One Hot Perfect Summer Wedding :: ~Arielle's~ WDS

[~Arielle~]

:faint: I cant believe im married!!!!!! After 8 long years together we are finally man and wife, I cant believe it. I feel like we have finally "made it"!

Friday August 06, 2010

The rehearsal went quite well. The ceremony coordinator was completely crazy so she was kinda a PITA but other than her and it being unbelievably hot it was great. Not too much to tell :)
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All lined up
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Wonderful bridal party
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We finished up around 4pm and then went to my parents house to cool off and relax before dinner. It got a little awkward here. My parents/grandparents dont really get along with MIL and so everyone was being super fake and it was really getting on my nerves but I let it all go. Around 5pm we had a horrific thunderstorm. It was so bad and all I could think of was "omg what if it does this tomorrow?!" but it died down after about 30 minutes and we all packed up and hit the restaurant. It was beautiful and is one of my favorite places. We got a private room and took all kindsa pictures and the food was delicious!

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The gifts that I made my parents/grandparents we such a hit. Everyone loved them and it made me feel so good to give a little something back :) For those who dont follow my journals we got handkerchiefs embroidered for everyone wither a personal message and then I made all the women personalized poem candles :biggrin:

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After dinner we all split off. We went back to the hotel for a little while and then got home around 11pm. I jumped in the shower in total shock that I was getting married tomorrow!!

[~Arielle~]

Saturday August 07, 2010

I woke up early, 6:30am to be exact, and finished packing my bag and got the couple of things left to get done, done. The weather was looking mighty foggy and dark but I kept my cool and didnt let it bother me. I left the house at 8am and went to get my hair done! It was a 4 hour process! The girls got there at 11am and brought me a dunkin donuts coolata, it was much appreciated :lol: We were all done by 12:15pm and we all looked great! My hair is pinned under in these pics to help it from falling :giggle:
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We went to lunch after that at one of my favorite bagel shops and then were off to get our make-up done! The weather had turned into a beautiful sunny day with the Hi being around 94, it was definitely hot :nod: I wasnt jumping for joy yet though... those hot summer days in GA usually turn into awful thunderstorms by the afternoon... We got to the make-up place and that was probably the longest wait. We were all getting our make-up done by the same person so we were there from 1:30 til 4:15. We all left looking gorgeous though!
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We got to the venue around 4:30 and it was finally starting to sink in! By the time I left there that night I was going to be married :happysigh: We got things situated in the bridal suite, and had to deal with the crazy ceremony coordinator but had a good laugh about it so it was all good. Then it was time to put on my dress!!!
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Pictures started then and it was all in warp speed from there on out... Everything was great, only very few things that got me a little stressed but for the most part I stayed completely calm. I was really impressed with myself :giggle:

These are all off of my personal camera
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[~Arielle~]

The first time we saw eachother

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Both families together
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Guests started to arrive and the girls and I had some drinks and appetizers
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Around 7:30 we started the Ketubah signing ceremony and it was great. Everyone loved our Ketubah.
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So it ended up not raining at all and by the time the ceremony started it was only about 86 degrees! We had the tent for the ceremony and it had fans in it so it was perfectly comfortable :biggrin:
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Exchanging ring
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Man and wife!!!
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Evan and I took some additional pictures after the wedding and then it was time for introductions and our first dance

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Then we worked the room. We had 11 tables to visit and were at each one for a good 5-10 minutes. We got so many compliments and congratulations. It was just perfect. I cant describe it any other way. We were both so happy!

Here was our cake
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[~Arielle~]

We finally got to sit down for a quick bite... I loved our little table :)
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At 10:15 we started the Hora... boy was that a lot of fun. The dancefloor was no where near big enough so that was kinda a bummer, we had so many people. But we made it work
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Evan and I in the center
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Raised in the chairs! It was so scary :lol:
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My stepdad then toasted us
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and we got to cut and eat some cake!
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We then ended the night with a last dance and then saw all of our guests off
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I got changed and we helped pack up all the cars and I got to say goodbye to my best friends and bridal party. They were amazing. We went back to the hotel and started our lives as a married couple :mushy:
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Okay I told my WDS pretty much through pictures... you may post now :biggrin:

[::Amanda::]

:sappy: You were so beautiful. I'm so happy I was able to be a part of the special day.

And :yes: you were totally calm. I was a little concerned that you were too calm :rofl:.

[~Sherry~]

:bliss:

[*Diane*]

You were a beautiful bride, honey! I kept looking at the pictures trying to figure out who was the MIL. Cuz I am just that kind of person. :lol:

What was your favorite part of the entire day?

[Mel]

:confetti: :mushy: :confetti: :sappy: :confetti:

[::Amanda::]

You were a beautiful bride, honey! I kept looking at the pictures trying to figure out who was the MIL. Cuz I am just that kind of person. :lol:

What was your favorite part of the entire day?
:gossip:

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MIL is in the purple.

[~*Kate*~]

Beautiful! Congratulations!!

[Deidre98]

It looks like it was a beautiful day! Congratulations sweetie! I can't believe you are married now!!!

[serda23]

Congratulations Arielle! Everything was beautiful!

[Winter_Bride]

I heart, HEART this! It looks like it really was the perfect day! Congratulations to you and Evan :)

[CaliPoppy]

:love: :love2: :love3: :love4: :love5: :heart: :lovestruck: :loveshower: :mushy: :heartbeat: :smileheart: :awe:

[jrbecca]

What a beautiful day! You were gorgeous! Love, love, love your wedding dress--I think it was perfect. I also really love the dress you wore to the rehearsal dinner. Do you mind sharing where you got it?

Overall, what a perfect day. Congratulations to you both! :heart:

[karenzeb]

You looked gorgeous Arielle! Congrats!

[Becki]

Congrats Arielle. You looked beautiful :sappy:

[~Arielle~]

Thanks everyone :biggrin:

Diane - I dont think I could pick a favorite moment... although after the ceremony and after we took a few more professional pics Evan and I were walking back to the bridal suite and we were all alone and we were holding hands and he said "we did it, you're my wife" and had this giddy little grin. I dont think ill ever forget that :sappy:

Jenny - I actually got that dress at Dots (http://www.dots.com/) I absolutely love that place and get a lot of my clothes there. Super cheap and cute stuff :nod:

[::Amanda::]

:sappy: @ Evan. How cute is that??

[nikkiscott]

Congrats looks like everything was lovely, and everyone had a great time.

[BizBis]

I totally just teared up when I read what Evan said! :sappy: You were so stunningly beautiful sweetie. I am so thrilled for you guys! I :heartbeat: you so very much and am just so happy you guys got the wedding of you dreams!

[Kelly]

you looked gorgeous(you too Amanda!):D

[::Amanda::]

:teehee: Thanks, Kelly.

[~Sherry~]

:sappy:

[Aramelle]

What a beautiful, perfect wedding! You look absolutely stunning, Arielle (and you too, Amanda)! I love your bouquet and your cake too...so pretty. :)

I love that you shared that little moment with Evan while you were all alone. James and I had a similar moment after we were married, and I still remember his exact words and everything. And it still makes me smile all mushy-like when I think of it. :sappy:

[*Ashley*]

Everything was gorgeous and you looked AMAZING!

[Mimzy]

What a lovely day! You were so pretty :hearts: And I LOVE the overlay on
the cake table!