Being a blogger for Weddingbee has definitely made me feel special / sort of celebrity-ish at times (but seriously I’m just a normal gal who blogged about her wedding planning) and it was an honor to share it with all of yous. Some bees have been recognized in public on several occasions (crazy I know!) So when Mr.Flamingo and I took part of a wedding tv show called La Bosse des Noces, well that definetly an interesting experience.
A couple of weeks ago, I was flipping the channels on the television and came face to face… with me. Yup, our wedding was airing again on television. Kinda neat I know. I know you have been waiting to view this video for quite some time, but trying to find a way to upload the video took longer than I anticipated. But I can finally share it with you now. So for those of you who understand french – enjoy!
Though it may not look like it, but I was extremely nervous. Its not every day you have cameras in your face and someone prepping your makeup. A hint ? Notice how many times I say “Glamour” lol …
The show was about helping us out with issues we came across while planning our wedding. They helped us out with decor elements and our place card chandelier tree. What’s great is that they even featured Wes Jones of Film Jones because they found the whole 8mm video really intriguing… plus that whole segment is in english
Our wedding was also on the web with a detailed description of the episode (for canadians only), list of stores where they purchased the items for our wedding and DIY explanations. Check it out here (if you can read in french) Our wedding will be playing for the next 5 years (re-runs obviously) So the “Hey weren’t you on TV?” remark will be common, but i can get use to that…LOL But seriously we loved our experience and would do it again in a heartbeat.
So that’s it… I’m officially done my wedding recaps. Sniff sniff. Now for the next chapter in my life….
If you want to see all the Glamnuptials recap posts… lookie here.
When I started planning my wedding, there is one thing that I kept looking for and had a hard time finding, the budget breakdown of a real wedding. Oh course the budget depends on a lot of factors. Location, Date, and Amount of Guests but still I wanted to have some sort of idea. Who wouldn’t?
What was particularly difficult with our situation was that Marc-André was in school the whole time we were engaged and even after the wedding. So planning a wedding on one salary wasn’t the easiest thing to do… but do-able nonetheless. We simply needed to have an extra long engagement in return (2 and a half years) but it was worth it.
Here is the breakdown to our glamnuptials:
Date: June 21st 2008 City: In the Suburbs (approx 30 minutes from Montreal) Budget: $22,000 # of Guests: 145
(including children, vendors & excluding guests (30-40) who came in the evening )
Wedding Day Costs
Ceremony Site: $475 This included the officiant and helpers for no extra cost. We basically had a mini church coordinator so everything ran quite smoothly.
Reception Site: N/A
There were no fee associated with the Hotel we used for our wedding reception. Basically the cost was broken down with the food and drinks. We had a beautiful hall with the capacity of 300 guests. (Therefore enough room to move and dance) We had a beautiful terrace where guests could enjoy with a waterfall and fireplace at night.
Food & Drink: $13 010
The reception started off with a cocktail and some hors d’oeuvre. Then was followed by a 5 course meal with wine included during the meal and open bar after 10:30 for a time slot of 4 hours and a sweet table at the stroke of midnight. This included 4 vendor meals ($35.00 / per vendor ) Here is the breakdown of the food and drinks:
Hors d’oeuvre: $850 ($21.25 per dozen)
5 course Meal: $77.00 / per adult – $17.00 / per child
Open Bar: $18.50 per adult (18 years and older)
Sweet table: $500.00 (including pizzas, sandwiches, fruits, cake)
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total : $13007.50 (excluding service charges/gratuities
Service Charge/Gratuities: $1950.00
A 15% gratuity and all service charges for 1 event manager, 6 servers, 1 kitchen staff, and 3 bartenders was added to the total amount.
Cake: 375$ A 3-tier, chocolate, marble and vanilla cake. A small cake (75 large portions) to serve at the sweet table since we already had a dessert included in the main meal.
