A while back I read on someone's blog something similar to the below...
Where/how did you meet: He was my neighbor two doors down and after a few weeks of “stalking watching” him I decided to go introduce myself (of course it helped that I had some liquid courage and friends over to encourage me!).
How long have you known each other: since September 22, 2007
How long after you met did you start dating: The night we met! We’ve been inseparable ever since!
How long did you date before you were engaged: 1 year, 3 months, 1 week and 1 day
How long was your engagement: almost 10 months
How long have you been married: 2 years 2 days
What is your anniversary: October 24
How many people came to your wedding reception: about 220 people - we were expecting quite a few more but it was the height of the H1N1 outbreak so several guests couldn't make it
What kind of cake did you serve: The guests had carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and we had a fake cake with a real top layer that was white cake with raspberry filling and fondant frosting
Where was your wedding: The Church of St. Stephen – the same Church his parents were married in!
What did you serve for your meal: Chicken breast, ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn and buns for the adults and chicken nuggets and fries for the kids
How many people were there in your bridal party: 15 (5 bridesmaids, 5 groomsmen, 2 ushers and 2 personal attendants and 1 super adorable flower girl)
Are you still friends with them all: I believe so – however one of the BMs and I have not talked in months but not sure entirely why
Did you or your spouse cry during the ceremony: I got a little misty eyed but not as much as I thought I would
Most special moment of your wedding day: Toss up – officially being announced Husband and Wife or when my DH and Dad hugged after my Dad handed me off
Any funny moments: The guys in the wedding party dancing their way into the reception wearing pink, feather boas.
Any big disasters: A few...
- The cupcakes were horribly decorated (exactly how we told the bakery NOT to decorate them) and were dry and had no flavor.
- A few days before the wedding the flower girl’s mom had a seamstress pressing the FG dress and the seamstress burnt a hole in the top of the FG dress – the seamstress found some fabric (that in my mind sort of worked but was not nearly as cute as the original) and sewed a new top. It was just ok.
- One of the BMs ordered a dress in a size too small for her because her Mom told her she would lose the weight by the wedding and when the dresses came in 4 months prior to the wedding she put off picking it up/trying it on until less than a month before the wedding (the night of my bachelorette party) because she knew it wouldn’t fit. It didn’t. Not at all. Wouldn't even zip up more than half an inch. Less than a month to go. She told me she found a seamstress who was able to take out the seams and let it out but what she neglected to tell me was that the seamstress took at least three inches from the hem and sewed a panel down the side! It looked horrific!
Where did you go on your honeymoon: Our mini-moon right after the wedding was to the North Shore to stay in a super nice, three story, 5 bedroom, 3 bath million dollar “cabin” for 4 days (which we both got really, really sick during). A month and a half later we went to Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas for a week.
If you were to do your wedding over, what would you change: A couple things...
- My dress…it was so not what I wanted.
- I wouldn’t have one of my BMs (yes the dress one somewhat because of the dress incident but mainly because I didn't really want her in it in the first place but felt I had to have her in it since I was in hers).
- The cake vendor.
- A written list of what pictures I wanted my photographer to take so we didn’t forget anyone.
- Go over the beginning of the wedding more during practice – i.e. the Mother’s were escorted up to Ave Maria, then let the song finish before the GMs and BMs started up the aisle (they started right away) so the timing was all off.
What is your song: “Shadow of the Day” by Linkin Park and “At Last” by Aretha Franklin
What did you dance your first dance to: “At Last” by Aretha Franklin
Describe your wedding dress: strapless, unique, ivory, it had a lace bust with beading, then the rest of the bodice and skirt was all ruched, taffeta, that from right to left got longer at an angle, there was a lace with beads ruffle under the hem and then more taffeta to complete the skirt. It was pretty and all, and was “so me” according to my Mom but not the dress I wanted but it was on sale for a good price and my Mom and Sister both said it was so flattering. There are two other dresses I wish I would have gotten – they were the only two dresses out of the hundreds (ok maybe it was closer to 75 dresses tried on) I tried on that I got teary eyed…I should have known…
What kind of flowers did you have at your wedding: A really beautiful mixture of fall flowers in oranges, yellows and deep red – calla lilies, daisies, mums, roses, fern frawns, wheat, maple leaves. Then tied to it I had my Grandma’s locket with of both of my grandparents wedding pictures in it. DH had an orange/rust calla lily, mini roses, fern frawn. The MOH, BMs and FG had a mixture of my flowers (minus the calla lilies). The GM had boutonnieres of one of the flowers but can’t remember which one.
Did you have the traditional something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue? Of course!!
- Something old: my Grandmother’s locket with wedding pictures of both sets of Grandparents in it tied to my flowers. (I really wanted to wear my Mom’s headpiece and veil but it didn’t work with my dress and needed major repair.)
- Something new: my dress and veil.
- Something borrowed: my crinoline from my lovely cousin and my headpiece from a BM (whose wedding I was also in).
- Something blue: My shoes! So cute! And then my sister found these adorable blue crystal stickers to put on the bottom that said “I DO”.
Did you and your husband exchange wedding gifts? Yes, he gave me a beautiful white gold heart shaped pendant with the journey diamonds in it and a white gold chain. I got him a fancy fillet knife (Lake of the Woods maybe?!?), engraved with: “To the catch of my life…BGFSH 10.24.09” on the blade.
Are your wedding bands engraved? Mine is too thin to be engraved but DH’s is…”BGFSH 10.24.09”
