9.16.11
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I’m just going to warn you now - this post is mainly for me. It’s kind of a diary so I don’t forget the details of our wedding - so you might get bored. I was going to wait to post this until I received my pictures from the photographer but that might be up to another 3 weeks from now. So, I’ll post pictures when I get them. Until then…
Phil and I got engaged 10.31.10 and married 9.16.11. The day we thought would take forever finally came! Let’s start out on Thursday – rehearsal day. Phil and I spent Thursday running around trying to get everything finished for the big day. We ran to Woodbury to pick up his tux, then ran to Hudson to do some last minute Wal-Mart shopping for things we needed for our honeymoon and the wedding and then to the grocery store to get the remaining food items we needed. Later that day we headed to The Orchard to drop off everything and pay for the food/alcohol (largest restaurant bill I’ve ever paid before, that’s for sure). After that we headed to the farm to meet all of our friends/family who were in the wedding (except Rachel and Val since they didn’t fly in until 8:00 p.m. and Patrick since, well he decided not to come). We finished decorating the farm (which didn’t take much), did a few quick run throughs of the ceremony and then ate some food. I was kind of a mess because I get anxiety over the smallest of things (thanks to my mother). I was trying to remember everything we had to do and figure out for the big day. Afterwards some of us headed to the Orchard to finish decorating. It didn’t take us long to decorate since we didn’t need to do much. Before we left I wanted everyone who was there to put their fingerprints on our guestbook (which was a painting of a tree that people would put their fingerprints on). It’s a good thing we tried that because the ink I bought didn’t look good. It was way to light. Then I started to panic, realizing that our guestbook isn’t going to work and we had no time to fix the problem. Then Phil’s cousin’s girlfriend said she could run to Woodbury and pick up some darker inks that would look good. Thank god for Katie!! She ended up picking out some awesome colors and it turned out perfect. After decorating we headed home to wait for Phil’s sisters and their other halves to arrive from the airport. Josh and Loin decided to come hang out with me while we waited for them since my nerves were high and I needed the company so I didn’t flip out. So they sat their listening to me vent about what was irking me. Phil’s sisters didn’t get to our house until around 11:00 so it was a good thing Josh and Loin came over to keep me company. We hung out for a little bit and then Phil had to leave (since we didn’t want to see each other on the day of – old tradition). Right before midnight I kicked Phil out and then we all went to bed (or at least attempted to go to bed).
Friday morning I slowly got up and then Loin and I headed to town to get my hair and makeup done. It was really weird getting my makeup done. I’ve never had anyone do that for me before. After I was all dolled up we headed back to my house where the rest of the girls were getting ready. We had some lunch and a few mimosas and then headed to the farm. They boys took their pictures first so they left right before we got there. Right when we got to the farm I got into my dress and then she took my photos and ones with my bridesmaids. Then we went to hide in the house until the ceremony. About a half hour before the ceremony I started to get really nervous and started to feel sick to my stomach. I wasn’t nervous about marrying Phil, I was nervous about all those people staring at me! So, the half hour before the ceremony was a blur to me. I know there was people coming up to me dragging me in every direction. First the DJ has tons of questions, then the photographer wants the rings, ect then family members came in and wanted to see me, then the DJ again with more problems, blah blah blah. Then it was time. I saw Phil out the window walking our mothers down. Justen and I were in the porch watching, waiting for our turn. He started to get emotional and then that made me emotional but I kept it together. It was difficult to be walking down the aisle without my dad but I wouldn’t have wanted anyone else to do it in his place. I remember walking down the aisle and not really paying attention to anything until I saw Phil. I could tell that he was “emotional” and then that made me tear up again. The ceremony felt like it went by really fast and really slow at the same time. My legs were shaking so bad because I was so nervous. I’m sure everyone thought it was because it was so chilly out but it was all nerves. After the ceremony was done I felt soooo much better! I finally felt like I could breath! After the ceremony Phil and I hurried off to take more photos of just us and then we got the whole gang together to take more. After taking all the pictures we headed to the Orchard. We got there a little ahead of schedule so we decided to get a drink and relax before the big grand entrance. When we did the grand entrance I asked that everyone “bust a move” when their names were announced. I’m pretty sure most of them did but unfortunately I couldn’t see them and didn’t get anything on camera. Anyways, after we made our entrance we sat down for dinner. The food was ok. I remember the taste test being better. Oh well. Lots of people said they enjoyed the food. After the food came the toasts. Jimmy P was Phil’s best man so he had a little speech and then Jewells, my maid of honor did her speech. We all know that I cry over anything and her speech made me tear up so there is nothing out of the ordinary there. Phil and I argued about who would do our thank-you speech and I won because Phil manned up and took the mic. After dinner we had our cake cutting and then started mingling. It was so good to see everyone. There were people there that I’ve never met (like Phil’s cousin from Washington) and people that I haven’t seen in years (like my godparents and Phil’s aunts/uncles from his dad’s side). The rest of the night I spent mingling, dancing and having fun! By 11:30 I was exhausted. I couldn’t have asked for a better night. Yes there were tiny mistakes all over the place that bugged me but nothing is ever perfect. All that matters is that Phil and I got married and all the people that mattered to us most were there to help celebrate our love.
