A Wedding in a Week: Getting Ready

A Wedding in a Week: Getting Ready

September 25th, 2008 @ 3:56 pm by Mrs. Pineapple

After this post, it is time to say goodbye to our wedding in a week and get back to planning our October wedding. I just wanted to share with you some final photos and tidbits, beginning with a little better shot of my dress:

The reason for the wrap was two fold.

Since I didn’t have time for any alterations, the fit was not quite right. The top of the dress was a bit too loose. No one else probably would have noticed, but it made me more comfortable to wear the shawl. I am going to take it to a seamstress to add straps before it makes another appearance for the rehearsal and dinner. The second reason was the coming of fall. It was a bit chilly out, and I felt silly baring so much skin.

When my parents were married, my paternal grandmother made a hanky for my mom to carry with her down the aisle. She tucked it into her waistband and I pinned it under the lace of my gown.

My grandmother passed away when I was eight years old, so it was really special to have something that she made with me.

Getting ready was not the normal big to-do for this wedding. Mr. Pineapple left about 20 minutes ahead of me so I could slip on my dress without him seeing, and add a little lip gloss. As you can see, I decided to wear my glasses, fearing I would start to cry and lose my contacts.

Did you carry anything special with you down the aisle?

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10 Responses to “A Wedding in a Week: Getting Ready”

Bee

frenchbulldog (message) 6,063 posts, Bee Keeper

Have I told you how much I LOVE THAT DRESS?
b/c I really love it!

9/25/08 @ 4:01 pm (reply)

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bettingimnot (message) 37 posts, Newbee

you look so cute in my dress! it hit me more at mid calf (i’m about 5′ 8″), but it looks adorable at ballet length!

9/25/08 @ 4:32 pm (reply)

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Martha

Love your posts!

I did have a hanky from my favorite aunt for my wedding. It did not have a family history, but I had tiny wedding (10 people) and it was her way to be there, reminding me of her. I pinned it to my bouquet where the stems were wrapped with ribbon.

Now that I think of it, my “something blue” was my Mom’s wedding garter! She was at the wedding, but it was nice to wear something she wore on her wedding day.

9/25/08 @ 5:10 pm (reply)

Bee

Mrs. Bee (message) 3,261 posts, Sugar bee

is it weird to be mrs. pineapple and planning another wedding?

9/25/08 @ 5:47 pm (reply)

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Rochelle

My memere passed away the year before our wedding. I intertwined her rosary beads in my bouquet to carry with me down the aisle.

9/26/08 @ 8:42 am (reply)

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Sarah

I wrapped the groom’s baptismal baby bonnet around my bouquet. His aunt had brought it at the last minute and kind of apologetically asked if maybe I could hold it something, and I was like, awesome! and just tied it right on there. I’m not sure what she was expecting me to say–no?

9/26/08 @ 2:28 pm (reply)

Bee

Mrs. Pineapple (message) 676 posts, Busy bee

@Mrs. Bee: a bit! it is probably even weirder for those who don’t read the site regularly

9/26/08 @ 3:00 pm (reply)

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You

why not just save the money? If everyone knows you already married, are they still coming in october?

That dress IS awesome!

9/26/08 @ 11:50 pm (reply)

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Dianne

I pinned a starfish broach to my bouqet - the same broach I wore for the first time in March to my dad’s funeral. It was, for me, a way to have him with me.

9/27/08 @ 8:20 am (reply)

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anon

@You: Since it’s so close to the October wedding, I would think that Mrs. Pineapple would not save much money by canceling the October wedding since she has probably paid a lot of it already. Additionally, while I don’t know about her particular situation…I know that my family would probably be upset if I canceled my wedding and they didn’t get to see it…even if I had already gotten legally married before the actual wedding.

10/2/08 @ 2:17 pm (reply)