Cody and Tisha's Wedding in Nashville, Tennessee

The story of our wedding

Our wedding day could not have been more perfect than it was. Being in the winter, we took a chance on the weather (cold, snow, etc.) but it was the perfect, slightly chilly day. We were surrounded by all our favorite people and our bridal party really showed up for us to make sure everything went smoothly day-of. People looked at me crazy when I said I had 9 bridesmaids, but I wouldn't have change it for anything! I needed all my best gals with me to celebrate and stand by my side. My husband and I decided to do a first look before our ceremony, but also to write our own vows and say them to each other during our first look instead of the ceremony. We were both super nervous about speaking that much in front of 100+ people and felt it would make our vows more intimate. That might have been my favorite part of the day. With the first look, vows, and then photos of just us we ended up spending nearly 2 hours together uninterrupted, which I know is rare for couples on their wedding day. We also ate our meals privately together while our guests had appetizers and a hot chocolate bar before the reception. And we hopped on the private last dance trend, no regrets on that either! We just sang our hearts out to each other and it was sweet to be alone together in our venue. All of those little pockets of time together ended up really making our day OUR day. For our exit, neither of us were excited or impressed by doing the common exit things, so we decided to do a "paparazzi exit." Guests lined up on each side of the doors we came out of with their phones with flash on or just their light on their phones turned on like they were paparazzi taking our pictures as we (celebrities) were "spotted" leaving an event--the pictures were so good! Our vendors were amazing too and made everything so stress-free for us by working well together. I only wish I could "groundhog day" that day so I could relive it forever.