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When we planned our wedding day, we wanted to make sure we incorporated at least one Jewish tradition (Mr Breezy’s side) and one Polish tradition (my side).
We decided that one thing we definitely had to do was the Jewish breaking of the glass.
There are several interpretations of what this tradition symbolizes:
In our ceremony, the symbolism was a hybrid of the temple meaning and the sentiment that life is fragile, and will be forever changed after that day.
He placed the glass, which was wrapped in a linen napkin, on the ground. And after one false attempt, Mr Breezy put his foot down for the last time.
Brian, the non-official (but officially awesome) Officiant: By the power vested in me by you, you and a website I found on the Internet, and by the power of your love and the commitment you have made to each other, we all pronounce you husband and wife.
You may now kiss the bride.
One of the songs that makes us happiest in the world - Higher and Higher - started playing, and we triumphantly exited the gazebo.
Of course, we couldn’t leave our own party, could we? We turned around and marched right back in there and were instantly engulfed in a sea of laughter, smiles, hugs, and champagne.
We spent an incredibly joyful half hour just… being happy together.
Of course, there were pictures, pictures, and MORE PICTURES. I love that we have a katrillion photos of all our family and friends.
And just when everyone thought they were all pictured out, we started herding everyone down the path and back into the lobby…
I had my heart set on a group shot and somehow, despite the chaos, Photophil made it happen.
Surrounded by love, we were married! Our ceremony was over but there was much fun still to come.
Did you incorporate any cultural traditions into your wedding day?
Photos by the splendiferous Photophil Steingard and wonderrific Michael Steingard. Our two brave friends Todd and Dave caught the whole thing (and then some) on tape, for which we are eternally grateful.
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Breezy, you are truly one of the most stunning brides I have EVER seen. Your slamming body inspires me every day, and your joy and lovely smile are infectious. I hope I am a fraction of as gorg as you are!
Your friendor officiant sounds hilarious — and I love your group picture!
NO NO! PLEASE DON’T LET IT BE OVER! MORE BREEZY WEDDING! MORE BREEZY WEDDING!!!!!!
seriously i welled up when I saw the group shot!
I seriously read this post, then played the music to higher and higher, and re-read the post. woo hoo!!
You had such a big group for a destination wedding! i love it!
You look stunning & soooo happy! Your pics are dreamy….sigh….
I think my fav pic from your whole wedding is the kiss, TOTALLY AMAZING!! I’m polish thru and thru, so we’re going to the apron dance, the silly hat dance (not sure what its really called), and probably the salted bread and wine after the ceremony. And I agree, MORE BREEZY WEDDING!!!
Another amazing Breezy recap! Your cocktail hour looks like EXACTLY the type of feel and photography we want from ours. Our photographer said that most pictures from my wedding should have me in it, but I’m going to bookmark this post and send it to her to show her the type of memories I want her to try and capture.
Was it hard to get everyone together for a group shot or did you leave this to Photophil entirely? I want one too!
Look how happy you are! (and your friends, and family!) I love this recap. 
I love the hugging pictures - those always get to me. *tears* We’re going to incorporate the traditional Korean wedding - as for Italian.. the food? haha
@Miss Meatball: Aw Meaty, you make me sniffle. It’s the happy glow - you will have it too!
@dogcatrabbit: Our Polish tradition? To be revealed in a future post!
@lreighard1: @MrsSl82be: Ha ha, awesome! Don’t worry, there’s LOTS more coming. I guarantee you will totally be 100% sick of me by the time I’m finished.
@LatteLove: Isn’t it the greatest song?! It just makes my heart soar.
@West Coast Bride: I told Photophil from the get-go that our wedding was not to be just about us but about all our friends. So he was well prepared and as a result, we got SO MANY awesome shots of them without us in them. As for the group shot, I also told him from the beginning this was the plan and he figured out the perfect time of the day to do it. He and Michael all helped herd everyone into the lobby for it. I admit, I may have shouted a bit impatiently at one point but hey, no one wanted to leave the gazebo ’cause we were all having such a good time there! I’m super happy it turned out so well. We have a few different ones, even.
We got a complete group photo too and I’m so glad we did! Our photographer had to climb up a ladder to get it!
that is an incredibly cute group picture. :O)
I love the group photo!! I’m hoping to get a good one at our church because we have a choir loft that can get a great shot of everyone from above…. hopefully it will turn out as wonderful as yours!
I love reading all of your posts! I especially loved the way your officiant says, “WE ALL pronounce you…”
I think that is soooo sweet, I loved how much you incorporated your guests into the action, I especially love that group photo!
I wish I could fit all 200 of my guests in a group shot! lol
Say it’s not over! Breezy, I wish we were friends in real life. You and your brand spankin’ new husband seem like a RIOT!
I have to say that the pictures of the almost kissing and first kiss are FANTASTIC!!
Love love love it. The kiss, the group pic, the dress.. can’t wait for more.
This was my favorite recap of yours thus far. I teared up at the B&W shot of you all hugging. Probably my favorite wedding picture to date. You can tell so much by that one shot.
Congrats.
That first photo is HI-larious. There is so much joy going on in your photos, it is contagious all the way across the internets.
MAZEL TOV!
All of your pics looks amazing! You guys look SO happy - I love it!!! (:
We’re incorporating our two cultures too!! I’m Hawaiian and he’s Scotch Irish, so we’re playing Ke Kali Ne Au for our ceremony, and we’re doing a handfasting!! Yay fusion!
AWESOME! brian should consider a career in marriage-officiating 
beautiful wedding, MRS Seabreeze!
Photophil is seriously the best! Your kiss shots are stunning, the guest shots look so full of happiness, and that last photo with everyone is just great!
Wow, that seriously looks like an AMAZING time!! Seems like your officiant was awesome!
so jealous of your group shot. i totally forgot about putting that in my shot list even though i really wanted one! 
What a lovely wedding you have there! You and you’re hubby look great together. Btw, maybe u can share to us all some tips on how to be as sexy as you.
@Barbie09: Thanks, I made it! I’m taking orders now too - PM me if you’re interested.
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Mrs. Sea Breeze, Vancouver/Dominican Republic
Age in 2008 and Occupation: 30, Communications Manager
Fiance's Age in 2008 and Occupation: 29, Experiential Marketing Director
Engagement Date: October 6, 2007
Wedding Date: November, 2008
Blogging Since: July 17, 2008
Venue: Majestic Colonial Resort, Punta Cana
About Me: Planning a destination wedding by the sea should be (oh no she di-in't…) a breeze (…*sigh* yep, she did) but when you've never been to the Caribbean, your powers of imagination are really put to the test. Luckily, I'm 90% resourceful, creative optimist (and kooky, neurotic practicalist-if-that's-a-word for the other ten). Other than writing about our week-long celebration of family, friends, laughter and love, I adore books, shoes and… you guessed it… long walks on the beach.
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