Bridal Gown & Alterations:$0 (dress) $125 (alterations) My wedding dress was a gift from my mother. But it cost $690 this included dress, veil, shale, sash, and extra straps. Even thought I barely had any alterations to get done, I needed to make my dress shorter. The alterations cost 125$
Bridal Accessories: $320
I had lots of accessories some purchased some DIY projects. Here’s the breakdown:
Jewelry Set: $130
Shoes: $95
Shoe embellishments: $10
Hair Comb: $10
Handmade Brooch: $15
Garter : $10
Undergarments: $50
Groom’s Attire: N/A
Where we got the suits for the guys a little guy, there was a great promotion which allowed the groom to rent his attire for free!
Manicure/Pedicure : $0
Offered as a gift by my sister (aka bridesmaid)
Hair/Makeup: 0$
My hair was done by my awesome hairdresser. My step-mother was the sweetest and paid for all the girls and myself. As for my makeup, it was done by my awesome friend, also a gift.
Centerpieces/Decor: $1000
Various decor elements included:
Table runners: $125
Vases + Mirroirs: $350
Garlands and chandelier pieces: $40
Candles: $85
Vintage Park Lighting: $400
Photography: 1000$ Being a graphic designer and familiar with Photoshop, I wanted my pictures to be RAW (un-edited) on a DVD. That way, it was good for both parties, less work for them, and cheaper price for me. Plus I got to do all the editing I wanted and feel free to use any picture I wanted
Videography: 3500$
Having our videographer come from NYC to our wedding obviously raised the cost and we definitely busted our budget on this one. That’s why we opted for less coverage (6 hours only) But to be honest, I’m extremely happy we decided to splurge on the Super 8 … without it, my wedding wouldn’t of been the same.
Ceremony/Reception Music:700$
Our DJ was awesome. Not only was the find a great deal, but the guests did not stop dancing for one bit. The price included 10 hours and all the props; glow sticks, hats, hawaiian necklaces..etc
Coordinator: N/A
Favors: 300$
Bottles of water combined with a donation to the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation in memory of my grandmother and in honor mommy flamingo, survivor.
Wedding Party Gifts: $300
The bridesmaids (x3) got a 50$ gift which included a Flash Drive, a journal, and an embroidered silk jewelry roll. I gave the same to my MOH but added a 50$ gift certificate at a local spa. The best man got superman cuff links and a 50$ gift certificate.
Transportation: $425
Rental of our beautiful Vintage 1957 Bentley. This amount was for 6 hours and included the champagne, red carpet and all. Tip was also included.
Night Accommodations: $0 Honeymoon suite was offered as a gift by the hotel for having our wedding reception take place there. It was a very very nice honeymoon suite.
=========================== Wedding Day Total: $ 24 840 Total Cost per person: $ 171.31 ===========================
All inclusive costs:
Wedding rings: $ 1800 (both)
Having my ring made by a jeweler boosted the price of my ring over than what I originally wanted to pay for it. Regardless, its a good investement, anyway my fingers would say so.
Rehearsal Dinner/Day After Brunch: N/A
Mini-moon: 1250$
Because of budget restraints we decided on doing a minimoon to New York City. A 4 day 3 night trip filled with shopping, museums, dining out and of course a broadway show.
=========================== All inclusive total: $3050 ===========================
For a Grand total of …. drum roll please: $27 890
I was afraid adding up all the totals, but honestly… its not as bad as I thought. A little over 5500$ of my initial budget. I must say though that being prepared and having every little details in a budget excel sheet made it so much easier to see how much I spent when planning my wedding. For those interested, you can download my budget form here.
When I was planning my own wedding, I loved seeing inspiration boards. I couldn’t get enough and I was making myself some as well. It really gave an overall feel of what type of wedding I was going for, and it’s a great starting point to any party planning.
What I loved even more was seeing real wedding inspiration boards and comparing the original ideas with what the wedding actually turned out to look like. It’s fun to see if the theme/ideas stayed the same and also to see if the wedding turned out better than the inspiration board itself!
