Our Wedding Day ♥

This may be the longest picture post in blog history and I sincerely apologize. I could have broken this post down but I did my wedding recap in 2010 so I didn't feel the need to do that again. Granted I had about 30 readers at that time so many of you probably have not checked out those posts. For those of you who have, yikes. Get out, get out, get out! Come back in a couple of days. The others well you still may want to get out. There are lots and lots of pictures.

A few things I remember from that day:

1. Whoever thought up the first look, thank you.
2. I never felt more beautiful.
3. My husband can dance, sorta.
4. I have the best family and friends.
5. I had a blast.
6. Our guests had a blast and I've been told we fed them too much.
7. Chocolate fountains are messy but people love them.
8. Sean will play rugby in anything and at anytime.
9. When your seamstress messes up your dress you never forgive her.

For those of you who have planned a wedding before there is probably one thing we can all agree on. It can be stressful. I learned that by allowing us 14 months of planning the stress level was brought down about 50%. Also joining a wedding forum where you can meet other future brides is a prayer answered. There is no one else who wants to talk about weddings as much as you do besides a future bride, including your future husband. He does not and will not understand why you need silver chargers. Get on a forum and the worst that can happen is that you can meet your first online friend Kathy and still remain friends with her, years later. Hi K-dawg! ;)

Another thing I did was stick to the darn budget. It is so easy to think about everything you want. You don't really want it. Trust me. 4 years later and I do not regret not getting the big, tall flower centerpieces. Try to think of what will be important to you a year after the wedding and go after that. Everything else is just extra. Stick to your budget and do not go into debt over it. I think the worst thing (in my opinion) is paying for a wedding years after the wedding.

And one more thing for future brides. The wedding is just ONE day. The marriage is essentially what is most important. The little details don't matter if your relationship does not have a strong foundation. Take a time out every once in a while to remind yourself why you're getting married in the first place. If you can do that everything just falls into place.

2009 was truly an exciting year for me. I learned a lot about myself and about us as a couple. To this day, I know within the depths of my being that I made the right decision in marrying Sean. We are that couple that fights, that bickers, that annoy the hell out of each other but the thing we do the best is love each other. We love the crap out of one another.

So now, who's ready for pictures? Before you do, grab a glass of wine or something stronger like vodka. If you don't drink maybe ice cream will do. This is just because I want you feeling nice and relaxed after this post because I don't want you wanting to hurt me ;).