For the entire 2 weeks before the wedding, the weather was horrible...it literally rained for 2 weeks straight. Then miraculously, the skies started clearing the Wednesday before the wedding and we had beautiful weather through wedding day.
While it was raining, we worked on what we could inside. Then, Laurel, Marisa, Collin and Andrew showed up and the real work began. Putting up lights and paper lanters, setting up tables, centerpieces, hay bales, etc. It was a lot of work but it totally paid off.
The rehearsal went well. A lot quicker than I had imagined. The funniest part was when Dad answered his cell phone while walking me down the aisle!
Our rehearsal dinner was so much fun! We ended up going to a Mexican restaurant in Bowdon that had karaoke. People were shy at first and then Andrew and I decided start it all off. We sang Hootie and the Blowfish's "Only Wanna Be With You" and it was amazing!
Then, Laurel, Whitney and Collin decided to grace us with a performance of "Bye, Bye, Bye," Dad and Collin sang "Walkin' After Midnight"...
Lindsey sang "White Wedding", Clare and Sean sang "You Don't Bring me Flowers", Mom, Ms. Bonnie and Ms. Bebe sang...
the boys sang Bohemain Rhapsody...
then we ended it with Matthew, Dad, Uncle Tom and Me singing Margaritaville.
Needless to say, we had so much fun that people were still talking about it at the wedding!
The wedding went off without a hitch (at least my Mom and bridesmaids let me believe there were no problems) and we were married without incident.
Pictures were amazing, thanks to Clare, bouquets and flowers were beautiful, thanks to Aunt B and Nita, my hair was fabulous thanks to Hannah and everything went smoothly thanks to Laurel, Mom, Dad, George, Whitney, Lauren, Angela, Marisa, Collin, Matthew and Josh.
It feels like I'm forgetting something...oh yeah, my wonderful husband! I definitely cried the first time I saw him for pictures, when I saw him at the end of the aisle and as I said my vows to him. I married my best friend and nothing could be better than that!
There are obviously a lot more details that could be hashed out, so many more special moments to share, but I can only fit so much in one post.
Thanks for sticking with me throughout this long post and you can rest easy knowing that honeymoon recap and more wedding tib-bits will probably be coming in the future.
at Cheeburger Cheeburger in Naples (the original)
playing Rummikub
hanging out after sun time in the pool
arriving in Key West after our boat ride
at the Southernmost Point in the US
the go-kart wannabe that got us around the island
getting ready to go up
and away we go!
better together
The rehearsal went well. A lot quicker than I had imagined. The funniest part was when Dad answered his cell phone while walking me down the aisle!
Our rehearsal dinner was so much fun! We ended up going to a Mexican restaurant in Bowdon that had karaoke. People were shy at first and then Andrew and I decided start it all off. We sang Hootie and the Blowfish's "Only Wanna Be With You" and it was amazing!
Then, Laurel, Whitney and Collin decided to grace us with a performance of "Bye, Bye, Bye," Dad and Collin sang "Walkin' After Midnight"...
Lindsey sang "White Wedding", Clare and Sean sang "You Don't Bring me Flowers", Mom, Ms. Bonnie and Ms. Bebe sang...
the boys sang Bohemain Rhapsody...
then we ended it with Matthew, Dad, Uncle Tom and Me singing Margaritaville.
Needless to say, we had so much fun that people were still talking about it at the wedding!
It feels like I'm forgetting something...oh yeah, my wonderful husband! I definitely cried the first time I saw him for pictures, when I saw him at the end of the aisle and as I said my vows to him. I married my best friend and nothing could be better than that!
Thanks for sticking with me throughout this long post and you can rest easy knowing that honeymoon recap and more wedding tib-bits will probably be coming in the future.
