Show Me Your ...

I'm playing along again with Kelly Korner's thousands of followers with her Show Me ... Your Wedding Party & Flowers/Ceremony.  It's been fun to look back at these photos.

Before the ceremony with my girls.  I've known all of them since nursery  or elementary school and still talk to them all on a regular basis.  I also went to college with and was in the same sorority with the top two.  I went to grad school, lived with, and traveled to Yellowstone with the one sitting beside me.  Good ol' days!

    Sadly, we now all live in different cities, 

but talk or Facebook on a regular basis and try to see each other whenever possible.  

Here is a photo of our flowers.  Pre-kids, I could tell you what the type of roses were, but I don't remember anymore.  My bouquet was mainly white hydrangea and green berries.  My bridesmaids' bouquets were mainly the roses and berries.  

Here is a photo from our ceremony.  Due to a wedding miscommunication between our wedding coordinator and photographer, she was made to stop shooting.  Ugh.  So frustrated that it happened, but what do you do?  This is the church that we belong to and we absolutely love it.  At least we were all listening to our Pastor as he was giving his sermon.  Our church has some neat history as Charlton Heston was married there!

Praying during ceremony.

I loved these little wreaths that reserved the family rows.  I think that's Uncle Bill either nodding off or deep in prayer.  Probably the former.

The string quartet playing before the wedding and our arrangement that we had at the church.  It was the same roses as the bridesmaids, bells of Ireland, and I'm sure some other flower that I can't remember now!

Wedding Dress

I'm playing along with Kelly's Korner, Show Us Your Life and today's theme is posting your wedding dress.

I might as well get a little more use of it, so here goes.

Here we are in the church parlor, trying to get it down. That is me (with the veil) and my BFF and one of my Matron of Honors, Mad About Plaid Girl.

I think my feet are under there!

Leaving the church after our ceremony. You can't tell I was excited, can you?
Posing for a shot after the ceremony.
Dancing with Hubby for our first dance as Mr. and Mrs.

It took me a while to find my dress. I first tried it on at a boutique that is no longer open and broke out in hives. I wasn't sure if that was a good thing, but my friend D., who had gone with me assured me it was. I felt like I tried on every other dress available trying to see if I could find one that I loved as much as my own.

It was designed by Marisa and was pretty simple, with the exception of the crystals and pearls that embellished at the waist. The dress was heavy, and full, and had a long train that I ended up getting dirty before the ceremony. Oh well ... it seemed like a huge deal at the time, but it never mattered. It's now safely stored and I would love if Maddy or Libby decided to wear it one day.

Almost two years ago...

Since we are getting ready to move (in a month!), we have been packing, de-cluttering, and taking boxes to our storage unit. In doing so, I ran across the CD of photos from our wedding. Since I started my blog after I was married, I decided to take a walk down memory lane. This is also my downside when packing, because I want to stop and read or look at everything. This post should probably come with a warning to skip if you aren't interested.. it's probably like seeing your Aunt Sally's vacation photos! Photos taken by Kellie Kano Photography.

The day of our wedding... enjoying a glass (or two) of Dom Perignon, a surprise from sweet hubby while having my hair done. I promise, my hair wasn't this big when I walked down the aisle.

The flowers for my bridesmaid and my own bouquet - mine included white hydrangea, berries, and jasmine. My bridesmaids had pink roses and berries, wrapped in black material to match their dresses.

Our wedding programs. Love these - ecru, with a satin bow on the side and our monogram. The square shaped matched our wedding invitations and wedding cake.

My gown... pre getting dressed and getting it dirty before I went down the aisle!

During the ceremony, I remember being so nervous, but so excited for the future.A little posing with our wedding party, after the ceremony.

Leaving the church... I was so excited, I blocked Hubby's face with my bouquet!
After our ceremony, enjoying a little alone time before going to the reception.

Our wedding cake - four layers of yummy goodness: red velvet, peanut butter and chocolate, raspberry lady (white cake with raspberries) and a layer of chocolate and raspberries. It had our monogrammed and we had my Great Aunt Lucy and Uncle Horace's cake topper displayed that was used at their wedding in the 1920's.

Our first dance... we have no formal training, but had a blast. We danced to "It had to be you".

A great group shot.. I love this picture. It was a perfect ending to a perfect day.