XII: The Grande Entrance

XII: The Grande Entrance

March 5th, 2008 @ 2:44 pm by Mrs. Radish

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We decided to do the whole traditional “grand entrance” thing at our reception. That was the funny thing about our wedding… we ended up doing a lot more of the standard wedding traditions than we originally thought we would. It just kind of worked out that way. Anyhow, we wanted to do our first dance before dinner was served so we did the grand entrance and then went right into our first dance.

We had two songs picked out for the entrances but they were too obscure and our DJ didn’t have them in his collection. I planned to bring them on CD for him and I totally forgot about it! It was no big deal, though. Mr. Radish made a last-minute executive decision and we used “Rock and Roll” and “Immigrant Song” by Led Zeppelin. Not necessarily your common wedding-fare, but Mr. Radish is a big old guitar geek and loves the Zep.

Before the newly minted Mr. and Mrs. Radish were introduced, the rest of our wedding party got their moment in the spotlight.

* All professional photos by Tim Forbes of Forbes Creative Photography *

My grandmother escorted by my step-father. She had a knee replacement surgery about 6 months before the wedding, so she was really happy that she healed up in time for the wedding and she insisted on walking out for the introductions. We were going to just have her stand from her seat, but she wanted to show off her new knee!
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My mother escorted by my uncle. She decided to walk out with him instead of my step-father because my uncle walked me down the aisle. My mom always makes a stink face in pictures. She’s very intractable.
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Mr. Radish’s parents.
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Now for the bridesmaids & groomsmen…
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A lonely groomsman. We were short a bridesmaid so he had to fly solo.
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More cute kids…
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Maid of honor (baby sister Radish) and Best Dude.
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Here we are!
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This is actually a non-pro picture from my uncle… but I like it.
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Up next - our first dance!

Previously on The Radishes Get Hitched…
Part I: Here Comes the Groom
Part II: My Ladies in Waiting
Part III: Here Comes the Bride
Part IV: Meanwhile, Back at the Church
Part V: The Procession
Part VI: My LAST Unmarried Moments!
Part VII: Ceremony Highlights
Part VIII: Making in Official!
Part IX: Well Received
Part X: Say Cheese!
Part XI: Waiting Around

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9 Responses to “XII: The Grande Entrance”

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ChicagoSarah

I love that you walked in to Zeppelin! Nice pictures, everyone is starting to look more relaxed. We’re still trying to decide whether to do the grand entrance since our ceremony and reception are in the same venue…

3/5/08 @ 1:54 pm (reply)

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Stephanie

Your pictures are so beautiful and I just love that dress!!! I know it’s Lambert Creations but I can’t seem to find it - could you tell me the name of the dress?

3/5/08 @ 9:09 pm (reply)

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brendalynn

I love you MOH’s bouquet! (OK, and a bunch of other things too–your dress, etc–the photos are lovely!) I’ll try to explore your past posts, but I don’t recall seeing it: What’s in her bouquet?

Hers may be the same as the other BMs, but she’s holding it so nicely too–the main blooms really stand out.

3/5/08 @ 9:40 pm (reply)

Bee

Mrs. Radish (message) 388 posts, Helper bee

Stephanie — the dress is by Lambert Creations, but I think it was a special design that they did for the dress shop I got it from. I’m not sure what the name of it is, but I got through Veiled in Elegance in Geneva, IL. They are the distributors for Lambert dresses in the US.

brendalynn — all the flowers are actually fake. The main blooms are cream colored faux dahlias from Joanne Fabrics craft store.

3/5/08 @ 10:32 pm (reply)

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Stephanie

Thanks for the info on the store!…and I read you were thinking of selling it, so if you do sell it publicly, could you please let us readers know? (geez - that sounds sad and pushy - apparently I don’t have any manners…sorry!)

3/6/08 @ 12:20 am (reply)

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Guilty Secret

Lovely… can’t wait to see the dance!

3/6/08 @ 7:10 am (reply)

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coffee

Mrs. Radish, I super look forward to all your entries. You and your husband make the most adorable couple on the face of this planet.

3/6/08 @ 10:04 am (reply)

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ariesque

you two are too cute!

3/8/08 @ 7:42 pm (reply)

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