Phil and I got engaged 10.31.10 and married 9.16.11. The day we thought would take forever finally came! Let’s start out on Thursday – rehearsal day. Phil and I spent Thursday running around trying to get everything finished for the big day. We ran to Woodbury to pick up his tux, then ran to Hudson to do some last minute Wal-Mart shopping for things we needed for our honeymoon and the wedding and then to the grocery store to get the remaining food items we needed. Later that day we headed to The Orchard to drop off everything and pay for the food/alcohol (largest restaurant bill I’ve ever paid before, that’s for sure). After that we headed to the farm to meet all of our friends/family who were in the wedding (except Rachel and Val since they didn’t fly in until 8:00 p.m. and Patrick since, well he decided not to come). We finished decorating the farm (which didn’t take much), did a few quick run throughs of the ceremony and then ate some food. I was kind of a mess because I get anxiety over the smallest of things (thanks to my mother). I was trying to remember everything we had to do and figure out for the big day. Afterwards some of us headed to the Orchard to finish decorating. It didn’t take us long to decorate since we didn’t need to do much. Before we left I wanted everyone who was there to put their fingerprints on our guestbook (which was a painting of a tree that people would put their fingerprints on). It’s a good thing we tried that because the ink I bought didn’t look good. It was way to light. Then I started to panic, realizing that our guestbook isn’t going to work and we had no time to fix the problem. Then Phil’s cousin’s girlfriend said she could run to Woodbury and pick up some darker inks that would look good. Thank god for Katie!! She ended up picking out some awesome colors and it turned out perfect. After decorating we headed home to wait for Phil’s sisters and their other halves to arrive from the airport. Josh and Loin decided to come hang out with me while we waited for them since my nerves were high and I needed the company so I didn’t flip out. So they sat their listening to me vent about what was irking me. Phil’s sisters didn’t get to our house until around 11:00 so it was a good thing Josh and Loin came over to keep me company. We hung out for a little bit and then Phil had to leave (since we didn’t want to see each other on the day of – old tradition). Right before midnight I kicked Phil out and then we all went to bed (or at least attempted to go to bed).
Friday morning I slowly got up and then Loin and I headed to town to get my hair and makeup done. It was really weird getting my makeup done. I’ve never had anyone do that for me before. After I was all dolled up we headed back to my house where the rest of the girls were getting ready. We had some lunch and a few mimosas and then headed to the farm. They boys took their pictures first so they left right before we got there. Right when we got to the farm I got into my dress and then she took my photos and ones with my bridesmaids. Then we went to hide in the house until the ceremony. About a half hour before the ceremony I started to get really nervous and started to feel sick to my stomach. I wasn’t nervous about marrying Phil, I was nervous about all those people staring at me! So, the half hour before the ceremony was a blur to me. I know there was people coming up to me dragging me in every direction. First the DJ has tons of questions, then the photographer wants the rings, ect then family members came in and wanted to see me, then the DJ again with more problems, blah blah blah. Then it was time. I saw Phil out the window walking our mothers down. Justen and I were in the porch watching, waiting for our turn. He started to get emotional and then that made me emotional but I kept it together. It was difficult to be walking down the aisle without my dad but I wouldn’t have wanted anyone else to do it in his place. I remember walking down the aisle and not really paying attention to anything until I saw Phil. I could tell that he was “emotional” and then that made me tear up again. The ceremony felt like it went by really fast and really slow at the same time. My legs were shaking so bad because I was so nervous. I’m sure everyone thought it was because it was so chilly out but it was all nerves. After the ceremony was done I felt soooo much better! I finally felt like I could breath! After the ceremony Phil and I hurried off to take more photos of just us and then we got the whole gang together to take more. After taking all the pictures we headed to the Orchard. We got there a little ahead of schedule so we decided to get a drink and relax before the big grand entrance. When we did the grand entrance I asked that everyone “bust a move” when their names were announced. I’m pretty sure most of them did but unfortunately I couldn’t see them and didn’t get anything on camera. Anyways, after we made our entrance we sat down for dinner. The food was ok. I remember the taste test being better. Oh well. Lots of people said they enjoyed the food. After the food came the toasts. Jimmy P was Phil’s best man so he had a little speech and then Jewells, my maid of honor did her speech. We all know that I cry over anything and her speech made me tear up so there is nothing out of the ordinary there. Phil and I argued about who would do our thank-you speech and I won because Phil manned up and took the mic. After dinner we had our cake cutting and then started mingling. It was so good to see everyone. There were people there that I’ve never met (like Phil’s cousin from Washington) and people that I haven’t seen in years (like my godparents and Phil’s aunts/uncles from his dad’s side). The rest of the night I spent mingling, dancing and having fun! By 11:30 I was exhausted. I couldn’t have asked for a better night. Yes there were tiny mistakes all over the place that bugged me but nothing is ever perfect. All that matters is that Phil and I got married and all the people that mattered to us most were there to help celebrate our love.
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