I made my own before and after boards. (click to enlarge):
Original Inspiration Board
(1940s, Vintage, Glamour Theme)
Real Wedding Inspiration Board
(1940s Vintage Glam Movie Theme)
Our wedding theme changed a little in the planning process. When I first created my inspiration board, I was going for my pinks, golds, champagne colors and more a vintage modern approach. Then, it shifted to a 1940s brown and ivory movie vintage theme. Honestly I really like how our wedding came out, and if I were to do it again, it would be exactly the same.
I have to confess that I was sort of competing with my own inspiration board. I wanted my wedding to be better than what I had envisioned. I know… isn’t it weird? What do you think, is our real wedding board better than the original?
Did you make a real wedding board as well? If so, I would love to feature them on Glamour This! so email me : deluca.kelly @ gmail dot com your original inspiration, the real wedding inspiration board and a little background on your wedding.
Alright I can’t wait any longer and must share this with you. I know I’m not finished doing all my recap posts, but I am way too excited to wait until I am done the recaps. One thing I loved about our wedding was our videographer. We were so lucky to have Wes Jones of Film Jones come to Montreal to film our wedding in 8 mm, not to mention that he was also great to work with. His footage truly captured the whole theme of our Vintage Glam wedding, and I would hire him all over again in a heart beat.
At first Marc-André didn’t want a wedding video because he didn’t want to force our friends and family to watch a 1 hour video… and I completely understood. I wanted to have a wedding movie-esque trailer, a short film with all the important moments of the wedding… packed with lots of emotion sort of like a movie. So I went ahead and edited our wedding footage into a really short wedding trailer - a total of 9 minutes. Yup that’s it!
I used the Mac program Final Cut Express to do all the editing. Luckily my friend had the program and helped me a whole lot (Thanks Isabel!!!). The program isn’t very complicated, and with Google you can find many tutorials online. Because I compressed the movie quite a bit, the movie lost a lot of details and the 8mm effect isn’t as great as the original movie. But I think you will get the overall feel.
Music used in this montage:
song: Finding Beauty by Craig Armstrong
song: Memories by The Sequel
song: Make You Feel My Love by Adele
song: Meaning by Gavin DeGraw
song: We Are Man & Wife by Michelle Featherstone
So do you like it? Will you be editing your wedding video?
Having the opportunity to do a Day After Shoot is amazing. Now only do you have the chance to get dolled up again, but you can really take the time to pose for pictures since on the wedding day, time isn’t your best friend. On our wedding day, we got some great pictures, but not the kind of pictures we were hoping for.
I wanted something different and unique, and luckily my friend (newbie photog) knew exactly what I wanted. So in a matter of an hour and a half we went from the gas station, to the corn field, to the railroad track and more. I am really really happy with the outcome of our pictures. (Plus, I got to wear my beautiful birdcage veil – that I had forgotten at home the day of the wedding).
The morning of the shoot, I actually went to the hairdresser to get my hair done. Unfortunately I did the after wedding chop, so my hair was much shorter than at the wedding and I couldn’t have the same vintage hairstyle (snif! snif!) I did my own makeup like it was done on my wedding day. It wasn’t very complicated to do – except maybe putting on the fake lashes. First stop – the gas station. Now this wasn’t a fake pose - we really needed to put gas in the car otherwise we wouldn’t go very far. I must admit though, they are pretty cool pictures.
A few minutes from the gas station, there was a huge corn field. Being corn season, it seemed perfect for wedding pictures. We asked the owners if we could borrow their field for a couple of minutes, and I guess seeing a bride and groom always results in an automatic yes!
Since it had rained a couple of days before the shoot, the ground was quite muddy… so ya, I had a fun time cleaning my shoes afterwards… (note to self : wear runners when taking pics in a field)
Once the shoe cleaning was complete, we hopped in the car and went to the nearest train track, which was literally 2 minutes away. We had fun on the tracks, and cars would pass by and honk… oh weddings!
