I debated back and forth if I was going to wear my wedding dress when we got sealed. I was pretty sure it would still fit. And... is there a better occasion to wear it again? But I wasn't sure if people did that or not... especially where it had been 4 years later. After going back and forth multiple times on what I wanted to do, I finally decided I would wear it.
I really should have tried it on earlier than I did... but it's a 2-3 person operation. Ian's barely home when I am as it is.... and I was not confidant he could lace it up. Haha! So a few days before, Mom and Stephanie helped me in to it. They were concerned there for a little bit that it was not going to do up... But as they started lacing, it was going to work! I had a good time laughing at the craziness that night!
Granted I was a little skinnier on my wedding day. And I had a corset and my spanx, so everything was nice and tight... This time around I had my spanx, but decided I wouldn't sweat the small stuff. I wasn't going to pay $60 for a corset. Yes, it was a big day, but I'm already married... I was just there to enjoy. Plus... when would I ever have a reason to wear that again?
It wasn't perfect, but I was just happy to be in my wedding dress again. It was so fun taking it out of the bag for the first time since my wedding. I forgot how much I really love my dress!
We didn't have much time to find a photographer. Especially when June is the busiest wedding month of the year. I contacted photographer after photographer to find all the ones I wanted booked. I was about to give up hope! But my friend told me about a lady she had used before. I'm so glad she was available. I loved her! (Pictures to come.)
Ian and Dad got new suits. Who knew that suit pants and jackets are sold as a set. You don't get to mix and match sizes... I learned something new that day! Never been suit shopping before... After a few alterations, they looked pretty spiffy!
I originally jeweled up some flip flops for our wedding. Clown feet + being tall = flip flops. After 4 years, they had yellowed quite a bit. So I had to make another pair. I liked this one better than the first!
I made little wooden blocks with pictures of us through the years. I learned that 2x4's aren't really 2"x4"... And Home Depot doesn't make cuts smaller than 12". So I had to improvise a little, but I thought they turned out cute.
My colors were Coral, Peach, and Green. I wanted fresh, spring colors.
I made my own bouquet. I originally wanted calla lilies like in my wedding, but apparently I didn't know how expensive they were back then. I couldn't justify spending $6-8 per stem and needing 20 stems... Roses it was! I got an awesome deal from the floral shop. And got the rest of the flowers from Sam's Club to make my center pieces.
3 hours and 4 bouquet attemps later, I had my bouquet, 12 center pieces, and a boutinere. I hate that I'm such a perfectionist! The center pieces were fast and easy. My bouquet was a bit stressful, but I liked how it finally turned out. The coral roses and peach roses were in different stages of blooming. So an all rose boquet was not working out. I used some on the other flowers as filler and it eventually turned out how I had in mind.
It's crazy to think I was going to school in floral design. My kitchen looked (and smelled) like a floral shop by the end of the night. There were stems and leaves all over the floor in my frustration.
I had to move around the shelves in my fridge to store the flowers. Good thing we were out of food and the fridge was practically empty...
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