Weddingbee Blog

While on our honeymoon, Mr. Dolphin and I enjoyed seeing all the pictures from our wedding our guests were uploading to a share website we set up (via MobileMe) and Facebook. Since the neither of us could barely recollect what happened on our wedding day, it was wonderful to view our day through the eyes of our guests. Many captured moments we forgot about, and details we never got to see. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from our special day, captured by our guests, and of course, with a little commentary from yours truly.

I was so happy when I saw this picture uploaded on Facebook by a family member, and so glad someone enjoyed our water bottles enough to take a picture of them.

We have a TON of water bottles left over. Dolphin Mom and Dolphin Dad have been enjoying taking the water bottles with them everywhere, and taking a picture of a water bottle wherever they are (sorta like those cat pictures in Buca di Beppo). And on another note, do see those chairs in the background? They’re totally not the chairs I ’thought’ I ordered. Oh well, there’s nothing you can do the day of!

Our snazzy Groomsmen. Best Man-Little Dolphin, Groomsman M, and his brother, Groomsman K. See those folks walking in the background? Those are our photographers! Hooray!! Also, I was incredibly happy that Groomsman K was holding the programs basket. Good job gettin’ those babies out there, Groomsman K!

Cuteness overload. For serious. Our adorable little flower girl, KK, and her brother. They are too sweet.

Dolphin Dad helping a slightly frazzled Dolphin Bride get to the altar. A few minutes before this picture I had just recieved a phone call from my groom saying I better get my butt to the altar pronto (we were running a little late and the future husband might have been a little nervous). Yes, I had my phone on our wedding day. Who do you think I am?

Ahh… finally put together. I love those tall pine trees in the background. I didn’t notice it then (I actually didn’t notice ANYTHING except Mr. Dolphin’s face) but there were all these golfers and cars that had stopped to watch our wedding. We were the first wedding the Club has ever had on the golf course. I like being the first at something.

This is currently my background on my iPhone. Thank you to whoever took this picture.

Mr. Dolphin and me GETTIN’ MARRIED.

When I got to the altar, Mr. Dolphin informed me that he had forgot the rings in his truck and that we would be using my engagement ring, and his promise ring for the ceremony. It was the perfect thing to happen as it helped lighten the mood for me, because I was seriously about to bawl with happy tears right there. Lots of laughing, and a few happy tears occurred at that little altar. Our altar had slightly (okay majorly) shifted before the ceremony from all the intense wind, and our preist almost forget to announce us as man and wife (I had to remind him as I was facing our guests… then he frantically started looking through his book FOR OUR NAMES). But it didn’t change a thing. That ceremony was absolutely perfect in our eyes.

Hooray! We’re married!

Mr. Dolphin and I loved this photo because it was just too hilarious. We are flanked by our two videographers and are two photographers as we walk away from our guests as Mr. and Mrs.

Mr. Dolphin and I riding off in our golf cart. At this moment, it was so nice to look back and see all of our guests and wave to them. Most of them I didn’t even see at the wedding. I kept asking Mr. Dolphin, “Is so-and-so there?”

Happy Bridesmaid and Gator Bridesmaid being sneaky little bridesmaids, grabbing a golf cart and following us off to our secret hiding spot. They are too funny. It was so nice to get to our little spot and turn around and see my two architecture besties right there with us, laughing and taking pictures. ♥

Our sweet little cake toppers that started it all! From bunnywithatoolbelt.

Cutting the cake, with some supportive help from Mr. Dolphin. Our cake was perfect. It was exactly what we ordered, and BEAUTIFUL!

One of my favorite events… the Bouquet Toss!!

I ended up throwing my actual bouquet. My florist forgot to give me a throw-away bouquet. My bridesmaids offered their bouquets to me, but I said ’eh, I’ll just throw my actual bouquet, it makes it more fun to catch it!’. I have another whole post about our florist. Basically the flowers that we did OURSELVES were a million times better then the bouquets the florist put together. I was not impressed by their work at all. But, I wasn’t going to freak out when I saw the bouquets, because it was our wedding day, and marrying his sweet little face was all I wanted to do. Nothing would get in my way!

My two snazzy men, Mr. Dolphin and Dolphin Dad. I love them both sooo much. I’m going to frame this picture.

Groomsman M, Mr. Dolphin’s brother, and his daughter, little S, enjoying one of our cute little drink flags.

I have a GAZILLION drink flags left over from the wedding. Note to other Brides out there: if you have drink flags, tell you bartender to PUT THEM IN THE DRINKS. Ours were left in little glasses for our guests to put in their drinks themselves. No bueno. Oh well, now I have drink flags for the rest of our lives. Next time any of you come to my house, you will be sure to find one of these babies in your drink.

I love this photo taken by Dolphin Dad’s friend. I had a fabulous time dancing it out with my ladies, and my sweet cousin, C. I danced so much that I was a hot, sweaty mess by the end of the night. Before the dollar dance I made sure to apply deodorant, perfume, dab the sweat off me, and put a mint in my mouth. Hey, nobody likes a smelly bride!

The bubble getaway! This was one of my favorite moments! Funny, I don’t remember seeing all these people here.

I have to say that I think I barely saw anyone at our wedding. The whole day/night was a blur. I can only remember little moments. Once Mr. Dolphin and I got into Dolphin Momma’s hot ride, we were suddenly relieved. We couldn’t wait for it to be just the two of us. Now that our wedding is over, I’m not really depressed, or sad but more relieved than anything else.

I’m relieved that all our vendors showed up, that it didn’t rain, that the only item I forgot was the flower girl basket, that we had plenty of time (pre-ceremony) to take pictures together, that I got to see just about everyone (if only for a half second), that I got to dance with my dad, that there were no major crises (besides my dress coming unzipped all night, which was not really a crisis), that everything was in its place exactly as we wanted it for the reception, that our DIY centerpieces turned out AMAZING (so much better then anything the florist did), that everyone showed up that RSVPed, and that I got to have a moment alone with my sweet husband.

We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day.