Wedding Advice...if you want it :)

Everyone has been asking what I thought about our wedding. Funny, no one has asked Stephen that I know of :) The wedding day is a blur just as everyone warned me it would be. Part of me thought that this saying would not be true, but I have to report that it is completely true. If you are not married yet, know that your wedding day will be a blur! However, there are certain memories captured that I will remember forever! Those memories are precious to me!

I have had wedding ideas flowing through me for months, and just because the wedding is over doesn't mean they stop! There are some things I LOVED about our wedding and ceremony and then there are things that I wish we had done differently.

Things I WOULD NOT change:
1. The time I spent on all the details in the months prior. Even though they may not have been noticed by all the guests, they were important to me. Every set of silverware was wrapped and tied by the bride personally :)

2. The colors, I LOVED the color of the dresses and the guy's tuxedos looked wonderful together!

3. The flowers. A friend of my Mom did an AMAZING job with all the arrangements and I am so grateful for her expertise and creativity!

4. The food was OH.SO.YUMMY!

5. My veil was made by my Aunt Mary using my Mom's wedding dress. I loved the detail and history it had.

6. The number of attendants we had, having 2 flower girls and 2 jr. bridesmaids was the best. The girls looked so beautiful walking down the isle together and the immediate friendships they formed are precious.

7. I liked that we stayed and opened our presents at our reception. Fact is, we were not ready to leave. The people who mean the most to us were still there and it was nice to change into comfortable clothes and open our gifts. Sure, it is non-traditional but that is what makes it great!

8. I am SO glad we did not do seat assignments for the reception, because half the people that RSVP did not come and half the people that came; did not RSVP!

Things I WOULD change:
1. I wish that Stephen and I had seen each other prior to the ceremony. I think this would have eased the nerves and possibly stabilized my blood sugar as well. Not to mention the fact that I could not see his face when he first saw me because he was so far away! Can anyone tell me how he reacted!?!?

2. I wish we would have done a receiving line. I thought we would have time during the reception to talk to everyone, thank them for coming and socialize. I was wrong! We had no time, and did not get to talk to many people.

3. Really, I just wish we had more time!

I cannot think of anything that I am unhappy with at this time. It was such a great day. The main complaint is feeling rushed and hurried, but that comes with weddings unfortunately. My advice for you if you are not yet married, or planning your wedding: pick a photographer you love, the photographs are SO important and try your hardest to relax and enjoy the day. Doing this will make it so much more pleasant!