Our wedding was 3 weeks ago, we left the following monday for a 2 week honeymoon in Maui and just got back home today....it was amazing, but I'll save that for another post.
Some of you know that I was planning this california wedding from my home in Texas. It CAN be done, you just need to be more organized. We flew to California a week before the wedding to start all the prep that couldn't be done from Texas. Girls, I was busy the ENTIRE week! Between getting everything in order (all the "little" details) and spending time with friends and family I was already exhausted by Saturday.
I also made the mistake of having too much wine at our welcome party friday night....this, combined with nerves, led to a very unpleasant morning of the wedding. We started getting ready at 830am for a 4pm ceremony and needed every single minute of that time. I had 4 bridesmaids, my mom, and myself to get through hair and makeup. My hair was finished right when the photographer arrived for getting ready photos and detail shots. Right after that we went to the first look. This was my favorite part of the day. My hubby cried, he was speechless, it was an amazing moment and didnt take anything away from the ceremony. Also, my hangover went away right before the first look.
Then came time for the ceremony. It was unusually hot, but luckily the ceremony was in the shade and we made program fans for our guests. They were a hit. I also had a sign asking ppl not to take pictures. No one pulled out a phone or camera during the ceremony, they all respected our wish. I was literally shaking in my boots waiting to walk down the aisle, but was super calm once I got up to FH.
The reception was in a barn and it was SO HOT in the beginning. I felt so bad for the guests, but this was a freak heat wave, couldn't have predicted it. Even with the heat all the guests seemed to enjoy themselves. Guests are still raving about how much fun the wedding was!
Things will go wrong....you'll hear this on every BAM. Our caterer put almonds in the green beans even though she knew I'm allergic to tree nuts, this was a huge bummer.
We forgot to bring one of the high chairs back from the rehearsal dinner. Had to send my brother to get it before the ceremony.
We forgot the tip for the caterer!! I still feel terrible about this, but we completely forgot about writing her gratuity check. I realized this mistake on the way to the honeymoon, my parents sent her a check the next day with a huge apology.
The BIGGEAT MISTAKE was forgetting to sign the marriage license!! Y'all...none of us remembered to sign the marriage license, we were having too much fun partying. Luckily the pastor was able to meet up on sunday to take care of it.
Dont sweat the small stuff. I was so worried about every little detail while planning, but the closer I got to the wedding, the less I cared about the details. At some point you'll need to let go and trust that it will all work out. People were asking for my opinion on things that week and I just didn't care at that point, told them to make the decision, all I cared about was getting married.
KIDS....We had a TON of kids, including 4 infants. This was a complete non issue. The kids had a blast and I'm so glad we invited them. They definitely added some fun to the dance floor too.
Well this has already turned into a novel so I'll close with some cell phone pics. The arch picture is hubby and I posing at the ceremony site after cleaning up the venue sunday morning. One of my favorite pieces of decor was the cake set up. Everything from the table, to the cutting set, to the topper, and even the cake itself. I loved everything about it!!
I cant wait to come back with the pro pics!
