We did it! We did it! :) We got married... 20 days ago today. Already?! That's so crazy. Anyways, the day was absolutely perfect. Ok... it was imperfectly perfect. There were a few "screw ups," but I was in such a great mood that nothing phased me. NOTHING could ruin my day.
Friday we had our rehearsal at the Millennium. That's when I had my breakdown... between one of the most important boxes being missing (it so happened it was left at my house in Mishele's trunk... oops!) and realizing that I was getting married the next day, I broke into tears and couldn't stop. I cried on and off for the first 15 minutes, at times not remembering how to breathe.
Finally, with the help of Gary laughing at me and our pastor, Jeff, telling me to breathe and not let anything worry me, I got recollected and was ready to "practice" our ceremony. And it went so well! We had fun, we smiled, we laughed, we cried. And then i
t was over and time to go celebrate at Brit's Pub for our Groom
's/Rehearsal dinner. What a fun time we had there! Everyone was happy and outgoing, and the foo
d and drinks were excellent! I'd highly recommend future Brides to try to have their dinners there. :)
On the wedding day, I didn't have any tears. I was so impressed with myself... all this time I had told myself to just deal with the fact that I was going to be bawling my eyes out. That I wouldn't be able to get through my vows, and if I did, nobody would have any idea what I said because I'd be blubbering. Much to my surprise (and everyone else's!), I smiled and laughed during our vows, and said them with clear eyes. It was so fabulous!
There were many moments during our ceremony where we were able to laugh and interact with each other. It was not a "stiff" or awkward ceremony. It was religious, yes, but our pastor was amazing and made it really personal, so even those who aren't religious were able to enjoy it. We heard many praises after the wedding
about how GREAT our officiant was. People asked where we found him.. (the answer is Colonial Church in Edina, by the way!)
Two things bummed me out about our wedding (and I was not bummed out until AFTER the wedding): the chicken was soo
dry (and this was my preferred meal that I raved about for 6 months leading up to the wedding!), and the 2nd row of seats at our ceremony were not filled... not because we didn't have family there, but because we didn't let the ushers know that it was reserved for family. Instead, we just had a sign on each row that said "Reserved." SAD. People had to stand in the back, while there was an entire open row... Oh well. Just adds to those memories that we'll look back on and laugh at.
Overall, our day was perfect. We'd love to do it all over again exactly the same -- except with moist chicken and the 2nd row filled ;)
We then went on a fabulous honeymoon to Cancun, Mexico. Check out my Facebook profile for pics from our wedding day AND our honeymoon!
