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My worst moment was very very bad... not sure if I should even share it :( It involved a horrible conflict moment with my father that left a very bitter taste in my mouth.
But just moments after that, I got to marry the love of my life, and forgot all about the bad moment for a while during our ceremony (best moment of the day!)
very best: the entire ceremony! i know that sounds a little cheesy but seriously, the 20 minute ceremony was perfect.
very worst: bouquet toss. i didn't want to do this, it wasn't in any of my plans, and all the sudden someone is thrusting a bunch of flowers in my hands, the dj puts on 'single ladies,' and all these girls run out.. it was totally weird and kinda killed the dance party that was going on..
best, the entire day! it was filled with alot of laughter and good feelings - even the old guy with no teeth playing a wine bottle with spoon in the band helped make the day great!
worst... ummmm only neg thing about our wedding was we chose 1pm to get married - hottest part of the sunny day so when the official said to the band "lets play another one" and it was the third song and we were standing on the beach, i was standing there thinking the white people are dying here :)
Worst: The night before a sudden rain storm blew up and the people who had the venue the night before left it trashed, which meant photos were running behind schedule and were not fun AT ALL. People kept stressing about getting things perfect, rather than getting the pictures and moving on because I never wanted to do formal photos for hours in advance.
Best: Right after the ceremony in Jewish weddings, the bride and groom go away for 15 minutes alone. It's called yichud, and it was perfect. It was just us and it was so low key. Also nice: sitting and eating dinner, surrounded by craziness and just having a chance to sit with my husband and take it all in.
Worst: My uncle dredged up an old family grudge with my aunt and turned my wedding weekend (it was kind of a destination wedding) into an uncomfortable feud between several of my aunts- complete with a crying/yelling scene in the parking lot while guests were making their way to the dining room for the morning after brunch. It's been really hard not to be mad at all of them for using my wedding for their nastiness.
Best: Despite the garbage mentioned above- it was awesome having almost all of our closest family and friends together in one place for a whole weekend. There was lots of time to visit and have fun.
Best: After the ceremony/luncheon we headed home to relax for a few hours before the afterparty. It was great for us to to have some alone time together... all the stress just melted away and this huge weight was lifted off of us. We had a good twister session as well :)
Worst: My sister calling twenty minutes before the ceremony to tell me she "felt crappy" and wasn't coming. That caused a major meltdown and I'm still incredibly pissed about it. She put a serious damper on my wedding day, but... oh well.
Best: The entire day...seriously. I'm not sure how it happened but I woke up happy and calm, and it lastest all day! If I had to pick a single moment it was the moment when I stood holding hands with both my father and my soon to be husband as my dad "presented me'. I love both of "my men" more than I can ever express and I loved being right there between them for that moment!
Worst: The morning after when I found out my 93 year old grandmother who hadn't been able to make it to the wedding had suffered a stroke sometime during the night.
Best: It is sooo hard to pick! I can't decide between 3 moments... 1) taking DEEP, DEEP breaths when I started to say my vows as I couldn't fight back the emotion any longer - I was SOO happy! 2) Walking into our reception venue with everyone yelling, cheering, whistling, clapping and standing with beaming smiles on their faces while we zig-zagged our way to our head table. It was the most overwhelming feeling in the world and I have never felt so much love from so many people all at once, it was soo soo incredible. Our reception was a 2 story ballroom so the acoustics from the noise made it all the better. 3) Our last dance was "Piano Man" by Billy Joel, I didn't even know it was the last song until my DH and I were swaying with each other and everyone that was left at the end of the night crowded around us, formed a circle, put their arms around the people next to them, swayed, and belted out every word to the whole, entire song. We tried to join them in the circle but they said "this is about you." What made it so special was people who have been very close friends of mine all the way back to high school- who I had not seen all night long as they aren't dancers, came out and joined, too. The commrodity between everyone was so special. I will never hear that song and not remember that moment.
Worst: Our bouquets were COMPLETELY wrong. The moment our ceremony coordinator walked into our room to deliver them and yelled "special delivery! beautiful flowers" I turned my head with so much anticipation and excitement only to see the end result. Tears welled up in my eyes immediately. I tried letting it go, but ended up crying. Not only was mine wrong, but they all were. I strictly said I wanted ONLY pink, various shades, of garden roses and I had ONE pink flower in my whole bouquet. I also hate normal roses and specified they were only to be garden roses... there were only 3 garden roses and the oher 15 were normal roses. I PAID $4.25 each for the garden roses... so where did they go?! I never saw them. The rest of the colors were orange, YELLOW, purple and white... with 1 pink. FUMING!
