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Our Wedding Story ................................................................. now with video clips. Draft album pages on page 7...FINISHED ALBUM pics on page 8

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We highly recommend every one of our vendors. We had an amazing day.

Ceremony/Reception Location: Westbury Manor
Photographer: Lina Jang
Videographer: Bliss
Band / DJ: MMIDJ's - Raphael Gordon
Ceremony Music: MMIDJ's - Raphael Gordon
Florist: Flower Michele
Gown By: Maggie Sottero - Capri
Officiant: Rev. James Bowens
Hair: Sanctuary Salon - Tiffanie
Honeymoon: French Polynesian Islands
Coordinator: DOC - Michelle Nocella - Defining Moments

This is possibly the happiest moment of the day - assuming I had to pick just one.

This is a close second

It was just after we were married but before we walked up the aisle as husband and wife I think it was just after I took off my veil – yep, it was off before we even walked up the aisle I loved it but the crystal pins came out when my dad hugged me by the head and then even more so when DH pulled it back to kiss me. I pulled it out the rest of the way just before we jumped the broom and I never had it put back in place.



A cousin took these photos. I thought my daddy was not gonna let me go




We had 6 funerals in the 3 months leading up to the wedding (2 in the last 2 weeks before the wedding) and another funeral the week after we came back from the honeymoon . It was bittersweet to keep taking names off of the guest list Attending all those funerals while planning our wedding put so many things into perspective. With so many friends losing loved ones (spouses and parents) it just made us realize that no matter all the planning, anything could happen.

DH and I kept a tabbed wedding planner so everything is here. He was with me every step of the way and at nearly every single vendor appointment – to make sure I did not make HIS wedding “cheesy”.




***************Advice for future brides***************
Now that we are an old married couple and can give advice on weddings here goes. For those of you still in the midst of the planning, some of this will be lost on you but it will click in the weeks before your wedding…..or maybe on your wedding day or in the weeks after the wedding

For some reason an engagement ring drives normal women to the brink of insanity while planning a wedding. It’s an emotional roller coaster and I am really not sure why many brides and grooms go into hyper-emotional mode or any wedding detail I am guilty of obsessing over small wedding details that in the end meant very little.




The last few minutes of our wedding reception which sums up all of the planning










Our Thank You card photo



Honeymoon photos





5 1/2 years later
akaMrsT Posted:

Re: Our Wedding Story ................................................................. now with video clips and draft album pages on page 7

Thanks ladies. It was a great day. Enjoy your planning.

akaMrsT Posted:

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empressdani Posted:

Re: Our Wedding Story ................................................................. now with video clips and draft album pages on page 7

My sis (MOH), FH, and I have been admiring all the work that you all did to make your wedding so beautiful!! I can only hope to make my day as memorable as yours. Your review has made narrowing down vendors much easier.
Thanks so much,
Dani
akaMrsT Posted:

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akaMrsT Posted:

Re: Our Wedding Story ................................................................. now with video clips and draft album pages on page 7

Posted by empressdani

My sis (MOH), FH, and I have been admiring all the work that you all did to make your wedding so beautiful!! I can only hope to make my day as memorable as yours. Your review has made narrowing down vendors much easier.
Thanks so much,
Dani


Thank you It was a lot of work, as I'm sure you have figured out, but it will be worth it
akaMrsT Posted:

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megsm3 Posted:

Re: Our Wedding Story ................................................................. now with video clips and draft album pages on page 7

your review is amazing!!! - you make such a gorgeous couple - I loved that you did the broom jump - your album pages look great I really liked and noticed the changes in the last page on the last post

akaMrsT Posted:

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Posted by megsm3

your review is amazing!!! - you make such a gorgeous couple - I loved that you did the broom jump - your album pages look great I really liked and noticed the changes in the last page on the last post


Thank you!!

My good friend made that broom for us She said we HAD to jump the broom and I'm glad we did it too

The album is really coming together well. I'm glad that even my small changes are noticed DH did not notice some of the photo edging changes but he is a man I think mostly women notice stuff like that.
SylvieB Posted:

Re: Our Wedding Story ................................................................. now with video clips. Draft album pages on page 7

WOW!! Amazing!! I came across yor review b/c I was doing research on Raphael Gordon. I recognized your picture b/c I saw it on Maggie Sottero's website last year when I first started looking at gowns!! How crazy is that? I spent the next 3 hours reading your review and had an extremly unproductive day at work!!! .

Thank you for all the detail, these reviews really do help future brides. And for the words of wisdom, there is no such thing as a coincidence. I've started stressing about very minor things the last couple of weeks and you word really snapped me back into reality. This day is about marrying the man I love not about who's coming and who's not.

Your day looked amazing and you were gorgeous. May you and your husband have a long, happy and healthy life together filled with much love!!
akaMrsT Posted:

Re: Our Wedding Story ................................................................. now with video clips. Draft album pages on page 7

Posted by SylvieB

WOW!! Amazing!! I came across yor review b/c I was doing research on Raphael Gordon. I recognized your picture b/c I saw it on Maggie Sottero's website last year when I first started looking at gowns!! How crazy is that? I spent the next 3 hours reading your review and had an extremly unproductive day at work!!! .

Thank you for all the detail, these reviews really do help future brides. And for the words of wisdom, there is no such thing as a coincidence. I've started stressing about very minor things the last couple of weeks and you word really snapped me back into reality. This day is about marrying the man I love not about who's coming and who's not.

Your day looked amazing and you were gorgeous. May you and your husband have a long, happy and healthy life together filled with much love!!


Thank you so much. It was an amazing day.

Take everything with a grain of salt as much of it will not matter in the hours after the reception is over
the future mrs m Posted:

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LOVE YOUR REVIEW!!!

Mizzdimple Posted:

Re: Our Wedding Story ................................................................. now with video clips. Draft album pages on page 7

amazing review your wedding was nothing but beautiful!
akaMrsT Posted:

Re: Our Wedding Story ................................................................. now with video clips. Draft album pages on page 7

Thanks ladies. The day was nothing short of amazing
GinaBambina08 Posted:

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I loooooved your review and your gorgeous wedding!
akaMrsT Posted:

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Posted by GinaBambina88

I loooooved your review and your gorgeous wedding!


Thank you!! It took a lot of research, time & money but given the chance I would still let DH convince me not to elope
twinkle164 Posted:

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Wow. Looks like a great wedding and honeymoon Congratulations
akaMrsT Posted:

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MrsD71208 Posted:

Re: Our Wedding Story ................................................................. now with video clips. Draft album pages on page 7...FINISHED ALBUM pics on page 8

This has to be one of the nicest wedding albums I've ever seen! So pretty!

DiamondPipa Posted:

Re: Our Wedding Story ................................................................. now with video clips. Draft album pages on page 7...FINISHED ALBUM pics on page 8

sooo pretty!!!

MrsQ-in2007 Posted:

Re: Our Wedding Story ................................................................. now with video clips. Draft album pages on page 7...FINISHED ALBUM pics on page 8

BEAUTIFUL album! Love the wraparound cover pic!

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