What moment stands out to you most from your wedding planning process?
I can’t think of any particular moment that stands out, but our favorite part of the planning process was when we went to one of the events hosted by the caterer and a location to showcase all the things they had to offer. It is one of the things we did together that we both really enjoyed. The other thing the whole family enjoyed was registering with one of those scan guns. We took our six year old son with us and the three of us had more fun than we ever had in a store - we had to do a lot of editing of the actual registry once we got home but it really was fun to have all of us involved in something that we were enjoying together:)
What moment stands out to you most from your entire wedding day?
We had our friends decorate the room where the ceremony and the reception were going to be held. I wasn’t allowed to look in either of the rooms when I came to the church and they were finished. The reception and ceremony were the church I have been going to since I was a child and I had always said I didn’t want to have the ceremony or the reception there. I remember walking in to the room and being in complete awe!!! They had done such an amazing job - it looked like a perfect purple fairy land. I couldn’t have imagined it being more beautiful.
What advice would you give to couples currently planning their weddings?
We were on a tight budget for the wedding and there were a lot of things that I had to compromise on. I am the type of girl who had been planning my dream wedding since I was old enough to know what a wedding was so it was a very difficult process for me. We had a lot of people giving us opinions on things to do and how to save money here and there. I found that there were a lot of things that it didn’t make a difference (we had LOVELY flowers that we bought wholesale and my aunt arranged, the cake was amazing and made by a friend of my mother’s, etc.) There were a couple of things that I had decided were really important to me and we spent the extra money on (our rings, and the type of flowers). The only thing I did change that I wish I hadn’t was my dress. Because it was a smaller ceremony I thought getting the big dress I had always dreamed about would have been silly…while I did love the dress that I picked the only thing I regret I had done differently was getting the dress I had always dreamed of. So all of this is a long way of saying there will be a lot of people who are going to have a lot of opinions about what you should and should not do. Decide with your fiance ahead of time what things are really important to each of you and stick hard to those….the rest of it (if the linens were plain or had a design, what the chairs look like, etc.) probably won’t make a difference once the day is over.
What was your favorite wedding photo and why?
We took most of our portraits on my church’s playground. There is one of us up on the playground kissing that I think is my favorite. Especially the version that is softened and in black and white. I think its my favorite because we look so happy and in love!
What have you done with the photos since the wedding?
We have put together our proofs album, and framed and hung up the prints that were our favorites. I also got a new computer so now when it goes to a screen saver I get to see all of the photos again which is fun!!
What are you looking forward to for your next year of wedded bliss?
We just had our daughter so this next year I’m looking forward to getting to know her and become parents together:)
