Question:
What made your wedding wonderful?
angelsurfer69
2010-03-24 06:57:56 UTC
What elements of you wedding more special, interesting, and/ or personalized event?
Be specific with details please.
Six answers:
?
2010-03-24 12:54:11 UTC
Well, we did a lot of things ourselves, but here's a few things that made our wedding much less "cookie cutter."



* Slide show of pics of us as kids

* Groom's cake table (and birthday cake too - our nephew was turning 1). It was a football groom's cake, so we had a picture of my husband in a 49er uniform as a kid and a picture of me in a razorback tee shirt as a kid.

* We did homemade jelly as wedding favors. My mom made them herself from the fruit out of her garden.

* We got married in Arkansas, but we both live in San Francisco, CA. So our table numbers were different scenes from San Francisco. We really wanted to incorporate our new home with my childhood home.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/Hasbrown42/TableNumber.jpg



* Prior to the wedding, I collected wedding pictures from our married guests. Then I did this photo board with all of their pictures in chronological order. My husband wrote a letter to our families about how their relationship examples helped us learn and grow as a young couple.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/Hasbrown42/PhotoProject.jpg



Just some little things to make our reception a little out of the ordinary!
melouofs
2010-03-24 07:21:54 UTC
What made my wedding day wonderful for me personally was that it was a no pressure situation. I didn't go crazy trying to plan everything to the most minute detail, I didn't bother having my hair and makeup professionally done, I didn't wear a dress I couldn't easily move around in, and most importantly, I didn't have a zillion guests to attend to when what I really wanted to do was have a lot of fun on my wedding day.



We were 33 people on the beach (mostly barefoot). The wedding was in the morning, followed by a luncheon with great food and open bar, dancing with live music--I never saw so many smiling people at any wedding I ever attended! By 3 that afternoon, most of us were floating in the ocean drinking Red Stripe beer and generally relaxing. What a wonderful day!



EDIT: I hope you notice that Phantom and I had very different weddings, but had one major thing in common we both thought made our weddings perfect--it was suited to who we were as a couple--it wasn't someone else's vision of a perfect wedding--I actually think that's the MOST important thing of all. Keep it very personal to you, and you will be happy with the result.
phantom_of_valkyrie
2010-03-24 07:19:26 UTC
Of course everyone will say it's who you marry--that's a given.



But I'd say a couple elements made mine so wonderful.



♥it suited us. My husband and I love to cruise and we love to dance. We wanted a tropical theme wedding and a huge dance party. We used pictures of us on cruises, a couple pieces of artwork of tropical beaches, glads as centerpieces, favors in scents like Margarita and Mango, and tiki torches. Our buffet had a lot of fresh fruit, especially pineapple. The room was huge so it wasn't overdone but with the turquoise and lime green it completely said tropical island. We picked out all the music ourselves. We wanted people on the dance floor. When we left at midnight, the party was still going strong. Everyone was dancing and having a blast.



♥his family. We were able to have a huge wedding. My FIL is one of 10. We were able to invite all of them and most of them made it. It was a huge family reunion. Some people hadn't been able to get together in a few years. They did a few family pictures. The great aunt (in her 90s) died not too long after that so it's really meant a lot to them to have that memory.



♥a minor detail but important--I stayed within the budget. I spent a lot of time finding items on sale. I found a wine I loved that was under $10 a bottle. We served beverages like ice tea and punch that are cheap so that I could use more of my budget on more noticeable things. I bought my favors on clearance at the end of the summer the year before. I used coupons. I spent a lot of time planning it so that I could be within budget. At the end I had everything I possibly wanted, compromised on certain things to make others happy, and didn't have debt. My husband and I later said if we had 5 or 10 grand more to spend, we couldn't imagine anything we would have wanted to add.



Everyone had a great time at our wedding which was very important to us. We had enough room that everyone was invited. It was personalized to us b/c everyone knew how much we love cruising. We had the Caribbean completely there. Rehearsal was a luau. My husband and I have a collage of pictures (about half were from cruises). We had some decor people had brought back--a handpainted bowl from Cozumel that people put envelopes in, a Mayan calendar, a tiki head, hibiscus flowers scattered. The caterer used the ingredients as decoration. The coconut she used and the pineapple. Both husks were on the buffet table. You really felt like it was on an island.



My husband and I are spontaneous. We weren't into candid pictures. Nearly all of my favorite pictures were events that just happened. My groom's lil cousin asked me if we were cousins too now. I grabbed her arms and spun her around. It's so carefree and a beautiful picture. Once the day is happening you've done everything you can do. Everything is planned. Bad things will happen but you can't let that affect you. Nothing is perfect. My husband forgot his wedding ring so I borrowed my grandfathers for the ceremony. My cousin looks back at her pictures and all she can remember about the day was the stress and the fights they kept having. I look back at mine and all I can remember is the fun. It was a completely stress free day and the happiest day of my life. Nothing could have brought me down that day.
anonymous
2010-03-24 07:12:04 UTC
Well, firstly, my wonderful husband :) And secondly, spending the day partying with my friends and family.But I know that's not the type of answer you are looking for!

We had a few neat little things.



I suppose my favorite thing was my "something old." I added a small white silk flower to my bouquet that was part of my aunts bouquet when she got married. She couldn't be there for the wedding, but it meant a lot to both of us that I carried it. She had no idea until I sent her pictures of it!

Pic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsbish/4095991018/



We are pretty laid back people, so we didn't want a ton of fussy food. We served a buffet of BBQ comfort foods. Everyone loved it!



Our cake was a funfetti cake (you know, the mix you get for birthday parties with the sprinkles mixed in!), because this was our favorite cake. It looked like a normal wedding cake on the outside, but it was a nice little personal touch on the inside :)



We wanted a wedding arch to get married in front of, but we didn't want just any old arch, so his father who is a carpenter, hand built us this amazing arch. We will have it forever.

Pic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsbish/4128461482/



For the processional, we all walked down the aisle to one song: "Everything" by Lifehouse
anonymous
2010-03-24 09:59:05 UTC
My wedding was wonderful because it was so laid back and relaxed. Even when I started to get a little upset in the middle about something dumb that a cousin did, I noticed that it had started snowing and ran out into the snow to celebrate. The love and support of friends and family was way more important than food or flowers or decorations.
?
2010-03-24 11:37:15 UTC
We used a picture from our first date as wedding favors - we put the picture in soap from http://www.icandysoaps.com



Everyone was thrilled with the souvenir they went home with!


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