I love this picture of Marc-André holding my shoes as I walk down the line (the track line that is). But might I add that it was extremely hot for my feet!
I love this picture – à la Clark Kent (Superman).
Next up, we took some pictures in a vast grass field. Marc was the one who found the place. It was very beautiful and just across the street of the field, there was a beautiful stone fence, where we took some more shots. (Can’t get enough)
I love how all these pictures turned out… and to think all these places were literally 5 minutes away. I will never get back my actually wedding day, but at least these pictures put an extra smile on my face. I had a blast taking pictures and if I could do it again I would! Hmmm… winter wedding shots… But my hubby would kill me – he is so NOT a picture person.
Did you have an Day After Shoot? Were you happy with the results?
WOW, I’m almost at the end of my recap posts and I’ve been married over a year. Can you believe its been a that long since I got married!!! Time flies. I know, I know I can all hear you say, “its about time those recaps are done!” LOL I admit, it took me forever.
We when were planning our wedding, the honeymoon was something that was rather important (to me at least)… a getaway after the whole 1 year and a half of planning. Unfortunately, we soon realized that things were rather expensive… and the honeymoon was put on hold.
Originally when we would talk about honeymoon destinations, Marc and I weren’t on the same page. He wanted Disney, I wanted Italy/Paris. Then it switched, since I knew we wouldn’t agree on a place… we considered going down south, but we abandoned all those ideas and figured a minimoon was a better option. So right after the wedding… we packed our bags, fill the tank and drove to my favorite city NYC!
Not having lots of money to invest in our trip, we used Priceline to book our hotel in Jersey. It was our first time using this site and we were quite happy about the price and hotel.
The view of Manhattan from our room
Yup I even brought our laptop so that I can blog while we were away.
Very comfy bed…
Every morning we would grab a chai latte at starbucks (which happened to be in the hotel lobby – isnt that amazing!!! ) and would take the shuttle to the train station. It was my first time taking the train to Penn station but other than getting lost a couple of times we finally got the hang of it
As a wedding gift, we received a brand new Samsung NV24HD digital camera from work and we were so excited to put our new camera to good use. We took lots of pictures on the first day but when it came time to recharge the battery… oops there was a problem. It wasn’t charging – a defect in the battery. So you know what that means…we didnt take pics of our other days in NYC… what a shame.
But at least we caught this on camera.
We visited the famous Madame Tussaud. I’ve been to NYC at least 5 times and never got the chance to check out the famous wax museum… we seriously had a blast.
Of course hubby needed to take a picture with his favorite superhero… sometimes I seriously think he would love to be Clark Kent.
I, on the other hand need to take a pic with my girl power chicas! I almost look like Geri Haliwells replacement… almost. So, Marc felt he needed to be part of something too… so N’sync was his choice of the hour.
We absoultely wanted to see a Broadway show (even though Marc is french) our first choice was Wicked, but tickets were sold out and decided to see The Mel Brooks musical The Young Frankenstein.
This is the only proof we were at a broadway show. No pictures allowed so before they confiscated our camera we put it away. We seriously LOVED it… to the point that its going to be on our “must” list next time around.
The rest of our stay we did lots of walking and continued to visit places. We even got the chance to meet Mrs. Bee, Mr. and Mrs. Pumpkin and Mrs. Lovebird (of Weddingbee) for a nice meal at the Spice Market in the Meatpacking District.
Can’t wait to go to NYC again, might make it an anniversary thing
I realized that throughout the planning process I never blogged about what I was doing for that. I was lucky enough to score me one of Zinke Designs Wishing Well. Its a beautiful ivory floral magnetic box with 150 4×6 cards and a pen. Pretty for display and perfect for storage.
I was searching for a bowl or something where I could place the cards in. Then, my mom came to the rescue, pulls out a vintage crystal dish. It was perfect… and vintage (it belonged to my great-grandmother). Plus, don’t the cards look better in a pretty dish?
