Part 1: Getting Ready
Part 2: Portraits
Part 3: Ketubah Signing
Part 4: The Wedding Party
Part 5: Ceremony
Part 6: The Cocktail Hour
Here’s the official last batch. Beware, this one is huuuuuuuge. Most photos are from Sergio Photographer, but again a few are from friends.
To pick up where we left off, after the cocktail hour, we jumped right into the reception. Here we are standing outside, just about to make our big entrance:
This what the room looked like when we walked in (but with people!). The colors are a bit off because the lighting in the room was really yellow, but we had sea green table cloths that were just barely metallic, with cream chair covers and high and low centerpieces:
Close up of the low flowers:
Close up of the high flowers:
Table numbers (made by Mr. Lily!):
Menu and favor:
The menu was made by Mr. Lily. He’s got skills. The favor tags were made by Mr. Lily and me (he printed, I stamped them out, glued on a crystal, and did all the bow tying). The favors were stuffed by my parents and I. This took, wayyyyyyyyyy, longer than expected!
Our first dance:
C’mon and join us everyone!
Getting ready to to the hora… little did I know I would totally melt down and freak out!
Hey, I’m up in the air!
Holy $#!@, I’m up way high!
Mr. Lily trying to convince me to let go of the chair and share the napkin with him. There was no way that was gonna happen!
Hallelujah, I am back on solid ground:
OK, lets dance! Me with my new brother-in-law:
Swing me around, Dad!
OK, everyone take a break and sugar up:
I know one little boy who went candy, crazy — our ring bearer!
Back to the dancing, it’s time for the father-daughter dance:
Time for a few toasts. These were really heartfelt and wonderful:
Look, my girls are wearing the pashminas I gave them!
Just in case the candy buffet didn’t provide enough of a sugar high, lets eat cake! (Sadly, the cake had an accident on the way to the reception. More on this later. Briefly, originally there was supposed to be a big bottom tier –I wanted a HUGE cake– and no flowers, but hey… at least there is a cake and it’s still pretty!) The cake is sea green, but it’s hard to tell here:
How the heck do we cut this thing?
Here you go, honey:
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Citris cake with fresh raspberries and cream cheese frosting inside, covered with buttercream. So freakin good!:
Tuxedo strawberries too!
A sugary kiss!
OK!!! Lets boogie some more!
Cutie mommy and daddy:
Gimme a twirl, babe:
Don’t ask, I don’t remember…
Shake your groove thing:
Wow, it’s hard to dance and talk!
Uh-oh, the party starts to break down. Jackets are off and ties are on heads. This is a friend, not Mr. Lily…
I wear my sunglasses at night…
Bridesmaids gone wild!
My new mother-in-law struts her stuff:
Baby, it’s time to say goodnight and head to the after party and hot tub!
Good-night!
Thanks for sharing all your wedding photos! Simply beautiful! My fav pic is the last one with you guys on the stairs. 
(In my best bridal whine) Please please please do a candy buffet review! From jars to scoops to candies to vendors. How much did you order? What kind of bags did you offer? How much was left over? What would you change?
Thanks a million!
Bee-utiful–I love your dress! I don’t remember any posts about it before–
Designer? Model No.? I want details!
Thanks, guys! I will do a review of my candy buffet if you want. Just give me a bit.
Also, I have written about my dress, but in case you missed it, this dress was my aunt’s first, then my mothers, then mine. It’s a family dress and it meant a lot to me to wear it!
Wow, your MIL’s dress is awesome!! Especially after reading people having difficulty finding MOB or MOG dresses. It’s stylish yet conservative enough and fits her very well!
LOVEEEE IT!!
Where you on style me pretty?
Where did your husband get his suit/tie etc?
Thanks!!
Aw, I’m blushing — thanks Mrs. Plumeria.
Yep MIL’s dress is great, but she is gorgeous so EVERYTHING looks good on her. She actually already had this dress!
MCRBride — what is style me pretty?
Hubby got his suit at Filene’s Basement here in NYC. It’s Hugo Boss. Filene’s has great suit prices (and sales!) for those who have one near them. I heart that store! He bought the tie — I can’t remember where. Maybe Syms?
everything looked wonderful! your bridesmaids dresses were really cute! and yes, are you selling some of your candy buffet items?
Ahhh I just looked at it, you just have similar cakes.
All the way on bottom
http://www.stylemepretty.com/2007/09/index.html
Great suit and great dress on you 2!
kudos on pulling off not only a beautful night, but one that looks extremely fun as well!
That was a family dress? Omigod it’s so beautiful and classic and it just goes to show that good style always ages well. Fantastic. Congrats to you, you looked so pinup gorgeous!
Great pictures and I absolutely love the last one!
Congrats!
wow…beautiful pics.
what designer were your BM dresses? I love how they flow!
everything is beautiful, and it looks like it was a rockin’ party! love the use of aqua in a good, non-tacky way, as i can appreciate how hard it is to find it. the cake looks great and delicious, too. yum. lots of great eye candy!
omg…so beautiful. Love, love, love the dress. Where are you favor containers from? Those were too cute with the mini scooper.
Thanks for sharing…it’s inspiring.
Okay - so I love love love your photos. I do have a question though. Did many people take the candy? I had a fabulous candy table at my wedding and maybe three people took candy so we had a TON of candy left that we had to throw away because it was a destination wedding. I was curious. I think it’s a great idea and looks nice but no one really ate the candy! I guess I’m the only one that loves candy!
Thoughts?
I would like to know if anyone takes the candies or not. I’m thinking about doing the samething but not sure if people actually take them
Shutter-drag thats typical sergio! Hes the man!
Wow! Your wedding looks and sounds beautiful! I am 5′3 and the to be husband is 6. I guess the first pix of yours would probably sum up how we would look like for our wedding. I enjoyed looking at the photos. Congrats Mr & Mrs Lily.
PS- I love the staircase pix that I link it to my site, if you don’t mind.
For those of you that asked about candy, yes, it was almost all gone by the end of the night. Out of everything we just had some key-lime hard candies and some hershies kisses left (there were HUGE bowls of both of those). My Mom was worried no one would eat, it but they did! I will blog on this soon…
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Miss Lily, New York/Tucson
Age and Occupation in 06: 30, Public Health Researcher
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Art/Web Stuff
Engagement Date: February 11, 2006
Wedding Date: April, 2007
Venue: Tuscon, Arizona
About Me: Here are some things I love?�‚�? painting, drawing, knitting and all other crafty things (including glueing popsicle sticks together); burritos (must be from Arizona); indie/70s rock; whiskey; dogs (if only my tiny apt could support one!); bad TV; and reading. I'm also crazy indecisive so fingers crossed wedding planning doesn't kill me.
Where did you get your scoops for the candy buffet? Or are you selling yours now that you are done with them? If so, I am interested!