Weddingbee Blog

As I mentioned in my last post, my emotions were playing tricks on me and decided to hide while I prepped for the day. It was awfully surprising since up until that point even thinking about my day brought tears of joy and excitement to my eyes. With moments to go, I began to wonder what happened to those feelings of happiness, anticipation and eagerness. Had I become emotionally numb? Not in the slightest. All I needed was a little shove and my dress was ready for some pushing (or squeezing).

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As you may have guessed, we were running a tad behind schedule which meant forgoing our planned photos.

There would be no more first look or pre-ceremony formals, they would have to wait because a wedding couldn’t happen without a bride. With dwindling time we decided the moment had come to put on the dress.

I climbed on in and figured out the logistics of removing clothing without flashing anyone and then I waited to be laced up…

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Little Anna looked on while my sister and Amy worked together to lace me in (I adore this photo).

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And, with each pull on the corset my emotions began to awaken.

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I officially began to realize that today I was a bride. Not a wedding planning bride or a bride-to-be, but a full-out bride just moments away from saying her vows.

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Just a few last touches were needed to make my look complete…

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The veil made me smile…

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Adding my shoes, was no easy task…

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And, I then made the mistake of looking at myself in the mirror and nearly began to cry.

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Sister Locket did her best to distract me and make me laugh while she helped put on my necklace…

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while Momma Locket looked and laughed on.

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With that last touch I was all set to go. Okay, maybe not so much. Remember how I hadn’t written my vows yet? (Hey, don’t judge, they had been in my head for days they just hadn’t made it to paper yet.)

So I wrote my thoughts down…

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and did my best not to cry…

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which was really difficult, but I managed to pull through.

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I finished writing with literal minutes to spare before we were called for our walk down the aisle. All that was left was to place my bouquet in my hands and wait for the word.

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And, maybe just to take one quick sneak peek out the window to see what was going on.

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All the hard work, the stress, and the projects no longer mattered. It was time and I was ready to take my walk and speak my freshly written vows to the man I love. I was getting married and I could feel it in every ounce of my body!

Did you have a strange relationship with your emotions on your wedding day? When did they hit?

**NOTE: All photos are by Anna Simonak Photography