I’ve had a few weeks to reflect on the wedding. Here’s a list of the things that still stick out in my mind, and therefore, must be some of the more special moments/things.
1. The cake – my cousin Andrew baked the wedding cake and it was superb. Not only was it beautiful and tasty, it was also a very personal gift and it made the wedding that much more special.
2. The food – ohhhhhmmmyygoshhhh it was fantastic. We had prime rib, seafood, lobster ravioli, asparagus, and that yummy plate of cheeses and meats. I took a little bit of everything so that I could try it all!
3. The location – we were located right in the harbor and we had views of the lobster boats and the ocean. It was a sunny day and guests got to enjoy a picturesque maine scene.
*Photo cred: Photography By Kay
4. My outfit – I have to admit, when I look back at the photos, I love seeing the hair piece that I designed and the awesome cowgirl boots that I wore. I loved my entire outfit and I wore it all night. I danced in it for hours although I wish someone had told me how hard it is to dance in a wedding dress, people step on it and it’s kind of heavy and it makes you extremely hot! BUT it was totally worth it because I love to dance and I love my dress.
*Photo cred: Photography By Kay
5. The centerpieces – I know this one sounds odd, but my family designed and created my centerpieces so they stuck out in my mind. In general the personal touches meant the most to me at my wedding.
6. Speaking of things that my family made…the favors…were also a personal touch, that only a few people at the wedding got to experience. My mom and grandmother made chocolate truffles and covered some with coconut, others with cocoa powder and still others with peanuts. We put them in bags with Jordan almonds (yup that just so happens to be my family’s last name so it worked out great) but they had to be kept refrigerated or in a freezer. We put them in a fridge during the wedding and reception and then totally forgot to set them out as guests started to leave. Which worked out perfectly because for the rest of the weekend I got to eat a ton of them! YUMMY!
7. The photographer - I had the world’s best photographer. Kayleigh Barrett takes amazing photos. I was blown away by our engagement session photos and then right after the wedding Kayleigh starting posting some of the wedding photos and I cannot explain to you how amazing the are. In many, many years when Michael and I have kids, no matter where we are living I plan to return to Maine to have Kayleigh do our family pictures. We could be in Hawaii, California, or even Japan, and I will make sure that Kayleigh is the one taking our pictures. After the wedding was over I had lots of wonderful memories and a few gifts to take home, but the photographs will be one of the few items that we will always have. So if your going to splurge somewhere in your budget, do it here.
8. My boots – I know that I already mentioned my boots in the outfit section, but they really need their own place in this post.
9. The ceremony – Obviously this is the most important part of the day. You know the part when I actually got married. It was so important to have the right person marrying us that day and we will always remember the “old couple crossing the street” story that was told by our officiant. Oh and the big boat honking and yelling at the little boat right which were trying to get out of the harbor, and happened to be directly behind us which was not distracting in the least bit…
10. Most importantly, I remember that it was an amazing night filled with friends, family and my wonderful husband!
*Photo cred: Photography By Kay
P.S. to all of the future brides our there, here is a tip. Don’t sweat the little stuff. Things will get screwed up before the wedding and there will be very little that you can do about it. The best thing to do is let someone else worry about it.
An hour before we were supposed to be meeting to do pre-wedding photos Michael called to tell me that -
A. He couldn’t find the belt buckle that goes on his uniform.
B. One of the groomsmen’s tuxes was grey instead of black.
C. No one was around and he didn’t have a way to get to the location for our pictures.
But you know what, I didn’t care (except about the belt buckle which if we hadn’t of found, Michael couldn’t have worn his uniform which meant he would have been wearing jeans and a t-shirt – even then, oh well (and I also had a feeling that he would get to the wedding before the ceremony)). Nothing really mattered except that Michael and I were physically there to get married. And it all worked out in the end anyways. Michael got a ride over, the groomsmen sped back to mens warehouse and was able to switch out the tux and make it back in time for pictures, and I found the belt buckle. Go team!