The guestbook table was really a family thing. My step-mother purchased candelabra shaped miniature trees. Yes yes… I am not kidding you, the branches of the trees are shaped like a chandelier. I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was the first time I had seen anything like that.
A lady who works with my dad mentioned that she had a vintage typewriter which might look nice with my whole vintage theme. I was so excited about this, so I sort of pulled a Lovebug. (thanks for the inspiration) I spent hours cleaning the thing, it was filled with dirt and dust… but in the end something beautiful never looses its beauty.
I had a fun ready what our guest left as words of wisdom. Unfortunately, not many people left us notes, so we should of made an announcement somehow, but it doesn’t really matter. My favorite message was from my cousin “Mr. Flamingo, my cousin is always right, remember that… or I’ll kill you!” lol
Good morning everyone!!! Are you ready for the next episode of the Glamnuptials? Its cake time people it’s cake time
Our wedding cake was so beautiful! It was literally a show stopper, or should I say a conversation starter. All our guests commented on how unique and glamorous it was, and it made me extremely happy to know that people actually paid attention. We wanted something unique, and thanks to all the weddingbee readers, we finally had the perfect balance of brown, ivory and design.
For our cake topper, we used a vintage crystal glass that my step-mother had, and used the remaining arylic crystals that we used for our escort cards. (more to come on that) I put a tealight candle in the glass so that way at night our cake would have its own mini chandelier.
We had a chocolate Ferrero Rocher crisp dessert included with our meal, so we served the cake later on with the sweets table. Since I figured not everyone would eat cake at night, I decided to make cake flags to go with our oh-so yummy dessert.
Sorry for the blurry picture, this is the only proof with our cake flags.
For the portions, we decided to make a cake for only 70 people (though we had over 150 guests), and I have to say it was still too much because we had tonnes left over. We had more than half the cake untouched… but we even forgot the leftover cake at the hotel. Oh well… just another excuse to get a cake made for our 1 year anniversary
When we were planning our wedding, the favors had been the subject of quite a big debate. We knew we wanted to offer a donation to the Quebec Breast Cancer Association, but felt that our guests needed to leave with something as well. We wanted to offer something glamorous and these beautiful imported Italian Sparkling Water bottles were just what we were looking for.
We created little cards and DIY pink ribbons with the mention that a donation was made in memory of my grandmother and in honor of my mother, who is a proud survivor. My mother felt so touched by the gesture.
We put all the bottles in a nice design pattern and placed some centerpieces at the end of the table to tie everything in. Plus I had received this awesome Pottern Barn Vintage Movie Projector as a gift and it added that touch of movie our favor table was lacking.
The guests loved our favors and still talk about them today… some even shed some tears! I’m glad we gave back to a cause that was important to the both of us… and hopefully one day, our contribution will have paid off.
Though I didn’t do many traditional wedding things, the garter toss and bouquet toss were a must. Not because I had too… but because its something I’ve always looked forward to at my own wedding.Plus, with the unique Garter I made my new husband…. I had to have him go fish
So I stood on a speaker, turned around to look at the DJ and with a simple nod of the head… he knew it was time to cue the Superman Theme… Yup, that’s seriously what played.
No no no…. Hands behind your back Marc! Now, Now, no cheating….
I had never seen someone smile as much as Marc-André did when he discovered the hidden treasure…. a superman garter, HIS superman garter. At that same moment, I saw a confused look on his face
“Am I really throwing this one?” he looked at me, and seemed almost heartbroken.
“No, No… I have a toss garter, that one you keep to add to your superman collection”
and the big smile reappeared quickly on his face.
Catch …
Next it was the girls turn…. and my oh my were they ever anxious. When the DJ announced that he wanted all the single ladies to come to the dance floor, I felt as though I was at a concert or something… the girls were pushing and shoving geez… ladies, its only a bouquet.
