wedding recap quickie

so i need to post something, and i want to be able to post about all sorts of details about the wedding in detail (because i was all about details), but i wanted to  give you a little taste of how the day went.

well, first off, remember when i wrote about how worried i was about the weather? the weather on my wedding day ended out being (in the words of our photographer) "the most perfect weather day of this years wedding season." it was 75 and sunny with little to no humidity. we had white puffy clouds during our photos, clear blue skies during our ceremony. the temperature was PERFECT. i was hesitant about an august wedding and that it would be too hot. but it was perfect.

so here are some pictures other people have posted--just want to give you the idea, and we'll get into the good stuff soon. 

we got in last night at midnight from our honeymoon, have a lot to do, andy's got a cold, and our landlord re-did our bathroom while we were gone, which is great, but there is dust EVERYWHERE. so i need to clean the toaster before i can make breakfast.

anyway, here's some photos:

bouquets

bridesmaids: twin, sister, and sister-in-law

the guys (including dads)

ceremony

and for full effect

oh yeah, the kiss.

we did it!

place cards

first dance: I'll Always Be Right There by Bryan Adams

dance with dad: Then They Do by Trace Adkins

fingerprint tree guestbook

sweetheart table

my sister and i and our husbands :)

yes, that's the one i just married. and yes, he's on the floor.

party time! (and this photo features my boston friends)

hope you enjoyed them! it was a GREAT day. the PERFECT day.

wedding teaser

since i realize that i haven't posted a ton since we've been getting into the nitty-gritty details of wedding prep, and whatever i have posted seems to have been negative, i wanted to share some of the fun details that we've worked on for the wedding day. this has been a really fun process (although stressful at times), and i like that i'm able to create a unique wedding day experience.

kraft paper envelopes with butterfly stamps

invites!

table numbers! (cut by my father-in-law to be, wood burned by my hubby-to-be)

firefly jars :)

hope that's enough of a teaser for you! you'll just have to wait for a while for the rest! ONE WEEK until the big day. i just can't believe it.

wedding worries.

i know the day will be beautiful. and everything will be perfect. that's what everyone keeps telling me, regardless of this major worry that i have. i know that there are things i can't control, and this is one of them. but i have always dreamed of an outdoor wedding, and we have the most perfect place for it. but the weather forecast keeps changing wildly!

when i first began compulsively checking the weather (1 month out), it was rain. i knew i couldn't put any faith in it because that's way too far out. it stayed rain for a while, and then this past week, it changed to rain in the morning, but partly sunny in the afternoon (fine with me). then yesterday it changed to mostly sunny and 71 for a high (a little cool for the summer, but better that it's not 95!). i felt like a weight was lifted off of me, since there was no rain in the forecast anywhere near my day.

and then today it shifted dramatically. it now shows rain, and not just a sprinkling. it's showing 1.25 inches during the day and another .75 inches at night. working in the water field, i know that that's A LOT of rain. (and it's supposed to continue on sunday, too--nearly another 3 inches during the day and evening). we aren't getting a hurricane, so wtf.

i just want my pictures outside, and to have the ceremony outside. we have an indoor ceremony option, but because we have a band, it makes things more complicated, and not the best 'looking' option. if it rains, we will get married on the dance floor, with all our friends and family sitting at their tables for dinner. all the money spent on outdoor decorations, rental tables, etc. will be lost.  if we weren't having the band, we would just be flanked by friends and family, with a view out the large windows over the pond behind us (not bad), but that's where the band will be, and i guess i'd rather not have a drum set and microphone be the backdrop for my wedding photos.

like i said, i know i can't do ANYTHING about it, but i just want the rain to stay away. i'm fine if it's cloudy and cool, just rain rain go away, please?!