Best: On the way to the reception, my husband handed me a letter he had written for our wedding day. I cried way more while reading his letter than I did during the actual ceremony. :) It was beautiful.
Worst: Maybe when I went to introduce my little sister during our toasts and my mom announced to the entire reception that she had gone to eat at McDonald's because she didn't like our meal choices. Or when my FIL started yelling/cursing at the caterer in front of everybody because one of my husband's friends received a plate of pheasant with the gizzard bag still in it. Sigh.
great thread!
the best: reciting our vows through tears! (but entering the reception hall to cheers, clapping and whistles came 2nd!)
the worst: not being able to greet all the people that came to our wedding, and 'losing' my husband during the reception.
the very best: meeting him for our first look on the dock. Once I knew he was there, all my stress completely fell away. He had his back to me and when he turned and smiled the biggest smile, it literally made everything worth it.
The worst: I didn't really have a worst. Maybe my worst was having to deal with my wedding coordinator's daughter there. So unprofessional. Other than that - everything was perfect.
best moment: I guess there were 2. First, when I started walking down the aisle with my Father and saw him at the end. Second, when we entered the reception hall (after photos for cocktail hour--before our official entrance) everyone started cheering! It was awesome! :) Overall though, the whole day was amazing.
worst: not having my husband's grandfather at the wedding--he wasn't able to come due to health reasons. We made sure to send him photos & call him the next day though.
The best: The short but sweet ceremony. It was perfectly us and my SIL who performed the ceremony did a fabulous job.
Worst: I don't really have one. Things weren't perfect: MIL and her sister were stressing out. Photographer got lost and was a little late. The in-laws and best man were a little late for pictures. The flower girls did not get naps (but ended up behaving so well!) There was miscommunication about ceremony and reception decorations.
But none of that mattered. We were both calm, relaxed, and very happy all day long!
Worst: getting chewed out by my mom because the salon where the bridal party and I got our hair and makeup done thought we needed to be at the venue an hour later than we actually needed to be there, so us ladies arrived at the venue an hour late and our photogs had to just chill around at the venue. She made me cry on my wedding day! I was not happy about that. That and not having the right pens for my guests to sign our guest book cards. Oh, and another one that I just thought of...no one dancing during the reception except for my flower girls and the wedding party. Seriously...no dancing...talk about a boring reception! I was a tad upset and felt like I had failed at planning a fun wedding.
Best: Seeing the huge smile on my hubby's face when we were announced as husband and wife, and just plain getting married! It was fabulous!
Worst: People sitting at the first tables called for the buffet taking WAY too much food, thus leaving people at the end of the list of called tables with little to choose from. I wish the caterers had made those first 20 or so piggies hold off. Also, in my daze I didn't MAKE SURE to get pictures with people who are really special to my but weren't in the wedding party. Old friends, Aunts and Uncles, my B.I.L., gah!!
Best: The whole day was AWESOME. Laughing hysterically with my bridesmaids as we were driving up to the church because my friend didn't know what to do, so kept making u-turns. My guy "making out" with me (according to my MOH, he denies it) when the priest said "You may kiss the bride." People telling my (now) husband and I how much fun they were having. The DANCE PARTY that went on way longer than we thought it would. The after party at the bar that lasted into the wee hours of the morning. It was fantastic!
My husband chimes in:
Worst: People not singing during the ceremony really disappointed my Catholic husband. Also, he says PRACTICE YOUR FIRST DANCE. He was really nervous during our first dance and most of our pictures will be of us looking at our feet.
Best: Walking down the aisle after being pronounced married.The wine, beer, food and dancing.
Best: honestly, the entire day. Putting on my dress and my veil, having my bridesmaids sereande me with 80s tunes to me to lighten the mood while we waited for the ceremony, seeing my soon-to-be- husband for the first as I walked down the aisle, every minute of the ceremony, amazing MOH,Best Man and parent speeches, dancing the night away, watching my new husband sit in with the band for a song, having all of our loved ones be there with us. Having my husband read a very special letter to me after the night was over. It was just an amazing, amazing day.
worst: Unbelievably crazy heat wave (20 degrees above normal) caused a last minute shuffle of plans. Luckily I hired a DOC to do my worrying for me :)
Best: When I saw my husband for the first time before the ceremony and when he joined me and my friends on the dance floor. He usually NEVER dances, so it surprised everybody and meant the world to me.
