I wrote most of our thank you notes the week after the honeymoon. I still have a few stragglers from gifts received after the wedding (like a wine.com gift card, yippee!). As I mentioned before, we received a fair number of gifts from our registry. Some of our family surprised us with some impressive homemade…
As I discussed here, we decided to do our own flowers. Our Fifty Flowers order arrived the Wednesday before the wedding and a customer service rep called within an hour to verify 1) we received the correct flowers and 2) the flowers were in good condition. All was well, and I filled up some containers in our…
In the grand world of wedding favors, you have loads of options. Candles, cooking utensils, barware. So what did we want? Originally, I set my heart (and wallet) on these adorable acorn candles. I thought this was a cute, subtle nod to my sorority. The cheapest I found these was around $2.25 a piece. Together…
Please enjoy our processional music. Pastor Cook, Mac, and BM El Cunado walked in from the side of the gazebo. Since two of the grandmothers have walkers, we didn’t do a traditional “seating” of them. Mac’s parents headed down the aisle first. Next down the aisle was Mama, escorted by GM Shann. Next was BM JBenz….
After a few portraits, we walked down the brick path to the Gazebo. Mac, Pastor Cook, and El Cunado waited by the side path, while the rest of us headed for the back of the main lawn. We saw a fair number of guests walking in and taking their seats. My wonderful DOC, Vivian, found me and…
I managed to make it through getting dressed without a nervous breakdown. Mac and his groomsmen were dressed and wandering around. My bridesmaids and photographers headed outside for a few pictures while my mother wrestled a safety pin out of my bustle. From there, we had our official “first look.” Mac and I saw each other…