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It was hard, hard work choosing a song for the father-daughter dance. Choosing a dance for Mr. Jaguar and me was easy—but for my dad? I struggled. My one request was that the song wasn’t a country music song, because I’ve heard one at nearly every wedding we’ve ever been to. My suggestions were upbeat, with my two favourites being “My Girl” by the Temptations and “Here Comes the Sun” by the Beatles. He didn’t have any connections to those songs, and shot them down. After a lot of coming and going, he sent me one option that I quite loved: “Lullaby“ by Billy Joel. And so, it was.

We swayed for a while, and I can’t for the life of me recall any particular conversations we might have had—but it was lovely. The nerves I had of dancing in front of people had dissipated after Mr. Jaguar’s and my first dance, and I enjoyed the moments spent dancing with my daddy.

Image via Amy Nelson-Blaine Wedding Cinematography

I had arranged that during one of the instrumentals of the song, we’d have Mr. Jaguar and his mother invited to take the floor with us—this worked out beautifully.

And afterward, during another instrumental, the emcee invited the rest of our bridal-party couples out onto the floor to sway with us for the final few moments of the song.

Image via Amy Nelson-Blaine Wedding Cinematography

As the song concluded, we decided to put on a nice jazzy number to encourage folks young and old to join us on the dance floor. My pick? “Crazy Little Thing Called Love“—the Buble version. And, lo and behold, it worked! Our dance floor was PACKED! Is my nanna not the cutest thing you’ve ever seen?

This picture of my new father-in-law cracks me up every time I see it.

It’s official: weddings and Buble go hand in hand.

And best of all? I managed to keep Mr. Jaguar, Mr. “I don’t dance EVER” Jaguar, out on the floor for just awhile longer. Huzzah!

We were ready to REALLY get the party started!

All photographs by the team at Follan Photography unless otherwise noted.

Let’s start at the very beginning—it’s a very good place to start.
Our wedding rehearsal went by in a flash.
We finished off our last-minute projects at home.
I had some girly time the day before the wedding.
I checked into the bridal suite and spent the evening alone.
A prank call woke me up…to my wedding day!
The girls had their hair and makeup done.
The boys relaxed and took it easy playing pool.
It was finally my turn to get beautified!
The boys suited up and looked legen…wait for it…dary.
I put my dress on and became a bride.
My bridesmaids and I rush, rush, rushed to the church and arrived early!
The wedding began with a processional…
And the Jaguars were wed.
Our guests waved us out of the church with our homemade ribbon wands.
We took some bridal snapshots in the wind and rain.
I took a few moments with my new husband, just him and me.
Our bridal party posed with us as the daylight began to fade.
We relaxed in the bridal suite…and I got sewn into my wedding dress!
All of our wedding details came together beautifully.
The Jaguar bridal party made their way into our reception…
And on the way there, I took a tumble and landed on my butt!
We were spoiled with gorgeous speeches from our loved ones.
Mr. Jaguar and I snuck out to take some evening portraits.
We got tangled up in champagne toasts and cut our lovely cake.
Our first dance, to “You and Me,” was a bumbling success.