Weddingbee Blog

By the time the ladies and I got to the art gallery, most of the guests had already arrived and were strolling the gallery. We decided to serve a little wine before the ceremony, so guests were able to grab a glass and look around for a bit before our house party and DOC circulated through the gallery to ask them to sit. I only learned after the wedding that the shuttle bus taking guests from the hotel had taken the long way to the gallery, so guests who arrived on the shuttle didn’t have as much time to check out the artwork before the ceremony as I had planned. Total bummer… especially since the art is divine.

Sequestered in the back of the gallery were the guys, hanging out in their movie theater-like space, and the ladies, in the art gallery’s office/storage area. Now, if you remember from this post (oh, and this one), we were going to do a ring warming right before the ceremony began as opposed to in the middle. Since the ring warming would be before the processional, the wedding party wouldn’t be present for it, so we did separate ring warmings with them. Our officiant first went to the area the guys were in and explained the ring warming to them, and then they passed our rings on the navy and yellow blocks I had made.

Our officiant then went to the girls room with the rings. I started to tell the ladies what we would be doing with the rings, but had to stop a sentence or two in. You know when your voice starts to crack and you know it’s about to be all over? Yep. That was me. Luckily our officiant took over so that I didn’t have to ball my makeup off and explained the ring warming to the girls. I have to say, seeing our wedding rings pass through the hands of my mother, sister and all my very best friends was one of the memories from our wedding I will always, always remember. We ended with a toast, some laughs and, of course, some final primping.

It was time! The house party headed out to help get our guests seated, and the big show was about to begin.

All photos by Chavvon & Larissa Photography

Hip, Hip… Hooray! Catch up with the Hippos:

• We finished up our last minute projects and hung out with the family.
• The ladies met up for lunch.
• We rehearsed for the big show.
• We had an amazing rehearsal dinner.
• The girls got their hair did, and I put on my face.
• I get all bridal.
• I take bridal portraits and pictures with the ladies.
• The guys get ready and take photos.
• We get a sneak peek of the reception venue.