Weddingbee Blog

We had just finished up our rehearsal and moseyed on down to my parents’ house for dessert. But before we went inside, one of our fabulous friends pulled us aside to take some photos of us with the sunset. When he couldn’t find a good spot for us with the sunset, it turned into a little pre-wedding mini-shoot!

This was great because we were extremely awkward, which is why I’m only showing you three of these, but I think it helped us get ready to be in front of the camera on our wedding day. Afterwards, it was about time we visited with our guests. My mom had a slew of desserts out—cheesecakes, tiramisu, creme de mente bars, a pumpkin roll, and a warm fruit cobbler with ice cream. Mmm. Sadly I didn’t get a picture of the spread, but I know she broke out some of her beautiful StangleWare for the occasion.

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I had also put together a little something for our friends and family to enjoy that doubled as a keepsake. Via My Publisher, I made a photo book of the two of us from age zero until a few months prior to our wedding. I loved poring through our old photographs and gathering up our school pictures, and it seemed like a hit with our guests!

Ages two and three

Our first year of dating, 1999

Re-celebrating our engagement, 2009

It was around 8 or 9 PM. We were all full of sugar, and thank goodness for it because rest was far off. After dessert a group of fantastic friends volunteered to come to the barn with us to sort out some last minute decorating and moving furniture around. Oh, and yes, the flowers.

While dessert was fun and I’m sure it was appreciated by our guests, it would have been nice to head straight to the barn after our rehearsal to finish things up instead of working into the night. Cest la vie!

Are you planning a dessert or dinner to include all of your out of town guests the night before your wedding?