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I loved EVERYTHING about my day! wouldnt change a thing =o)
Id have hired a DOC to make it go smoother, but we got it done without.
Everything went completely smoothly, however our vows with the children and each other were so emotional and touching that I would have hired a videographer, even if just for the ceremony. The photographer didn't get pics of the kids' faces as we said our vows to them and I really wish we had that.
Also, dance lessons for my husband, he's a terrible dancer, and it was very awkward, he refused to take them though.....I would make him if we did it again, lol.
So things went great. Is it different than I thought it would be, sure. But from the beginning me and my hubby said we just wanted a day to make a promise to each other and celebrate with our family and friends and that happened in a big way. There's little things that probably could have been adjusted or they'd have been fine if they were different but they were also fine and fun as they were. In the end there wasn't anything that took away from the day. The only thing I think I'd change is before the wedding to realize it will get done and all work out.
I would have worn my dress for a few hours in the days leading up to the wedding. I didn't realize how present my boobs were, and had I known, I might have played around with different undergarments. Or added last minute spaghetti straps.
Mine was perfect (or perfectly imperfect), but different than I thought it would be. I had so much fun, but really, about an hour before the reception ended, all I wanted to do was be upstairs in our hotel room, alone with my new husband. I'd expected that we'd want to party it up late into the night with all our guests, but we both really just wanted time to talk to each other quietly and just let it all sink in. Sigh... it was so romantic!
Oh, and the one best decision I made was to have a day-after shot with our photographers, the morning after the wedding. It was so nice to get in my dress again (but with casual DIY hair and makeup), and have my husband in his tuxedo, and just prance around outside (beach and garden), in different settings than the night before (church and restaurant/hotel). I haven't seen the pictures yet, but it was very relaxing and romantic, to have that couple of hours to just focus on us, before heading back and seeing our friends again. It also took a lot of pressure away from getting perfect shots on the day.
We did the day-after shot instead of an engagement shot, as we live in England (married in Maryland) and wouldn't be in the country to be able to take advantage of the engagement shot included with our package.
I would have lied to my parents about the timelines (so they were on time!) and i would have chosen a different photographer. Post-wedding mine has caused me nothing but grief. I have only received the first draft of our album and i got married mid-june! oye
only the weather, which you can never planned. was supposed to be high in the mid 70s/low 80s. Was 96 instead!
I wish we had been more purposeful about getting photographs with my extended family (my 102-year-old grandmother was there!), and we had a little snafu with our programs that ended up working out but were a bit of a stressor. All in all, the day was perfect because I married my best friend -- and being a newlywed is the bomb!
I wish I would have hired a different DOC. I was not impressed with mine. I would have been more demanding to the catering manager as I felt she walked all over me because I just loved the venue. I would have tried to talk to all 170 guests. I know that was impossible but I should have made a more concerted effort. Other than that, I loved my wedding.
It was perfect! The only thing I can think of is that the power kept going out in my hotel room where I was getting ready. We had enough light (thank you, beautiful sunny day) but it meant we couldn't listen to the iPod playlist I'd made for getting ready. Honestly, I barely noticed, I was so excited!
My wedding was wonderful, but if I had it to over again I would do two things differently. I would have insisted that our cake baker (a family friend) put the actual flowers I gave her on top of the cake. For some reason she decided to put this bright pink gerber daisy on top (not one of our colors or flowers), which I felt totally detracted from the cake. I would also have not allowed my BIL to give the blessing at dinner. Instead of just saying "grace" like we'd hoped, he gave a 15 minute mini-sermon where he said a lot of things that we personally don't agree with. I found his speech mildly offensive and totally inappropriate. I suspected this might happen, but it was really important to my husband to include him, so I went along with it.
While the day truly was perfect, I did vote that I would have changed a few things.
Part of me thinks that I'm second-guessing some things because we haven't seen our pro pics yet, but here are some things that I would have changed:
- To this day, I'm still not sure if my dress was "the dress." Not that I was ever looking for "the dress," just something was was me and that made me feel beautiful. I truly loved my dress, but I don't think it was special enough. I had a very small dress budget though, and everything that knocked my socks off was over $5K. I ended up with a very simple tea-length dress. I think I need to see some pro pics to solidify that I loved it :) I see so many other tea-length dress these days, like Dolly Couture, and even some Priscilla of Boston ones that I wish I had paid a little more for.
