Rehearsal Dinner: April 15, 2011
Cole's Country
7pm
Lil' blind man singin' his heart out
Me & Momma Bear
Momma H & Momma J
Christopher, Beau, Scott & J.W.
(all cousins/groomsmen)
Beautiful Maid of Honor, Julie
5 of my 7 girls
Mother's crazy Italian family
Y'all...don't doubt me one bit when I say these two got knocked up on this very night.
Because it totally happened...
Love my lil' baby bird, Kris!
Usher's gifts
UH Coolers + a lil' surprise inside
UH Coolers + a lil' surprise inside
What's a rehearsal dinner without icing your ushers?!
Maid of Honor Speech
Love her sweet face :)
Who am I kidding trying to hold back those tears?!
Who am I kidding trying to hold back those tears?!
Classic best man speech
Gotta love Jon
My new sister-in-law giving me advice for marrying her brother
Groomsmen Gifts: Personalized Cutting Boards
Hot mess does not even begin to describe my emotions at this point...
Giving Chris his gift from me; an embroidered hanky that read:
"To remember the day you gave me away. Love, Stephanie")
Such a crybaby. ooof.
Mother's hankies via etsy
24 hours 'til "I do!"
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That night I had a sleepover with the girls in anticipation of the big day!
Could you imagine having to sleep alone the night before your wedding?!
Not me!
You already know I played in all their jewels...
Let's talk about my countdown clock...
Brookie gave me this when I got engaged and set it for the day of our wedding. On any given day and at any given time, I knew exactly how many days 'til our wedding. Obsessed? Yes.
Don't think I didn't pack that sucker. Cuz I shore did...and even waited for fireworks to pop out when it hit "00:00". I'll save you the disappointment...nothing happened.
Not even a beep!
#jerks
...up next...pre-ceremony prep!
...if this old school pic doesn't get you excited about the rest of my wedding recap,
I don't know what will.
Me in my mothers 1980's wedding dress circa 1994.
...don't even get me started on the headpiece or those sleeves...
Could you imagine having to sleep alone the night before your wedding?!
Not me!
You already know I played in all their jewels...
Let's talk about my countdown clock...
Brookie gave me this when I got engaged and set it for the day of our wedding. On any given day and at any given time, I knew exactly how many days 'til our wedding. Obsessed? Yes.
Don't think I didn't pack that sucker. Cuz I shore did...and even waited for fireworks to pop out when it hit "00:00". I'll save you the disappointment...nothing happened.
Not even a beep!
...up next...pre-ceremony prep!
...if this old school pic doesn't get you excited about the rest of my wedding recap,
I don't know what will.
Me in my mothers 1980's wedding dress circa 1994.
...don't even get me started on the headpiece or those sleeves...
So glad you posted this. I still have to get my mom something lol. Love the coolers and cutting boards :)
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I am loving your wedding posts! I was thinking about doing some too...I love reliving all those fun times :)
ReplyDeleteI got my Dad the same exact hankie! I can't wait to see more of your wedding recaps. Are you going to watch the Buckeyes this weekend? That is the true question. DO IT. ;)
ReplyDeleteLove that old photo- it's too cute! Have a great weekend :)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I almost even started crying when I read those hankies! What a fun rehearsal dinner. I am so excited for more pictures! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the old photo! You are soo adorable! Also, I love the idea of giving a personalized hanky to your mom and mother in law. That is the cutest thing!
ReplyDeleteLove it! where did you get the cutting boards?
ReplyDeleteI started tearing up at those hankies! How sweet :)
ReplyDeleteThe picture of you really crying totally made me cry!
ReplyDeleteOH I love this post!! I can't wait for more! Great pictures
ReplyDeleteOMG! It looks like so much fun!!! :)
ReplyDeleteLoving these recaps! Looks like you had a blast. And what a cute group of groomsmen.....I needed to be at your wedding! :)
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awww i LOVE wedding posts! and your wedding party gifts were such amazing ideas. i wish i would have thought of the cutting boards- so cute :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a seriously exciting time!!! Everything looked amazing & those were such great gifts you gave. I'm going to agreee with the post above me, those cutting boards were genius. Can't wait to see the rest :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing... i love all of the details! You are so beautiful. I love that pic with all the rings, how fun!
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower! Absolutely gorgeous pictures!!! You look beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
amazing. i love your dress. you look stunning. adore this post. if you get a second I'd would love to hear what you think of my latest outfit post. xoxo
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Awesome pictures! I almost cried when I read the hankies! Absolutely adorable. I love love love that idea!
ReplyDeletep.s. I am having a giveaway this week! You should enter it would be perfect to scrapbook with all your rehearsal dinner pictures.
xoxo
I'm so glad you're doing a wedding re-cap!! I can't wait to see everything :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the hankies from etsy that you gave your mom and mother in law. Such a sweet idea!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to now be following your blog! Rehearsal dinners are so much fun! I love the adorable framed picture of the two of you, oh, and all the bling ;)
ReplyDeleteNew follower! Found you via All in My Twenties - I about cracked up reading your blog do's & don'ts...HILARIOUS!
ReplyDeleteI got tears in my eyes looking at the hankies for the moms - I did something similar for my dad on my wedding day...ol boy definitely needed one! :)
That countdown clock is pretty cool, but nothing happened at all? I would've been so disappointment. Still, kind of a cool thing to have.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a great rehearsal! I loved your dress!!! All of your gifts were super cute!!! Congrats! Also, I love the countdown clock!
ReplyDeleteYour rehearsal party looks really fabulous. I do love to party with my loved ones as they help in making special day enjoyable! Planning to arrange a rehearsal party for my niece at one of Chicago wedding venues. Just need to have great ideas for the day.
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