Worst: I was so blissed out on our wedding day, that nothing got to me or affected my mood. It wasn't a perfect event by any means, but it was like I was on "happy pills" and immune to stress. Although, I did have a 2-second freak-out when I realized that I'd forgotten to bustle my dress after the ceremony. We were about to be introduced and have our first dance, so I flagged down the nearest caterer and told them to bring me any 2 bridesmaids STAT! (We had a huge flight of stairs to walk down, and I knew I'd never make it w/o being bustled!)
The Best - walking back up the aisle after we were married, knowing that we were now married! That and getting to the hotel after, taking off our fancy clothes and taking a really long relaxing nap.
The Worst - my mom calling 30 minutes before the ceremony telling me she needed to get into my email in the lobby of the hotel right that minute because she had forgotten to print out her reading. So I had to give her and my dad my email password so they could search through my sent emails for the one I sent to her the week before. Frustrating!
Best: the ceremony, cocktail and the reception. Alot of dances, laughter, hugs & kisses. It's the wedding that I always dream of. Photo turned out BEAUTIFUL! Matri'D was awesome, he runs the show making sure everything runs smooth and on time.
Worst: My florist were late, and Pastor were late. People cancelled 2 days before after I paid for everything. A lot of stress during the last two wks.
As my dad walked me down the aisle to my husband, we were really emotional but held it in as we were walking. Once we got to my husband, we were about to really break down (I am the oldest of his two daughters and first to be married). My dad hugged me, hugged my husband and went to take his seat in the pew. As he was walking to the pew, he stepped on my cathedral length veil, my head went back and the comb holding the veil in popped right out (no damage to the hair do). I couldn't stop laughing! It helped ease a really emotional moment and get the ceremony off to a great start.
Best moment... seeing my uncle who I was told wasn't going to be able to make our wedding, sitting in the second row!! And when Pastor said you may now kiss the bride, my husband yelled Yes!! with the pumping of the arm!!! Lastly the first dance!!
Worst moment.... was when I locked myself out of the church and had to wait 30 to 45 min. for someone to bring me the key. Which made me behind schedule and not able to do my pictures with my girls before the wedding!! The wedding was scheduled at 6:30 and when I went out to start pictures at 5:55 I freaked out and started crying!! Needless to say, we couldn't take anymore pics before the ceremony so it was rushed after the ceremony. Everyone said, oh, it is about time she broke down, but it wasn't because I was getting married, it was because I was behind schedule. I was very calm all day about getting married, it seemed to shock a lot of people!!
Best: Saying our vows. We wrote our own and kept them a surprise. My husband wrote the most amazing vows. I'm not usually a super emotional person, but I lost it when he was saying them. They weren't at all cheesy or cliche. They were light-hearted and honest and a total tribute to me and my quirks. They were amazing. And I loved saying mine back to him :) We got so many compliments from people saying it was the most genuine and honest ceremony they've every witnessed.
Worst: I was SO cool and calm the days leading up to our wedding. I had every detail in place, and if something went wrong, my reaction was, "don't care! I'm getting married soon!" I was so confident about everything. During the rehearsal the day before, I started to feel SO jittery and anxious. It was just a rush of happiness and feeling overwhelmed that all these people I love so much love me back. Combined with, of course, being tired. That feeling didn't go away until the ceremony was over, and it kind of ruined the morning of the wedding. I literally couldn't eat, and my hands were shaking the whole time, and I was nauseous for a good part of the day. I couldn't calm down! And at one point, I seriously thought I had to throw up. I've always been like that, though. When I have a lot of emotions running through me, I make myself sick. I just didn't think I would get so emotional!
Part of me wishes that on our one-year anniversary, we could do it over again as a renewal with just the two of us, so I wouldn't be so overwhelmed by all our loved ones being there.
Worst: getting my nails done. The woman would NOT listen to me. I have naturally long nails, and I got a French manicure. You know how you paint lower on the pink part of the nail when you have short nails? Well, she was painting low on mine, and it looked like I had midget hands. I kept telling her it was too low, and she kept going. I eventually stopped her like, 3 steps later and said "This nail, this nail, and this nail are too low. I told you that. Why are you still going??" Ugh. Then she acted like I inconvienced her.
Best: everything else. Our ceremony, our amazing reception, best party ever!
Best: doing tequila shots and dancing with all my best friends from high school through law school.
Worst: when I was about to walk in the door for the ceremony and heard the guitarist playing the wrong song!
Best: My husband saying his vows to me.
Worst: My husband's immediate family leaving the reception early...was embarassing and didn't make for a feel good send off when it was time for us to leave
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What was the very best, and the very worst, moment of your wedding day?
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