Your Favorite Wedding Moment and Why
I think my favorite wedding moment was our first dance. It was one of the only moments when I felt like there was no one else around us. I don't know if it was the music, or the close contact but for those few minutes we were just there.
What You'd Change and Why
I really can't think of anything. We talked about this several times and we were happy with everything. I am sure not everything went perfectly, but I just really didn't care!
Your Wedding Song
"The Way I Am" Ingrid Michaelson
My Wedding Story
We met on Match.com in 2006. In July 2008 on a random Wednesday night, I came home from work (2 hours late) to a scavenger hunt. I really thought he was just trying to be nice because I had had a bad day at work. The scavenger hunt took me to things around our new apartment that reminded him of parts of our relationship. At the end of the scavenger hunt I turned around and he handed me roses. I thought that was the point of the scavenger hunt so I said thank you and turned to go back down the stairs because I had left the stove on. He asked me to wait and when I turned back around he was on one knee with the ring.
Our Wedding
Our wedding was at The Lighthouse Inn in West Dennis, Mass. on June 19, 2010. The Lighthouse Inn is a blast back in time. It has the feel of a '50's summer resort. We had our ceremony at the beach in front of the Inn and then went inside for the reception. The entire weekend was perfect, maybe because I wasn't worried about the little things, or maybe because it was exactly what I had pictured when I was planning. My bridesmaids wore shades of blue and green to emulate sea glass. I wore a strapless antique white dress with light silver embroidery and pearls. The groom wore a light tan linen suit and the groomsmen wore light tan linen pants with white dress shirts and ties to match the bridesmaids. Our fathers wore darker brown suits. We used starfish for the jacket lapels and favors and driftwood for the centerpieces. We participated in all the traditional dances and rituals including the garter and bouquet toss. We finished off the night with a sparklers sendoff.
Advice
- Give yourself plenty of planning time
- Don't spend what you don't have
- Choose which vendors are important and which aren't. Spend where you care
- There is no point in making sure what you asked for is out at the reception because it's already happening
- Make sure the wedding represents you, not what you think it should represent
- Use supplies to make items for the wedding that do not come from wedding websites
- Give yourself a day to recoup before going on your honeymoon
- During the reception, take a few minutes alone to enjoy the moment from an observer's standpoint
