Congratulations. I never thought of it that way. I will have to remember to take time aside, too. I am horrible at that.
CRICKETRO 10/24/06 6:25 A
congrats on having such a wonderful wedding. i'm getting married Nov 4th after over 2 yrs of engagement. needless to say i am stressed but i am trying not to drive anyone crazy. i ordered the flowers and i only need to get the basket for favor and i'm done!
it really helps that i am at a good weight , in the healthy range, so thanks SP for not making me go nuts!:)
CHEYENNYA 10/23/06 12:36 P
I was married on October 7th, 2006 and finally after 2.5 years of engagement and 8 months of planning it is all over. I was so upset the first week because I had nothing to do. It almost felt as if a piece of me had died. I ate, slept, breathed wedding for months and all of a sudden it all ended. We packed up all the decorations and other wedding gear that had consumed my life and then it hit me, AAAHHHH I finally got to relax and enjoy myself. I didn't have to make endless phone calls to vendors, or change the seating chart for the 10th time. I could actually see my desktop, and I am sure that my friends and family are glad too (I think that I was driving them crazy with the neverending changes that I was making. It was hard because I had a vision in my head of what I wanted and to achieve it was sooo difficult to get there.
In the end the wedding was perfect and beautiful. The only problems was that 2 tables fell down as the guests were seated at them (no one was hurt though)and that we lost my garter. The sun was shining all day, I didn't have a pimple on my face and everything else that brides worry about during the planning didn't happen. The day went by so fast but I still remembered a great peice of advice that a good friend gave to me. She said take 2 minutes and just look around because it will be those moments that you will always remember. So I took some time and climbed the stairs to a back loft in our hall and I just looked around. I saw all our friends and loved ones dancing, laughing and having a wonderful time. I saw my husband standing there holding the basket of chocolate favors with the most amazing look on his face, I saw my father and brother posing for photos, I saw all the children running around, I saw the beautiful glow from all the white lights and candles illumiating the whole room, I saw my wedding party dancing with my guests, and then it hit me. It didn't matter how many times I changed the centerpeices, it didn't matter who sat with who at the tables, It didn't matter that I drove my florist crazy with the multiple changes I made to the wedding/bridesmaids bouquets and then decided that I would make them myself. Everyone had a fabulous time. I will never forget the 2 minutes I took because I got to see how my time and effort and money affected everyone else. I fell in love with that moment in my life and I will cherish it in my heart forever. Especially because in the end I never got to talk with half the people there as we were so busy
Good Luck to all of you who are about to get married And I wish to pass on the same advice that my friend did. Take a couple minutes and just watch. The whole day is always about the Bride and Groom it was nice to tke a break and to have memories of the people I invited there too.
With lots of Love Michelle and Keith PS I just posted some of my photos in my gallery