The DJ asked all the girls to turn around. (So they wouldn’t see where I was throwing the bouquet) I too … was back to them… so there was no way I was cheating on this one. I was really anxious to see who would catch the bouquets (yup I had 5 mini bouquets)
The DJ told me,”I’ll count down to 1… and then you throw” sounds like some easy instructions… well believe it or not, I couldn’t wait, and threw them when he said “3″ Guess, I’m not good at counting down
I was really happy two of my good friends caught the bouquets… They seriously paraded around with the mini-bouquet and showed it off to everyone. Its only a bogus tradition girls… Yet, I can’t help but wonder if the next wedding I will be going to will be one of theirs… LOL
Will you be doing the garter and bouquet toss?
Is there something that you absolutely want at your wedding?
Enough tears had fallen and it was time for the real party to start. Let me tell you.. we did not have any problems with that, the guests were up an dancing even before the DJ cued the official “bust-a-move” music.
The dance floor was packed and we had such a great time. The music kept us on our feet… to the point that I missed a meal or two. Its shows how important great music is to any party… and my DJ did an awesome job!!!
My sisters and I, like to sing along to EVERY song… and with no exception. We aren’t good singers but singing while dancing makes it that much more entertaining… so ya, you might see some open mouths or some funny faces in the pictures to come.
Of course there were the “must-have” dances:
The Thriller (RIP Michael):
The Suavemente:
The Twist-and-Shout:
and of course the Macarena:
All this dancing resulted in two things…
Lots of drinking and of course….
Taking off your shoes and dancing bare feet… a classic in any party/wedding.
After we finished our first dance and made our way to our seats and heard a little “ching ching.” I looked around and saw my father standing up, sweating bullets and trying to keep his cool. I knew from that nervous smile of his, it was time… he was ready to say his speech.
“I want my speech to be perfect” he had told me early that week. “Perfect because you deserve no less” I started tearing up, who wouldn’t after those heartfelt words.
I looked at my daddy and instantly all the memories of my childhood, of him and me, flashed before my eyes… and I smiled. I took a deep breath, just as he did and tried to keep the lump in my throat under control.
And he started (originally written in French; translated by me):
“Dear parents, family and friends,
I would like to thank each and everyone of you for being part of this special day, Kelly and Marc-Andres’ wedding day.
Dear Kelly,
I look at you today and with my father heart, I will summarize the movie of your life:
From the day you were born I have been touched…
Touched by the memory of the first time I held you in my arms.
Touched by looking at your grow along the years and I am so proud of the woman you’ve become.
Touched when you took my arm this afternoon and we walked down the aisle together.
And today my dear Kelly, the next scene of your movie arrive, the one about your union, your couple life. You stand beside an exceptional man that I cherish, appreciate and love very much. I wish you both lots of love, happiness and in hopes that I will be moved by becoming a grand-father one day.”
Tears steaming down my face, he looked up at me and invited me to join him and dance by his side for our father / daughter dance to the song: In my Daughter’s Eyes by Martina McBride. He had chosen this song carefully because he wanted words which represented “US”
In my daughter’s eyes I am a hero
I am strong and wise and I know no fear
But the truth is plain to see
She was sent to rescue me
I see who I wanna be
In my daughter’s eyes
- Lyrics of In my Daughter’s Eyes by Martina McBride
I had not shed a single tear until this moment. I had found a way to keep my cool all through the ceremony and even the first dance… but this was too much. So my father and I cried together while we danced our dance. A very important part of my wedding day…
We looked around and our guests circled us while shedding a tear or two. A mid-way through the song, we invited all fathers to finish the dance with their daughters… simply priceless. Just writing about it makes me emotional.
What was the most emotional part of your wedding day?
It was perfect, even when tripping in chairs… because we were making our way to the dance floor… for our first dance, something I’ve been anticipating for as long as I can remember… (Cue Lifehouses’ acoustic version of Take me Away)
We decided we were going to do it differently and dance as soon as we were introduced as Mr. and Mrs. Flamingo. We wanted to make sure that both Wes of Film Jones and the our Photographer captured this special moment and officially opened up the dance floor with our first dance.
