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Mrs. Champagne, DC/Vail/Colorado Age and Occupation: 26, Eye Doctor Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Attorney Engagement Date: March 13, 2006 Wedding Date: February 2009 Blogging Since: July 30, 2008 Venue: Small church ceremony with mountain-view log cabin reception About Me: I'm a small town mountain girl with a city heart. Found my way to the east coast, and Mr. Champagne kept me here so we're planning a wedding from afar in my hometown Vail, Colorado. I'm secretly obsessed with reality TV, Wii games where I can shoot a gun, country music, and Caesar: Dog Whisperer. I also spend time pretending to golf, backseat driving, having one way conversations with our MinPin Maxwell, loving champagne, and wedding perfecting… I mean, planning. I use way too many repeated symbols and letters when I write, and I'll love Mr. Champagne endlessly…
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With the dress on, flowers in hand, and friends and family surrounding me it was finally time to get to the church! This part completely flew by, and I wish I remembered it better. My mom and I walked to the elevator and I couldn’t help but think that just a half hour earlier, Champ had walked right past the room where we were getting ready, and he had already experienced the ride to the church. I couldn’t wait to see him.

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We had plans to take a few photos before heading to the church, but when we got out of the elevator we forgot to take into account the mountain had just closed for the day and skiers and snowboarders would be flowing back into the hotel and lobby. I got a few stares from the dude with the snowboard, but mostly smiles!

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We passed a girl who was on crutches, crying, and clearly in pain. I thought, ‘the most important day of my life could be the day this girl fell on the mountain and broke her hip.’ I’ve had four pretty recent surgeries on my knee from a skiing accident, and I felt so lucky to be pain free the day of our wedding. I’ll never take my health for granted again after that accident.

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As I was waiting for the “all clear/no groom in sight” cue, I looked up and saw my godmother. It took me completely by surprise to see quite a few guests in the lobby and I kind of freaked. It’s not that I didn’t want to see anyone, it’s just that I didn’t expect to have to shmooze before the ceremony!

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I was so happy to see guests who I knew had traveled so far to celebrate with us, but I booked it to the other side of the lobby. I guess the excitement just got to me, and well… I got nervous!

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I squeezed by my mom and she had the cutest smile on her face. I’m not sure if I mentioned this before, but our wedding was also her birthday! We had a small celebration earlier that morning, but I had big plans for later!

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I was so focused on getting to a quiet corner that I breezed right by Champ’s parents and even right by my own dad!

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I realized I was being a total spaz and turned around to say hi. It actually made for kind of an awkward moment and it felt more like a “first look” reveal then just a hello.

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I am SO BLESSED to have such a wonderful support system. Champ’s parents and sisters have welcomed me into their home and they’ve always been supportive of our relationship.

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I’m not going to really go into the details of my “portraits”, but I’ll just say they were poorly executed and completely unorganized. We stood in the lobby and tried to find a good backdrop for photos (something I believe in my non-pro photographer opinion should have been done prior to the portraits). Whatever, I’ll just show you the photos and move on.

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Love my girls. They are such great friends.

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And of course, my fabulous MOH kept us laughing. Proof that bigger bouquets are not always better!

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Hey, at least the photos weren’t taken in the parking lot, right? OK, OK, I’ll move on. After our photos, we snuck into the manager’s office to wait for our limo.

I love how this photo shows the gorgeous color of my grandmother’s fur stole. You might remember I was torn as to which one to wear, and I chose the darker of the two (Grandma Hazel’s fur) and my mom wore her mother’s lighter color stole.

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Here’s my mom with my cousin wearing her mother’s stole.

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As we waited for the limo in the manager’s office, I paid a little tribute to my bee character—the champ-pag-na.

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Remember the Uggs I got the gals? They came in handy as bouquet holders. So classy.

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We all brought our Uggs with us and most of the bridesmaids ended up wearing them the entire night.

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The limo arrived, and we were ready!

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A quick toast in the limo. We laughed and laughed and I swore a million times my dress was going to burst.

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We pulled up to the church and I saw my K and D letters I had worked so hard to paint and glue. They were completely crooked and looked so pathetic, but honestly… I realized none of these details mattered anymore.

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I looked inside and saw a church full of family and friends and thought, ‘this is it!’

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Details or no details, it’s all about one thing: the marriage and the commitment between two people. I couldn’t wait to celebrate!

Did you run into unexpected guests before your ceremony? How did you deal with it?

Previously:
Champ Wedding: Becoming the Bride
Champ Wedding: Pants Party
Champ Wedding: Girls Get Ready
Champ Wedding: Gift Exchange
Champ Wedding: Perfect day to Get Hitched!
Champ Wedding: Antlers and a Sing-Along
Champ Wedding: Practice Run
Champ Wedding: Quick Visit to the County Jail
Champ Wedding: Finally in Colorado

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28 Responses to “Champ Wedding: Get Me to the Church!”

