Weddingbee Blog

My wife (hee hee), Mrs. GT, asked me to fill in for her on this, the ‘We did it!’ post. I readily agreed (as I generally do to her requests) and now I am finding it hard to put into words what I want to write. Forgive me, as I have never blogged before and am having a hard time performing under the pressure of the Weddingbee audience.

What I really want to say is that the wedding was amazing. It was so much fun and we tried our best to make it a great experience for everyone there. We wanted it to be a celebration, not just a day about us. While not all things went exactly as planned, we really couldn’t be happier with the end result. To give you an example, below is the best man performing the double-fisted champagne spray dance. Yes, he was drinking straight from that magnum bottle.

(Photo Courtesy of our MOH)

The main thing that I remember from our wedding day was how I felt when I saw my bride as she took her first steps toward me at the ceremony. It might sound cliché, but she really seemed to be the only person there at that time, and I was overwhelmed by how beautiful she looked. She might tell you that I cried during the ceremony, but I assure you that it was simply bright outside.

Like I said, it wasn’t perfect in that there were several things that didn’t go as planned. One of our vendors didn’t even show up (luckily it was a non-essential vendor, but still…). Our programs made liars out of us due to the fact that another vendor didn’t provide the fireworks that were promised to us. Those were the details that made for good wedding stories. People who paid attention to the programs noticed, but the flaws were quickly glossed over because there were so many other great details throughout the day to make up for those flaws.

The day was perfect in its imperfection. Fun was the word of the day. From the wedding high five (in place of the first kiss) to the ruined tuxedo (compliments of the best man and his spectacular knee slide maneuver on the dirt dance floor), the atmosphere was charged with celebration.

Best of all, I am a married man now.