Chris and Missy's Wedding in Becket, Massachusetts

We are also both pretty nerdy and into board games, so a really fun feature of the reception was a huge 20-sided die that I constructed out of hot glue and foam presetation board from Michael's. Each table had to "roll for initiative" to determine the order they would all go up to the buffet, and insetad of letting people clink their glasses to make us kiss, they had to roll a 10 or higher! If they got a 20, we did an epic kiss, if they rolled a 1, THEY had to go kiss someone! It was a huge hit, and people were playing the game all night long.

I had family and friends donate lilacs that week, and made my own bouquets, boutennieres, and centerpieces using flowers from my garden. I baked four different cakes, with toppers that my dad made at the machine shop where he worked by carving silhuettes out of wood on from real photos of my husband and I doing Tough Mudder together. My dad also cut the wooden stumps that we used as cake stands.

My brother had some experience DJing in college, so he just guided us through a playlist that my husband and I curated carefully over many long car rides. The venue provided us with all the sound system and lighting we could ever have wanted, included in the price! We were also allowed a gold cart to help poeple navigate the grounds, and a firepit outside the reception where people had an excellent time catching up between dances. People danced and partied until we kicked them out, and then we went on to have an amazing after-party in the on-site cabins where we and many of our guests were able to stay. That meant nobody had to drive that night, and we could all wake up and have breakfast together before parting ways. My heart was so full from beginning to end. It was honestly a dream come true, and I couldn't pick a favorite moment if I tried.