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Editor’s note: Mrs. Penguin here! I was out of town this weekend! (The now) MRS Turtle wrote this post on Saturday, her wedding day!

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When Mr. Turtle and I got engaged back in August of 2008, July 10, 2010 felt a lifetime away! But now that it’s here, I find myself wondering where all the time went. Mrs. Oyster just made a great analogy in her recent post about the final days before the big day feeling like a giant roller coaster. I feel like we’re climbing further and further up, and we know the big drop is coming, and we’re just bracing ourselves for it, because we know that once it comes, it is going to be so fun, but over so fast! This past week has been a whirlwind of chaos for me! So many things seem to be going wrong, and I can’t even count how many times I’ve just broken down and cried. There were so many details I had planned that I have totally run out of time for!

Last night, I was up until 1:30 in the morning, in a hotel room with my bridesmaids, trying to assemble programs. And everything was going wrong, and we didn’t know how we were going to finish them in time, and finally, I was like, “You know what? We’re done with these! I’m so over programs!” So I threw them in the trash, and we all just started laughing. My dad and brother went to Kinko’s this morning and had a bunch of programs printed off… just basic, one page programs. This is totally unlike me and my obsession with paper projects! But really… I’m just over it! All of it! Somehow, with or without cute programs, even if everything that could possibly goes wrong goes wrong, I’ll be married tonight! So today, I plan to let go! It’s time to stop and enjoy the ride, because I know it will go by way too fast!

I am surrounded by family and friends right now, and am just so overwhelmed and blessed by their love, support, and generosity! I feel so loved, and despite little things going wrong, right now, the whole world feels right!

The tent frame is up, and soon it will be draped with white chiffon, and filled with tables, chairs, linens, and flowers!

First I’ve got makeup, then hair, then pictures, all surrounded by my dearest friends, and then I will walk down the aisle to my first ever boyfriend, my high school sweetheart, my very best friend!

Mr. Turtle: I can’t believe I’m about to marry you! After all these years of us, to finally call you my husband just seems unreal. No matter how tomorrow goes, I know it will be perfect, because you will be there. Thank you for being the one person in life who just gets me. I don’t have a doubt in my mind about forever with you, and I just can’t wait for it to officially begin!

My Weddingbee Friends: Planning this wedding has been such an emotional roller coaster and a wonderful period of my life. Blogging on Weddingbee has only enhanced it and made it even more of a joy! Your comments have helped me and encouraged me more than you could ever know! I hope that I have been helpful to you in planning your weddings and that you have enjoyed following me as I plannes mine! I can’t wait to share all my pictures and stories with you in the coming weeks!

Me in my “Getaway Dress”/Mr. Turtle’s Grammy’s High School Prom Dress

So I guess that’s it! For the last time as Miss Turtle, I’m out!