Journey Of A Thousand Miles: A Beach Processional

Journey Of A Thousand Miles: A Beach Processional

April 4th, 2011 @ 8:41 am by Mrs. Meerkat
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It was almost time for the ceremony to start. Mama Meerkat and I remained hidden while our guests finished their drinks and Sol and Jonathan grabbed a few pictures of the ceremony area.

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They even snapped a couple photos of the ceremony programs and reserved seating signs I made.

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When Sol and Jonathan were done, our officiant, Roberto, took his place.

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While Yazmin and Marcella, our coordinators, ushered our guests to their seats.

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Mama-In-Law Meerkat was just adorable standing there playing with the handkercheif we had made for her. We got a handkerchief signed from each of us to our moms. They read, “To dry your tears the way you have always dried mine.”

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Once everyone was seated, it was time for Yazmin to line up our wedding party.

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Mama Meerkat and I then left our uber secret hiding spot (aka around the corner) to come line up. I know Mr. Meerkat had a hard time not turning around to look.

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I always thought that in that moment I would be nervous but I wasn’t. I was simply happy.

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And then before I even knew what was happening, I heard our guitarist, Enrique, begin the first few notes of our processional song, Chasing Cars.

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Here is what I heard:

Best Man Meerkat began our processional.

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followed by Father-In-Law Meerkat, who, if you have not noticed yet, was also Mr. Meerkat’s groomsman. We are very close to our families and wanted each of the important people in our lives to be a part of our ceremony.

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And then came my handsome groom and his mom. I am pretty sure this was the point where she was telling him her shoe was coming off in the sand, to which he replied, “kick it off and keep walking.” I laughed so hard about this the next day when I found out.

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Then it was time for my girls. First Sister-In-Law Meerkat.

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Followed by Bridesmaid K.

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And then with a little help from Yazmin, I took my first steps down the aisle.

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I remember stepping down off the final step and being able to see Mr. Meerkat for the first time. I got this little rush of excitement.

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I took a quick glance at Mama Meerkat who at the same time was sneaking a quick glance at me.

Then it was like something out of a movie. Everything around us melted away and all I remember seeing was Mr. Meerkat waiting for me with that big smile on his face.

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And I heard the words to Chasing Cars in my head as Enrique played them.

If I lay here

If I just lay here

Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

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When we got to the end of aisle, Mama Meerkat gave me a huge hug.

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And I took my place next to Mr. Meerkat.

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Up Next: Our Love Story Ceremony

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31 Responses to “Journey Of A Thousand Miles: A Beach Processional”

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Miss Candy Apple (message) 1,465 posts, Bumble bee

Awwwwwwwwww LOVE this! So sweet. And I am seriously in love with those aisle fronds.

4/4/11 @ 8:46 am (reply)

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PitBulLover (message) 8,314 posts, Bee Keeper

Gorgeous!!! I love all the colors and how sunny it was. You guys are beaming too!

4/4/11 @ 8:50 am (reply)

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CorgiTales (message) 9,861 posts, Bee Keeper

love it!!! everything was beautiful, and i love that you walked to Chasing Cars! We used it as our mid-ceremony song and my mom thought we were nuts haha.

4/4/11 @ 9:00 am (reply)

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Mrs. Knitting (message) 1,072 posts, Bumble bee

This is so sweet! Your ceremony location is amazing.

4/4/11 @ 9:01 am (reply)

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rachgirl82 (message) 3,431 posts, Sugar bee

Beautiful!

4/4/11 @ 9:12 am (reply)

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Mrs. Meerkat (message) 3,216 posts, Sugar bee

Sorry about the music going missing from my post. If you want to hear the chasing cars acoustic version it’s here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teM4N0fKNX4

4/4/11 @ 9:34 am (reply)

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Miss Elephant (message) 6,182 posts, Bee Keeper

Love, love, love your ceremony location! The picture of you and your mom looking at each other is so sweet.

4/4/11 @ 10:06 am (reply)

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NJmeetsBX (message) 997 posts, Busy bee

that pic of you and your mom walking down holding hands is just priceless. i love the use of palm!

4/4/11 @ 10:24 am (reply)

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Miss Gazelle (message) 994 posts, Busy bee

Love the big grin you have as you walk down the aisle! You guys are so cute. It looks like a beautiful ceremony location!

4/4/11 @ 11:03 am (reply)

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Miss Tartlet (message) 3,207 posts, Sugar bee

LOVE the narration that goes with these gorgeous photos! How amazing is that photo of you stepping onto the aisle? You look so happy!

4/4/11 @ 11:19 am (reply)

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Miss Magic (message) 628 posts, Busy bee

So, so pretty, and also now I am jealous and want to go to the beach, stat. Is it too late to change my wedding to a beach wedding?

4/4/11 @ 11:34 am (reply)

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HoneyBear (message) 3,486 posts, Sugar bee

Look at that beautiful water! This seriously gave me chills meerkat. Everything just looks so amazing.
I love the picture of you and mama meerkat before your walk down the aisle. Priceless.

4/4/11 @ 12:29 pm (reply)

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Kate

These are such incredibly beautiful photos! You really get the feel of how magical and gorgeous the place was… I’m loving your recaps!
And I am so impressed with your ceremony location… I’ve so often seen with destination weddings, and specifically ceremonies on the beach, that unfortunately, they’re often not private at all… people are gawkling and in bathing suits right next to the aisle or sometimes even behind the arch / ceremony spot! So to see this, how private and peaceful and beautiful it looked -stunning! Simply awesome.

4/4/11 @ 1:32 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Meerkat (message) 3,216 posts, Sugar bee

@CorgiTales: hehe I got some weird looks when I initial brought up using chasing cars but after I showed everyone that youtube video they were all on board.

@Miss Tartlet: Thanks T! I was just telling how I saw it.

@Miss Magic: hehe Never too late for paradise!

4/4/11 @ 3:18 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Meerkat (message) 3,216 posts, Sugar bee

@HoneyBear: HB, it was awesome. You are totally going to love it there because every beach looks that beautiful.

@Kate: That is exactly why we choose to have it at Al Cielo and not at our resort. The only people we saw was one couple and they were WAY down the beach by the time the ceremony started.

4/4/11 @ 3:20 pm (reply)

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