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I don't have all the pro pictures, but here are some that the photographer posted.

http://www.liasoaresfotografia.com/john-gabriela/

:)

@k_trini05:  Thank you so much :)

Some details... We got married in Brazil, I am brazilian and my husband is american.

His mom couldnt go, so he walked down the aisle with my mom. I planned the wedding for about 2 years, and now that is over I dont know what to do lol

Oh, and two more pictures. When we were about to sign the papers, my aunt gave me my grandfathers pen. All my aunts used his pen to sign their wedding papers. My grandfather is already deceased, so it was a really emotional moment to me.

@misskittykakes:  Thanks! Yeah, she is amazing. She helped me so much during the day, she was a real friend.

@jrzvol:  Thank you! My husband's fav picture :)

@babypearls: Thanks! :)

My advice is: get help lol My mom helped me SO MUCH during all the process. You will need someone there to talk to all the people involved in the wedding. Before I came to the States, I tried to plan everything I could, I chose my dress there, decided and booked the church and reception venue, etc... But there are always problems, and it is always good to have somebody to back you up.

Weddings in Brazil are a little different than weddings in the States. For example, we don't have best men and bridesmaids. We have what we call godfathers and godmothers. The couple invite some couples to be on their side at the altar. On our case, we had way more godmothers than godfathers, so we didnt do the couples thing.

My husband said that here the groom doesn't walk down the aisle, and was a bit surprised when I told him that in Brazil they do lol Usually, the groom walks down the aisle with his mom, but my husband's mom couldnt make it, so he walked down the aisle with my mom.

Are you getting married in a church? In Brazil, when you get married in a church, you need to talk to the priest before choosing the ceremony songs. Some churchs just allow religious songs. Where I got married they were fine with our choices (my husband wanted to walk down the aisle with a brazilian song that he loves). And some churchs dont let you use the song Ave Maria, my absolute favorite religious song (I walked down the aisle with that song). Sone churchs don't let you decorate either... Some don't let you use candles, some don't let you throw rice. Talking to the church is REALLY important.

Those are just things that I could think of... I don't know if weddings in Paraguay are the same as weddings in Brazil. The main thing to do is talk to people over there and communicate, be informed. That's the best way to plan a wedding outside the country.

@sherryberry:  Thank you! That picture is in front of the church. The church is on top of a hill, here's a picture. Really beautiful!

Thank you! :)

Thank you so much, ladies! :) Everybody here is really nice!

@missmorganista:  thanks! I threw 5 San Antonios. In Brazil, San Antonio is the saint that helps you find a husband lol I didnt want to throw my flowers, so I thought that would be a good idea lol the girls loved it!

Got another picture back :)

@jbridea:  Thank you! That picture is one of my favorites! It turned out really amazing!

@Soon2BeeMrsG: Thank you so much! :)

@alishaloo: I love those sleeves!! Some people, when they saw my wedding dress before the wedding, asked if I was going to have those sleeves altered, and I was like: WHA... NO! It is my fairytale dress lol

@kellmerr: Thank you! Lia is really an amazing photographer! I am so glad I chose her!

@Ohregina:  Thank you so much!