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thefuturemrsjewell
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thefuturemrsjewell (message)  1,829 posts, Buzzing bee

wow, once again! Such stunning pictures! Love the one in the Limo and the one of your MOH, looks like you had a fabulous time!

 
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onada01
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onada01 (message)  124 posts, Blushing bee

you looked absolutely gorgeous!!

 
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Mrs. Hot Cocoa (message)  2,098 posts, Buzzing bee

Yeesh — neither bad photography or lighting or backdrop can hide the fact that you are one stunning bride!

 
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HugsKissesLadyBugsBride
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HugsKissesLadyBugsBride (message)  361 posts, Helper bee

you are the most beautiful bride!!! I love your recaps!

 
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Karen

Wauv.. You look really amazing on those photos!! Wish I had a Lima like that, at my weddign. Jealous! ;)

 
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Mrs. Taffy (message)  3,105 posts, Sugar bee

I agree with Hot Cocoa!!!! :) You look amazing.

 
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Ms Potato Chips (message)  1,193 posts, Bumble bee

The bouquets in the Uggs are priceless. And you look amazing!

 
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LatteLove
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LatteLove (message)  5,590 posts, Bee Keeper

I got upset when we weren’t the first to arrive to our reception and all the guests (who just saw us at the ceremony) saw me again before we made our grand entrance. It was such a minor detail, but it really bothered me at the time! This post just made me think of it!
I would have acted the same. :-)

You are so pretty Champagne!

 
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Miss Scissors (message)  7,343 posts, Busy Beekeeper

You are so beautiful, for serious.

And I freaking LOVE that you went for the bottle. Aw-sum.

 
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Miss Moonbeam (message)  1,732 posts, Bumble bee

The MOH with her bouquet (topiary) is priceless. I’m definitely picking up some tips from you on how to lead a photographer. Ours is fairly new and pretty inexpensive so I’ll work on having things mapped out beforehand.

 
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pamcakes
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pamcakes (message)  7 posts, Newbee

You look stunning, amazing, gorgeous!!! Love your MOH bouquet photo, hilarious!

 
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mrspaetz
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mrspaetz (message)  3,805 posts, Honey bee

you’re so pretty and your vavavoooom figure in that dress, wow!

love everything. gorgeousness!

 
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alishaneva
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alishaneva (message)  2,152 posts, Buzzing bee

The picture of your MOH with the plant is freaking awesome. Made me giggle with glee.
And you are beautiful.

 
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Miss Giraffe
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Miss Giraffe (message)  4,187 posts, Honey bee

You look so pretty! And your limo looks like super fun!

 
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jmc
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jmc (message)  882 posts, Busy bee

O, to have your boobs!

 
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tea
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tea (message)  7,278 posts, Busy Beekeeper

wow! you look so lovely!

 
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Jessie516
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Jessie516 (message)  5,480 posts, Bee Keeper

You look beyond gorgeous in all those photos! :)

Just before our wedding, my MIL decided to start bringing her entire family into my “getting ready” room to start introducing me. I was not happy, because I really didn’t want to greet people before the wedding. Luckily, my sister did a great job as MOH and ushered them out of the room as quickly as possible.

 
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Mrs. Perfume (message)  2,254 posts, Buzzing bee

You look so pretty! I love the Ugg bouquet holders and your hilarious MOH!

 
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Ms. Mojito
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Ms. Mojito (message)  399 posts, Helper bee

Organized pics or not-doesn’t matter. You look beautiful-your dress is amazing!

 
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Mrs. Onion (message)  711 posts, Busy bee

We took our “first sight” photos at the B&B where we’d rented all 14 rooms so I ran into a few guests as they were getting ready, then at the church there were a few late-ish guests, so they walked right past me as I was waiting outside with my BM’s. I totally hear you — you want to surprise your guests when you walk down the isle!

 
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Mrs. Champagne, DC/Vail/Colorado Age and Occupation: 26, Eye Doctor Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Attorney Engagement Date: March 13, 2006 Wedding Date: February 2009 Blogging Since: July 30, 2008 Venue: Small church ceremony with mountain-view log cabin reception About Me: I'm a small town mountain girl with a city heart. Found my way to the east coast, and Mr. Champagne kept me here so we're planning a wedding from afar in my hometown Vail, Colorado. I'm secretly obsessed with reality TV, Wii games where I can shoot a gun, country music, and Caesar: Dog Whisperer. I also spend time pretending to golf, backseat driving, having one way conversations with our MinPin Maxwell, loving champagne, and wedding perfecting… I mean, planning. I use way too many repeated symbols and letters when I write, and I'll love Mr. Champagne endlessly…

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