David and Haley's Wedding in Denton, Texas

We wanted a very small wedding party so I only had my two closest friends walk down the aisle with me. One carried her six month old baby. He was meant to be the ring bearer, and then he slept for the entire ceremony! Another friend acted as a kind of coordinator for the ceremony and usher. My husband asked his best friend to stand up with him. We both walked down the aisle with both of our parents, per Jewish tradition. We had a close call when, two days before, my husband's mother had to have emergency surgery! She had her galbladder out, got out of the hospital the day before the wedding, and still managed to be there with is.

At the reception, we did games instead of dancing. We aren't big on dancing, and I didn't think my family would be either, so I created wedding programs that included pages for four games. We even had prizes for the winners! To keep up with the fun and games, we gave everyone a $1 scratch off lotto ticket as a party favor. My family has a tradition of handing out scratch offs for Christmas, so carrying that over to our wedding felt very special and fun. Sadly, no one got rich.

When I look at the photos of the wedding, it just makes me so happy to see all the personal touches our friends and family contributed and how it came together into something special. I wore a necklace from my mother, my sister did my hair, my sister-in-law read the Seven Blessings for us, it all felt like our families coming together as one and celebrating our marriage.