies because I could decide what I wanted. So we did a candle lighting one at the ceremony & a sand one at the reception.
Snafus--I don't like champagne so we had ordered Asti for everyone for the toast. They went to pour it and it was red. They said it wa a free upgrade. Uh not what I had asked for. But biggest snafu--when they brought me the bouquet, my flowers were the wrong color. I wanted lavendar roses. They were more a shade of pinkish purple. Everyone was surprised I was so calm since I'm normally type A. They offered to try to fix it & spray paint roses that color last minute but I knew that we had tons of flowers everywhere and there was no way they could redo them all so I just rolled with it.
It it was truly a fairy tale come true. Everyone still talks about it. I would give anything to do it over and over again!!!
oh and a few weeks after, we had our bridal session at the Magic Kingdom so we got dressed back up (and my flowers were correct this time) and had pics done at the park before it opened.
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Married 10/13/12
TTC Since 8/2016
My husband and I were engaged for a year, so I had a fair amount of time to plan. We had our ceremony in a sweet brick church, and our reception in a garden—from the time I started planning, I knew I wanted to have a spring-time garden wedding. So our colors were purple (a few shades), white, and silver. The guys wore tuxes, and my bridesmaids wore long chiffon dresses in different purples. Everything about it was so sweet and lovely. I totally stressed myself out planning everything, but it was all worth it. The day went off without a hitch. It rained a little bit, but I didn’t even care.
We mixed some traditional and non-traditional elements in our wedding. We had two officiators do the wedding, and we wrote some of our own vows to each other but also repeated vows. Our officiators really let us shape our ceremony to fit us as a couple. We did an evening wedding, and had a cocktail-hour type reception with heavy hors de oeuvres and beer and wine, cake and a dessert table. The reception was such a blast—our dance floor was completely full once the music started. It was all such dream!
@laurad75 I did the same thing! I had an entire pinterest board with wedding inspiration before we were even engaged. Lol
I'll have to post pics later (can't get to them right now)
This is the second marriage for both of us, my first was huge and I wanted a very tiny wedding, DH got married in the courthouse last time so he wanted to have the to-do. So we had an intimate church to-do and it was amazing!
We got engaged on 10/26 and got married on 10/29! My parents decorated the church (we had been planning to get married in April so we had already been buying decorations lol second round when you both have kids plays out a lot differently than the first time) our colors were purple and green and we did a subtle burlap and lace type theme with mason jars w/ tea lights and purple petals at the end of each pew in the church. My sister made my dress (measured, fabric acquired, cut out, sewn and fitted in 7 hours total!) We had my sister and DH's nephew (16y/o) as the bridal party, told them both to just dress nicely and that our colors were purple and green if they could, but if not it was no big deal. Sister showed up in a bridesmaid's dress from 10 years before in a beautiful lavender color and nephew showed up in a dress shirt he bought for the wedding that was an exact match! Our nieces were the flower girls, each of our sons held mini treasure chests with our rings and my DS walked me down the isle. My mom helped me do my hair. I wore my chainmail/emerald earrings (prettier than they sound lol)-something old, had my custom dress- something new, DH's necklace from Ireland (a surprise to him)- some borrowed, and I found glittery blue shoes- something blue! My aunt made all the flowers and my mom organized a little reception at a restaurant in town with cupcakes and a little cake and topper for us to cut. DH's best friend handled all the music and photography/videography for the ceremony and reception (and actually the proposal too!) We ended up having around 30 people including us and the kids. We ended up using DH's aunt/uncle's condo at the beach for our honeymoon- yes, we got married at the end of October which is perfect for us at the beach because it was warm enough to walk the beach but cold enough that there was basically no one there. It was all perfect!!!
DS born 3/11
Angel Baby 3 6/28/11 9/5/17 BFP!!
divorced October 2014 9/6/17 hCG 88 progesterone 9.1 (prometrium started)
Married DH 10/15 DH's DS born 6/09 9/8/17 hCG 242!!!
Not preventing since 11/15 EDD 5/8/18 Adjusted 5/15/18
TTC since 1/1/16 9/27/17 we have a heart beat!
The cake:
And me cracking up during the cake cutting. Notice, our extremely fancy paper plates that came from Dollar Tree. All of our plates/cutlery came to $19.
Married: 6/2016
TTC #1: 12/2016
Benched due to deployment- Off the bench 8/8/17!
Both DH and my parents are divorced/remarried - so our wedding was HUGE at 300 people. But it was the most wonderful day ever. We got married at the chapel at my alma mater (the only religious building that Frank Lloyd Wright designed - it's gorgeous), and had our reception in an auditorium on a lake in our hometown. The ceremony was at 11am, so we had brunch for our reception food (pancakes, biscuits and gravy, muffins etc), and the whole thing was over by 3pm, which was FABULOUS - I would do that over and over again. We were able to drive to a nice hotel on our wedding night, and had dinner at an amazing restaurant all by ourselves to celebrate, which was the best decision I could have ever made.
My colors were navy and mint, and my mom handmade my birdcage veil, which now lives in a shadowbox for me to keep forever and ever. We had DH's cousin play acoustic guitar for our processional music, and did non-traditional songs (Tonight, Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins for processional, Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac for my entrance with my dad, and Somebody to Love by Queen for recessional). The first photo is our "guest book" that my cousin painted for us (we have all original art in our house, and this is proudly hanging on our living room wall). There were so many more special touches throughout, but it was the most special day of my life and I am so grateful for every minute.
Sorry if the pics are huge - this is my first try at the spoiler box, too!
I *love* reading about everyone's weddings! The details are so unique and personal to each couple, it's such a window into what everyone is about.
DH and I got married in May 2014 on Cape Cod. It was a surprisingly traditional affair -- until that point I never really considered myself traditional at all. We had a Catholic ceremony at a church (officiated by a longtime family friend who is also a Deacon) and our reception was at an Inn by the water.
The whole thing was very New England and perfect for us. It was small, about 70 people total, but loud and fun. We had a steel drum band for cocktail hour and the first half of the reception, then a DJ to close out the night. Colors were various shades of dusty rose.
I had had a great time and loved every second, but shit, it was also kinda stressful to plan and I'm glad it's over. One wedding is enough for me
We had a smallish wedding (~40 people), and did it back yard style. We had rented a large house so all of our family could stay with us, since they all had to travel. We had minimal decor, since the place was so lovely, but what we did have, I did all myself. We bought flowers in bulk from a woman down the road, and then my best friend made the centerpieces and bouquets. The photographer was a friend of mine, so we got a great deal. The caterers were local, and since we were at a house we were able to just buy the alcohol at the store and not pay a mark up. I also bought my dress off of Craigslist and made my veil myself, although I did splurge on the shoes!