- My bouquet was all wrong when I got it the day of the wedding (like, opposite of what I asked for as far as colors). I'm not sure what happened with our florist, exactly. But flowers were not a priority at all, so it didn't bother me too much.
- The final thing, and the biggest thing I regret, not having a videographer. I don't regret not hiring a professional, but we planned on passing off our little digital recorder to a friend or family member to capture the big events like the ceremony and first dance and toasts, and we forgot. I'm so upset because quite literally, our ceremony was such a blur, I barely remember walking down the aisle and seeing my husband's face.
The one and only thing I would have changed was our cupcakes. I didn't like the way they were decorated and the second I saw them I thought "ugh!" But, it was my own fault really. The cake/ cupcakes were of such little importance to us that I didn't give our baker much direction in terms of decoration. We didn't even "cut" them. We had our band make an announcement that people could help themselves if they wanted to, we were having too much fun dancing! So in the end, the cupcakes had ZERO impact on my day. In fact, I didn't even try one until the next day when I ate one that was wrapped up and brought to my hotel room. I guess the lesson is, if its important to you, be specific!
I wouldn't change a thing... even the things that went wrong will end up being great stories later.
Everything was so Wonderful. But the only thing I would of changed was our love letter/ wine box ceremony. The husband & I decided we didn't want to do the symbolic hammering of the box, but wanted to talk about its significance, well when that time came during the ceremony, we had already put our letters in the box pre-ceremony and just kinda stood there looking at it, haha! So I would of changed that and had us put them in the box during the ceremony :)
The only other thing would of been my in-laws attitudes, they wanted to leave the wedding early and it upset my husband. So other then that I LOVED every moment!
1.) I would have made sure we ordered napkins. Despite having two coordinators (one DOC, and one at our venue) somehow this one fell through the cracks, and they had to scramble to find napkins for 200 people day-of. They didn't match our linens AT ALL--but I didn't notice the day of! Having too much fun. 
2.) I would have made a more deliberate effort for my husband and I to have some alone time after the ceremony. It was so overwhelming to have so many friends and family rush up to us... we did whisk away for some pics, but I would have preferred to have snuck away and then return for the congratulations.
Honestly these things are so small in the grand scheme of things... the day FLEW by in one happy blur and I don't look back on these small issues.
I would have changed a couple things. The day was great, but my pastor was a little late which in turn freaked my dad out, which in turn left me to escort myself to the church from the parking lot which resulted in me walking down the aisle bustled. Rather frustrating.
I would have picked a different photographer. I don't trust mine anymore. He missed a lot of shots that I wanted. Like us standing out front of the church. Ya kinda mad at him. O and the fact he left my reception and never came back.
I would have splurged and bought the cake stand needed to properly do my cake. It was pretty, but the hall did their interpurtation which did not look anything like my picture.
Everything was freaking fantastic and I really don't like thinking about the bad things or what I would have done different because it puts a cloud on the day.
My photographer was HORRIBLE! I cried when I got the proofs. That's my single major regret. I would have hired someone else.
I would have hired a videographer. At the time, it seemed unnecessary to us, but I think we'd love to watch our day again in the future (and share it with our future family). Plus, everything really is such a blur that day. A video would have shown me everything I missed (in a way photos cannot). Oh well. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful day nonetheless!
I honestly, would have changed everything. I love the man i married, but we did a quick courthouse wedding. my DH was recoving from surgery at the time, too. While i understand he may have been in some pain, it was NOT a necesary surgery, it was purley cosmetic, and he CHOSE to do it right before we agreed to get married, so i had little understanding for it. i would have been more understanding if he seriously needed the surgery. anyway, we got married in hoodies & jeans. seriously. I drove there, we got married at the court house, and then he took me to Sonic (yes, Sonic, the drive through) right after we got married. then we went and looked for wedding rings, and he did nothing about complain about the costs and tell me i had to get the cheapest one (seriously???). our "wedding day" was a nightmare, and that's why we're doing another one! but honestly...i don't expect this one to be great either, but...that's not what matters...
I would just change my veil. I borrowed a family member's, and I didn't realize how 80s it looked until I got the photos back. lol. At least the 80s are making a comeback...kind of. I guess I'm lucky if that's all I'd fix!
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Hey bees! If you could have changed one thing about your wedding, what would it be? Would you add or take away something? Or was it perfect, just like you dreamed it would be?