Holy crap. I am a married woman and the world didn’t end. After my experience, I’m a big proponent of weddings with a twist…or two. That’s what we did…we put our personalities into the traditions and had fun while getting married.
Honestly, I had the time of my life. Yes, it was a bit of a blur, but I tried to enjoy every moment. The ceremony was really fast, but there were moments when I kept thinking to myself as the pastor (or whatever he was) performed the ceremony, “This guy is still talking. Why is he talking?”
I didn’t wear white. I wore a lovely turquoise and of course, my tiara. What better reason to wear a tiara?
Aside from the fact that the ceremony started almost half an hour late because the pastor dude was stuck in traffic (likely story), it went off without a hitch. Pun intended?
We wanted the experience to be a reflection of our personalities…not so much tradition. For processional music, Paul walked in to the Minnesota Rouser (insert Ski-U-Mah here), my bridesmaids walked in to Gimme Some Lovin’ by the Spencer Davis Group, and I came down the aisle to Best of My Love by the Emotions.
The moment I saw Paul at the altar, tears sprang to my eyes. The love I have for him is overwhelming. He’s the sweetest man I’ve ever met. I am the luckiest woman on earth to have found him. We have so much fun together and our wedding was no different.
After what seemed like a never ending photo session (our photographer was wonderful though) rife with Zoolander references, we finally arrived at the reception, the event I’d looked forward to the most.
We had it at this Italian restaurant in the Forum Shops, Carmine’s. Did I mention that we got married at Caesars? And it’s plural not possessive. I read somewhere that the guy who started the hotel wanted everyone to feel like a Caesar or something like that.
Regardless, this is the part where our personalities really shined through. I wanted everyone to be relaxed and have a good time. There was plenty of booze and food. As you can see from the photos, I made photo props to encourage others to take selfies with their phones and share them on instagram, facebook, or whatever their favorite social media platform might be. Plus, I created a hashtag to be able to find the posts and photos.
I had intended to post more thoughts and funny photos on the Twitter using the hashtag, but I was having so much fun in reality that I didn’t have time to share it virtually.
Even though it might not have been as many tweets and posts as I’d liked, I’m glad I shared the video of the ceremony and photos to social media. I know some of our friends and family who weren’t at the ceremony enjoyed the things they did see.
I’m glad we had a small wedding. I was able to visit with everyone and made sure I took photos with everyone too. If you look up the hashtag on the Twitter, you should be able to find most of my photos and probably a few shares of this post as well.
We walked out to Power of Love by Huey Lewis & the News. It was awesome! The first guitar riff is what made us pick it, plus it’s a great song.
If you want the traditional stuff, by all means do it, but don’t be afraid to change things up and do what you want. It’s your wedding. You don’t get too many of them in your lifetime.
Wow, this is fabulous! I love how you incorporated what YOU wanted, instead of just going with what everyone expects. While there are some traditional/typical wedding stuff I plan to do, I also don’t want to be stuck with that! If I want to do something, why not? It’s my wedding!
Exactly. Do what makes you happy. It’s a special day to celebrate love and commitment that you and your significant other have for each other. It’s the beginning of the two of you as a family. Start things off the way you want. Set the mood/tone for your life together.
Sounds awesome!! I love little twists that couples add to make their weddings “their own”!! Ours was fairly traditional, but we still snuck in a few inside jokes and family traditions! 🙂