If I could put time in a bottle : My Wedding Day Part Two

Part one left off with me waiting in the woman's lounge of my church with Tammy (my photographer)  waiting for the ceremony to start while friends and family came down to wish me luck. 

Finally it was time and my sister came down to get my girls and told them to stand upstairs, she told me I could stand at the bottom of the stairs, so we left the room with my photographer, while the girls headed upstairs. Now while I was the bottom of the stairs, this was when I started getting nervous. Before it was easy not to be nervous because I surrounded by all my friends and family but now? I was alone...and I was nervous. Lost in my thoughts, someone yelled at me and told me to move to the side of the wall but not before I looked up and saw Larry who was going pass the staircase. We talked about it and he didn't see me but I saw him and he looked amazing which just made me more nervous. I could see the tops of my girls head disappearing and they let me come up to see my ring bear and flower girl go in.

Abel and Larry's sister Sarah

My brother Willie and good friend Carey

My brother Wayne and Larry's cousin Sam

Larry's best man David and my Maid of Honor Jordan

Ringbear David Michael my nephew

Flower girl Jasmine my niece 

 Then it was my turn, they closed the doors and I took my Dad's arm and they opened the door and I saw Larry at the over end of aisle.

 I couldn't help but grin like idiot while I look at him, standing up there looking so handsome. It seemed like itself stopped while I walked up there to get to him. 

As soon as I got up there to him and my hands fell into his, it seem like time just fasted forwarded and I don't remember any of the service ( I am so serious) expect for Larry's vows.

 We decided to say our vows to each other and exchanged rings. Larry was so nervous he put my wedding band on upside down!   Larry's vows were amazing and just filled me up with so much warmth and love. I am glad we decided to write our own. I think the pictures of me while he saying his vows say everything. 

 After we said our vows we went over and light the unity candle and signed the papers. Then a blessing was said before we were presented as Mr and Mrs. Larry Polson and then we got to do what we waited the whole ceremony to do.

After we kissed it was like a weight was lifted off my shoulder, it was over all the planning all the stress, all the drama all those this one moment of me becoming Mrs. Polson! I did it! I married the man I always wanted to spend the rest of my life. 

Larry and I decided to do a receiving line which was amazing idea! It was so much fun getting to hug and chat with people while they went into the reception. In the reception, we had a candy buffet, crossword puzzles and color books. 

At the reception, Larry and I said our thank yous to everyone who came. Our wonderful Best man and Maid of Honor said some words of well wishes before Larry and I cut our cake. The Groom's Cake was Larry's surprise for the wedding, its a 3D sculpture of his 1970s maverick that is in our garage. He really liked the cake that made me really happy because I had to keep it a surprised for like forever!

We did get to talk to some people but I wish had I had a chance to talk to more but we were on a tight schedule and were actually 30 minutes late for leaving to go take pictures with the wedding. It was SOOO MUCH FUN. We had a limo that took us to a couple places downtown before the sun started going down and we had to head to our second reception at Sleepy Hollow which I won't be writing a post about because I don't remember all that much but it was amazinggggggggggggggggg. :) I don't get my photos from the photographers for another 3 weeks but when I do I will make sure to post them. Everyone was raving about how amazing my photographers were and how beautiful I looked. I seriously felt like a princess and man I had such a blast at my wedding, I wish I could do it all over again. All that planning and it turned out perfect! I got marry my husband and be with people that care about us while we did it. Such amazing journey that I wouldn't have been able to do with such amazing support of my mom, sisters, family, coworkers, friends,  my maid of honor, bridesmaids, best man, groomsmen and of course my wonderful, dreamy husband. 

Thank you from the bottom of my heart, 

 Now Mrs. Polson 

If I could put time in a bottle : My Wedding Day Part One

The day started out with me in pjs and ended with me feeling like a princess. My wedding day was one of the fastest, longest day of my life, I wish I would just hit rewind and replay. All the stress, all the tears, all the drama, all the fears, just disappeared the moment we started unwinding my hair from my flexrods (yes I did my own hair with help from my MOH Jordan and Wedding Coordinator Tonya, my sister) and with each brush of make up on my face from the talented Danielle (Beauty of All Faces), I knew that this day was no longer a distant dream but it was reality. I was marrying Larry :)

I guess I am getting ahead of myself but lets me start with the beginning of my day which was picking up 144 flowers for my table centers and bringing redbulls and snacks to church for my girls at around 9:30 am.

 

When I got to the church, I saw my MOH already doing stuff to the tables. I can't even begin to say what a rockstar my MOH was the whole day of my wedding. All my girls were incredibly helpful and patience with me.  But the day of my MOH stepped up her game and did stuff I didn't expect her to do at all. It was amazing but more on that later. 

Jordan (MOH) and I started making sure tables were set up right before she headed downstairs to start to get ready for the wedding.

 I and one of my mom's friend attempted to tackle the backdrop. What a freaking hassle!!!!!! They were suppose to tell me how to put it up when I picked it up on Thursday and they never did, so it was a guessing game, luckily we figured it and one of my other bridesmaid Carey came to help but after about half an hour, I was shooed downstairs and told that my make up artist had arrived and I needed to be downstairs.

Danielle (Beauty of All Faces ) my make up artist, was amazing as always, she even up put with my lame nervous jokes I kept saying and with me trying to boss people around while she was doing my make up.

My photographers showed up and took my flowers and the rings to take pictures while Danielle did my make up. When my make up was finished, I realized my hair was still in my flexrods! So Jordan and Danielle helped take them out so Danielle could get a few pictures of my hair. My make up looked AMAZING, I kept making the comment that if Larry didn't marry me, I'd probably marry myself. My eyes had never looked bigger or prettier, I kept staring at myself, haha. After I was done admiring myself, Jordan and I  went on to find my pearl headbands and my sister came down to give my hair a "bump" and attached my veil. hehe. After that it was time for the dress.
My mom just looks at me and says, "How are you going to get the shirt over your hair and make up?"
I look down at my old school MTV t shirt (please make sure you were a button up on your wedding day while you are getting ready just a suggestion.)
Someone suggested that we cut it and after that it was wrap. Jordan got some scissor and we cut the bad boy.  It was my mom that I insisted help me into my dress. After I got my dress on it felt like time just slowed down. I looked freaking awesome! Jordan snapped a few photos, that she promised not to upload until the wedding was over.

Me and the MOH Jordan

We were running behind schedule, so we made sure Larry wasn't in the hall way and rushed me upstairs to take family photos.
During family photos, Jordan was a rockstar! She kept making sure my hair wasn't out place and when it was, would come up and fix it. (Please make sure you have a good MOH like this!) After family photos, I was rushed back downstairs and put in my "bridal room" while Larry was rushed upstairs. During that time, MOH and I just joked around with one of my other bridesmaid since the other two were taking family picutres with Larry (his sister and his cousin). I had family and friends stop by the room, oohing and awing about how pretty I was and asking if I was nervous. Surprisingly I wasn't nervous. Just ready to get hitched! 

Part two, soon to come!!!