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Mrs. Honey, Durango, CO Age and Occupation: 28, Financial Assistant Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Lab Tech/Phlebotomist Engagement Date: August 1, 2010 Wedding Date: January 2012 Venue: Vallecito Lake About Me: I am a Colorado girl through and through, marrying an adrenaline-fueled Alabama boy. We love the outdoors just about as much as we love spoiling our dog and three cats. On any given weekend you can find us being adventurous, doing anything from rafting to snowboarding, and everything in between. We live in an outdoor mecca and truly believe in "Work Hard, Play Harder." I'm an optimist to the core, a crafter wannabe, a Southern food cook-in-training and a big time believer in girls nights. We met, fell in love and got engaged in eight short months and are now knee-deep in planning what we hope to be a super-fun, very us wedding celebration. Join us as we plan a rustic meets whimsical, Colorado winter wedding with loads of personal touches and good food!
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Honeys Do: a Casual Rehearsal

February 29th, 2012 @ 7:45 am by Mrs. Honey

After we set up, all my bridesmaids and I went back to our house to get pretty before the rehearsal. I had bought a few new dresses for wedding events and was stoked to finally be putting on the one I had picked out for the rehearsal. After we were all prettified, we piled into BM K’s Swagger Wagon, Tecates in hand, and headed back to the venue for the rehearsal.

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Photo by BM Mae

BM Scoot, BM Candace, Me, BM Fawn


Us girls arrived very last to the rehearsal, but you know what? I was a-okay with that because I was the bride! Certainly the rehearsal wasn’t going to start without me, assuming anyone even knew what to do at a rehearsal. I was so happy to see my very soon-to-be husband and get the thang started!

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Photo by Aunt M

We did the standard reverse walk through, with everyone starting at the altar. The most important part of our rehearsal was working with pairing up our uneven wedding party, and fortunately it worked out perfectly.

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Because there was no real strategy to our rehearsal, there was lots of directing going on, however the lack of formality made it go rather smooth…you know, since we were just casually walking with friends while enjoying a brewski!

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Officiant Mark & Mr. Honey
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I’m explaining something very important, I’m sure

We did a few walk-throughs and decided that we had it down, so Mr. Honey and I rehearsed our recessional one last time, beers in hand…

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Photo by Aunt M

Our rehearsal took all of about 15 minutes and we didn’t plan on dinner until 5PM, so we had some time to kill. This provided some good catching up and kick back time with our guests.

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Mr. Honey and his aunts from Alabama
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Mr. Honey with Officiant Mark and FIL Honey

This down time also allowed FIL Honey to give us his wedding gift, which was perfect, because it was a rather special gift so we got to open it when it was relatively calm. He handed over a card, giving a sweet sentimental speech:

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We read the card, and my reaction was caught perfectly on camera:
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The card clearly warranted a big hug for my FIL:
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The gift was far more than a card, on the inside of the card was the statement “Good for One Sectional Couch”. You see, Mr. Honey and I have been wanting to replace our couch for far too long and we planned on using wedding money to do so. My very generous FIL decided he would purchase the couch for us so that we can buy our other dream item with wedding money (which I will share with you, I promise!). I’m so happy we had those few minutes to take in the gift he had gotten us!
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And with that, it was time to head to dinner!
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17 Responses to “Honeys Do: a Casual Rehearsal”

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Mrs. Snow Cone (message)  1,073 posts, Bumble bee

What a great gift, and so cool you got your reaction caught on camera!

 
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Miss Ke Aloha (message)  797 posts, Busy bee

Awwww.. so sweet.
And your ceremony site is gorgeous.

 
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Miss Dragon (message)  1,458 posts, Bumble bee

You seem so relaxed! The beer probably helps. :)

 
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Mrs. Honey (message)  1,402 posts, Bumble bee

@Miss Dragon: The beer definitely helps :)
@Miss Ke Aloha: Thank you!!
@Mrs. Snow Cone: We have become a bunch of lazy, tv watching newlyweds because of the new couch :)

 
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NowDontLetsBeSilly (message)  259 posts, Helper bee

Oh I love your outfit and especially the dress! Also - good call on the beer rehearsal, may steal that…

 
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Mrs. Cucumber Sandwich (message)  589 posts, Busy bee

Awww so cute of FIL Honey! Loved your laid back rehearsal.

 
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Miss_Manda (message)  301 posts, Helper bee

What sweet moments! Loving your recaps so far!!

 
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Mrs. Honey (message)  1,402 posts, Bumble bee

@NowDontLetsBeSilly: Thank you! And yes, the beer rehearsal was just perfect, steal it!
@Miss_Manda: Oh good, thank you!!

 
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Mrs. Ostrich (message)  2,259 posts, Buzzing bee

Rehearsal + Beer In hand = YES :)

 
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Mrs. Pain au Chocolat (message)  1,741 posts, Bumble bee

You just set the gold standard for wedding rehearsal with the beer rehearsal. So in love with your mountain wedding!

 
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Mrs. Pony (message)  5,386 posts, Bee Keeper

I love the beer in hand during the rehearsal, just as it should be! And what an awesome gift from your FIL!

 
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Mrs. Honey (message)  1,402 posts, Bumble bee

So excited everyone is loving the beer filled rehearsal :)

 

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Mrs. Honey, Durango, CO Age and Occupation: 28, Financial Assistant Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Lab Tech/Phlebotomist Engagement Date: August 1, 2010 Wedding Date: January 2012 Venue: Vallecito Lake About Me: I am a Colorado girl through and through, marrying an adrenaline-fueled Alabama boy. We love the outdoors just about as much as we love spoiling our dog and three cats. On any given weekend you can find us being adventurous, doing anything from rafting to snowboarding, and everything in between. We live in an outdoor mecca and truly believe in "Work Hard, Play Harder." I'm an optimist to the core, a crafter wannabe, a Southern food cook-in-training and a big time believer in girls nights. We met, fell in love and got engaged in eight short months and are now knee-deep in planning what we hope to be a super-fun, very us wedding celebration. Join us as we plan a rustic meets whimsical, Colorado winter wedding with loads of personal touches and good food!

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