How to describe the way I felt… speechless doesn’t even come close, doesn’t do it justice. I didn’t cry, I didn’t really speak which made it even more magical… I simply smiled looked into Mr.Flamingos eyes and sang along with him to “our song” the one that was part of the “Us” being together, today, getting married. It meant the world to us, to finally associate the words with our union.
“this time, all I want is you, there is no one else, who can take your place” (lyrics from Take Me Away by Lifehouse)
this time… I love you and it’s forever…
Once we made our grand entrance outside and seeing all our guest enjoying themselves with a little cocktail and hors d’oeuvres, the stress finally disappeared… and we knew it was time to relax, enjoy and savour every moment of our wedding reception.
While guests walked in, they looked for their name on our chandelier tree. I had written their names and the table number but in case they weren’t certain I made a seating chart filled with glam clear rhinestones.
It was funny, aligning everyone for the receiving line… it seriously seemed to be the most complicating thing. Who goes where? who’s next to who? What order should everyone be placed in ? I have to admit this isn’t something I paid much attention too and in the end, it all worked out.
Once everyone seated, we went outside to prepare ourselves. This time around it was to introduce the family and bridal party… the DJ hit the play button and my families were introduced on THE song of all family songs…. “We are Family” Basically this songs says it all, and has been the default song to represent my family, so our wedding was no exception to the rule.
When it was time to introduce us, (aka the newlyweds) we used the oh-so appropriate song “It had to be you” by Harry Connick Jr. from the movie When Harry Met Sally. Once we walked in… we seriously felt like stars with continuous flashes and everyone clapping away. “Make way for the bride and groom” we heard at one point and chairs were literally flying across the room to give us space to walk. LOL
It was perfect, even when tripping in chairs… because we were making our way to the dance floor… for our first dance, something I’ve been anticipating for as long as I can remember…
Seriously…I wouldn’t imagine any better way to celebrate our new life together…. like my fave Disney movie song says so well “go on and kiss the girl” (I know you all know what movie I am talking about ; hint: shes a mermaid)
Once the ceremony was finished, it was like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. No more pressure of screwing up my vows, or I dunno say… lose my garter while walking down the aisle… (oh wait- that DID happen… ) Regardless, I was one happy MRS. and this picture was proof of that.
Even though everything seemed to go smoothly… my new hubby kept stepping on my dress… and it literally yanked me a couple of times. I was afraid to pull a “Jessica Alba in Good Luck Chuck” you know, where her skirt gets caught in the car door and rips off leaving her in her panties… not a very sexy thing to happen on your wedding day.
When Marc wasn’t stepping on my dress, we were able to snap a couple of shots. Thank goodness because I seriously didn’t need another reason for having mediocre pictures.
Prepping up for the next pic, I happen to see something dark come right in my face. I soon realized my older sister was trying to put glasses on my face. Even though I knew these pictures wouldn’t be as great as if we had brought our own sunglasses … it was funny to see Marc take advantage of the situation and …
looked down my dress – no need to worry, my ladies are still there and all yours!
After fooling around and being a typical guy, we were able to take my favorite newlyweds shot. Every time I look at this picture it puts a smile on my face, and I reminisce… “remember when we got married… ” even though it hasn’t even been a year.
When the photo session was completed, it was time to go back to the hotel and discover what the “Bosse des Noces” did for us. When we made our big entrance (really it was an exit) on the terrace (where all our guests were enjoying cocktails and hors d’oeuvres) we were welcomed with lots and lots of clapping hands.
It was so nice to finally enjoy the party… plus, it was a gorgeous day and the sun made everyone even more happy (though I don’t think that was any way possible). When we got inside, we took a picture next to our chandelier tree – one of my favorite decor pieces. Don’t know what I was looking at, guess it would of been a good idea to look at the photographer… oh well.
All the unexpected moments are what made our wedding day even more special. Did you have any funny stories/moments on your wedding day?
Up next: Introducing the family and bridal party of the newlyweds…
