Weddingbee Blog

With my hair and makeup finished, it was time to put on the dress that had been hanging in the window all morning. I held the dress up from the front and Mama Hippo did the honors of zipping it up while the bridesmaids and house party looked on.

I have to say, I really loved my dress. It had just enough bling to feel special, yet was modern and elegant… and (bonus!) didn’t cost a million dollars. When I put it on that morning, I was so excited to wear it all day and even more excited to show it to King Hippo. Since we opted to not do a first look (as discussed here and here), it was going to be a long wait.

After putting on the gown, I moved on to accessories—earrings, bracelet and necklace.

And then it was time to put on the most uncomfortable shoes in the world. Now, I mentioned the shoes I wanted to wear and had spent a considerable amount of time breaking in here and here, but they ended up being too tall for my dress when I went in for a fitting, so I made a shoe substitution a couple of weeks before the wedding. Thinking I would be smart and save suitcase space, I left the new shoes in Dallas the weeks before the wedding… and thus, no breaking in. Big mistake. I had no idea how uncomfortable the shoes were, and it only took me about 15 minutes in them to realize that it was going to be a long night. I kept them on through our first dance, but took them off immediately afterwards for a more comfortable alternative (a.k.a. flip flops).

Bridesmaid Elizabeth helps me put on the shoes of death.

Dress? Check.

Earrings? Necklace? Bracelet? Check.

Shoes? Check.

With everything in place (or so I thought!), it was time to take portraits.

All photos by Chavvon & Larissa Photography

Catch up on the Hippo recaps:

• We finished up our last minute projects and hung out with the family.
• The ladies met up for lunch.
• We rehearse for the big show.
• We have an amazing rehearsal dinner.
• The girls got their hair did. and I put on my face.