Love is Where We Are: Balloonity

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Mrs. Lioness, Atlanta Age and Occupation: 25, Physical Therapist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Attorney Engagement Date: August 29, 2009 Wedding Date: April 2011 Venue: Anthony’s Fine Dining About Me: I’m a Southern girl with New England roots. I say "wicked" and "y’all" in the same sentence and I like to drink sweet tea with my lobster. Mr. Lion and I are both former Floridians now living in Atlanta, which fortunately is still SEC country...Go Gators! We both love baseball, coffee, traveling, cooking, and playing Words with Friends with each other on our iPhones all day long. I’m very passionate about the things and the people I love, and I tend to plan things with all of my heart...our wedding, of course, is no different! Oh, and also Mr. Lion is a first generation American of Cuban descent. I may look more like Lucy than Ricky, but I’m doing my best to incorporate some Latin elements into our vintage-garden-Southern wedding!

Love is Where We Are: Balloonity

December 13th, 2011 @ 11:11 am by Mrs. Lioness
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Our wedding ceremony came and went, and now our reception was reaching its close. For our last dance, we asked the DJ to play All You Need is Love by The Beatles. Mr. Lion and I stood in the center of the dance floor, and a giant group hug quickly formed around us.

You’re probably wondering why everyone was looking to their right. Remember that balloon from our Save the Dates? Our photographer brought his along so that we could take these pictures…

Afterwards, the balloon inspired a game amongst our giant group hug. I’m sure you’re familiar…I like to call it “The Don’t Let the Balloon Touch the Floor Game.”

No one gave instructions, or commanded that we begin to play. The balloon randomly appeared, and it was just mutually understood that this was happening. Balloon + unity = balloonity.

That was one of my favorite parts of our wedding day: those little, unexpected moments of joy. This particular moment made for a wonderful finale to a fantastic day.

How are you closing your reception?

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