Looking back at your wedding day.....

- not giving the photographer a 'must take' list
- skipping the STD's (totally unnecessary for us)
- not hiring a DOC (didn't need it)

1. Picked a different DJ
2. Wouldn't have had a DOC (totally unnecessary)
3. Complained about the alterations on my dress (tooooo much clevage)

- Booked 2 limos instead of having one come back for me after dropping off the guys!! I was 30 min late. (P.S The limo company assured me that we would have time. The limo driver f***ed around too long.

- Not had as many BM's. I only had 7 originally went down to 6 and even those 6 were completely unnecessary. 2 would have been fine!

- Picked a different chicken dish. I did not like the one we choose.

1. left my hair down and striaght

2. more high fashion dress

3. I wish I got video

1) I think my hair colorist could have done a better job with my hair color that day, I wasn't happy with it at all and should have went to someone else who is better. Now, looking back on my pictures I look at my hair color in disgust.

2) I wish I would have given my photographer a better 'must take list'

3) Picked a different BM dress for my girls, I wasn't too happy with the one I picked.

1. Would have worn more comfortable shoes
2. Would have changed DJ's
3. Would have added strolling violins at the church and at the cocktail hour

I don't have any regrets on anything, even though my DJ screwed up a couple of times.

The shoes - make sure they are comfortable. I should have brought flats/sneakers, something else to change into. That was my biggest mistake.

On our wedding night, I had to soak my feet for like an hour, because I was in so much pain!

1. Canceled my hair vendor when I wasn't feeling so right in my gut about it so I wouldn't have had to deal with her being a no show on my wedding day!

2. done more research before hiring my photographer

3. hired a DOC

Definitely would of give my photographer a more specific must-take photo list.

Different hair stylist....my wedding day hair was
completely different than my trial.

-Given photog a must take list; made arrangements for family portraits.

-Researched hair and make-up instead of leaving it to the month before.

-Done all the 'little things' in advance, instead of right before the wedding. Shopping the week of (or day before) is not cool!

-Have been more organized when it came to my dress so my mom wouldn't be sewing it hours before my wedding.

-Arranged for the BM's to buy their dresses instead of having mom make them.

*But, in the grand scheme of things, these things don't really matter because my day was perfect and the best day of my and my husband's life thus far, so I guess this had to happen or it wouldn't be the same.*

1. One less bridesmaid

2. ordered my dress 1 size bigger (I had way too much boobage going on)

3. wedding album. We skimped on that, but now that's it's 2 years later, I wish I had one.

My only regret was my DJ.

1. I would have insisted my Grandma come to my house prior to the ceremony for pictures. Because of traffic, she literally walked in as we were walking out as a married couple. She's the only grandparent still alive btwn the 2 of us, so it kind of took away that she didn't have the opportunity to walk down the aisle and see us (in person, not on video) get married.

2. Investigated flowers more. I LOVE LOVE LOVE flowers, and while my bouquet was more beautiful than I could have imagined, I wasn't (and still am not LOVING) the rest of them, esp my BM bouquets. I went with the 'best deal' and at the very least, have doubts (not necessarily 'regrets').

3. Gotten hair highlights done before my wedding. I get highlights done now, and like them so much better--I had NEVER done anything beforehand (my mom used to even cut my hair), so I was nervous to experiment before the wedding. In retrospect, I think my hairstyle would have looked 100 times better than it did if I had the highlights done. Oh well.

one less bridesmaid

paid more attention to my flowers

different photographer/videographer - we spent way, way, way too much on it and I think we could have gotten the same quality for much less

gone without a headpiece

regret not adding an hour onto cocktail hour
regret not giving the photographer a must take list
regret not having my straps fixed on my dress beforehand like I wanted.

regret not giving my photog a specific picture of what I was trying to describe for one photo

regret trying to make everyone happy at reception because that completely stressed me out

1. I would have been more prepared for the posed photos. I would have told everyone the game plan ahead of time so that we didn't have a lot of confusion getting everyone together during the cocktail hour.

2. I would have kept my veil on for the pose photos. I was so happy the ceremony was over that I ripped it out of my head. Looking back, it looked really nice on me in the pictures and I wish I had it on in the posed ones.

1. a different dj
2. hired a DOC
3. took some sort of anti depressant/anti anxiety pill because I NEEDED IT!

1. I would have insisted on getting a video (DH put his foot down about not wanting it, and I HATE that I gave in!)
2. would have loved to have had a chocolate fountain, but I still can’t justify what it would have cost
3. made sure that the setting of my w-ring was lower, so that I wouldn’t now need to change my e-ring setting

1. Put together a photo must take list so the picture taking would have been more organized. There were some pictures that I wanted with certain people that I forgot to tell my photographer about.

2. Made sure I went over to the chocolate fountain. I was so busy talking to people that I never ever looked at it.

3. Made a point of eating. I didn't try anything from the cocktail hour and only had two bites of my dinner. Everyone said the food was awesome and I wished I had tried some of it.


In the end I had a perfect, magical day and although I would have changed these things they didn't take away from the wedding.