IHO Ashleyp728 - best and worst wedding moment

[georgeharrison]

Congratulations Ashleyp on your upcoming nuptials! I hope your day is fantastic and filled with love and that everything goes perfect...and the stuff that doesn't go perfect is stuff you're able to laugh about (at least later). Love from the nexties on your big day.

So, for the rest of us, what were your best an worst wedding moments?

[Deleted]

The whole day was awesome. The only issues we had were a couple photos that the photog forgot to take.

The worst was 2 weeks before when my grandparents finally wanted to help with something and there was nothing left they could help with.

[georgeharrison]

The best part of my wedding day - besides actually getting to marry James was driving from the ceremony to the reception site. My dress was super poofy and all over the place in the car - coming up on the dash, over the windows, etc. The best man had decorated the car so it was obvious we were "just married" and we got so many honks and waves along the way. It was so much fun. Everything else just kind of went like it was supposed to (which is good), but this was unexpected and fun.

The worst parts - there were two:

First, at the church we went to before we moved and where we got married, the dressing room was upstairs and then there was a nursing room right next door with a window that looked down on the platform. I went in there while getting ready looking to see if James was there or not. My mom came in and asked me what I was doing. I told her I was looking for James. Her face turned really serious, and she said, "Oh Emma, James isn't coming. His sister just called, and..." By this time, I felt the tears starting to come up, and my mom obviously noticed my countenance change, and she changed her tone, and freaked out realizing I was taking her seriously and then told me that she was just kidding and that James was obviously crazy about me and that he was outside with the photographer. So mean of her.

The second thing was James's mom gave a super crazy speech at the reception. Oh, I guess a third: James's sister has a really beautiful singing voice, so we asked her to sing a song we chose for our wedding. She totally put her own "style" on it and it sucked.

Overall, no disasters.

[ashleyp728]

Thank you ladies!!!
I love reading these stories. It helps me keep in mind that whatever end up "wrong" on my day, most likely no one will know but me. And if they do know, it just makes it more unique...right?

Excited to be married, and hopefully will have a less hectic schedule for next month's GTG so I can meet you!!!

[mkate710]

We didn't necessarily have a lot of "bad" moments, just crazy stuff. Most of it I didn't find out about until later. My mom turned into a bit of a diva day of (ok, a major diva) and tried to leave in a huff during the photo shoot because we weren't getting to the pictures she was in fast enough and she wanted to go eat. She pulled some serious crap, and didn't even talk to me before or during the wedding/reception. She also "forgot" to stand up when I walked in, till I was halfway down the aisle. Thankfully, I was oblivious to that one.

I heard later that my little nephew ran in to try to stick his finger in the cake and his dad caught him just in time.

Best moments - my dad seeing me, my H seeing me, watching H dance with his niece, and sitting on the patio Woodmark having breakfast the next morning going whoa, that actually happened

[joenali]

The Worst: I was actually prety sick during our wedding. My doctor noticed my thyroid numbers were all wacky. About 4 days before our wedding I had to get a test to see whether or not I had thyroid cancer or if it was hyperthyroid. It was scary. My mom, grandma, uncle and future husband came with me for the test. We didn't get the results 'til we were on our honeymoon. THANKFULLY, I did not have cancer, I had hyperthyroid. THat was a relief!!

Best: There were lots! One thing we always talk about was when my step son (who was 3 at the time) saw me in my dress and squeeled "you look sooo pretty!". It was super cute! He doesn't really remember that day, but will sometimes ask "What did I say when I saw you in your dress?" Also, seeing my DH for the first time all dressed up! It was very sweet.

[amandasw]

lauralynne - that's CRAZY! why would everyone take that so seriously? weird...

[Deleted]

Congrats Ashleyp!

Best- everything. even though we got a light, late snow that day everything was perfect.

Worse- i don't think anything went wrong that day.

[amandasw]

best: the father-daughter dance with H playing the piano for us - it was a surprise for my dad (although when I think about it, it's a little strange we NEVER talked about it before the wedding, I guess it's good he's so laid back! lol) and it was a song he used to sing me when I was little. It was perfect

worst: H didn't want to pick a best man, so he had two of the groomsmen give a toast. he made sure the one guy went first because I think he had a small fear it would go badly and the second guy would do really well. well, he wasn't wrong. the first one was TERRIBLE. I felt bad for him, because he knew it - he just totally froze up and I think he had hoped he could be spontaneous and come up with something

[Deleted]

Worst - in trying to get my (ex)stepmom out of the car (she wasn't really able to walk at the time), she did something strange and ended up falling on the ground. All the guys rushed over and they got her in her wheelchair...but she ended up being pretty out of it all day as she ended up over-medicating on pain pills. Turns out when she fell she broke her ankle.

Second worst: the horrid sunburn I got at the ceremony (it was outside). It was originally salted to rain so I didn't put on any sunscreen. It ended up being overcast and near 70, and somehow the only sunbreak was right on us. I ended up being so scorched I couldn't have anything touching my shoulders for DAYS.

Best - seeing my friends and family all in one place.

[madDawg228]

Congrats ashleyp!

My wedding day was great, the small things that went "wrong" just slid off my back because I was so happy.

The two worst things that happened that I can think of: It rained, like hardcore rained. We went with the Plan B ceremony, and it was beautiful, and Rev Ray did AMAZING :heart: And we were just partying in a barn for the reception, so nbd Pretty much everyone still had a great time, there was lots of food and booze and dancing all night! A few OOT guests acted like it was freezing because it was under 70 degrees, but they are wimps

One of my cousins who did not RSVP AT ALL, and NO ONE could track her down in the month before the wedding to find out if she was coming or not. Day Of, guess who I saw arriving to the ceremony from my little Bridal hideout? My cousin WITH her 2 year old daughter. We had a NO ONE UNDER 14 guest list, and it was well known :@ I heard her daughter once during the ceremony, but I was too "OMG lovey dovey" at the moment to care. My trashy cousin was able to get a babysitter for her two twin sons (under 1 year old at the time), but wanted to bring her daughter. During the reception she spent her time drinking wine and not paying attention to her child. I thank God for her brother's wife, she was the responsible one who took care of her niece. No real problems came up from the unexpected guests (mainly due to my other cousin's wife), but my cousin's lack of responsibility to RSVP and take care of her child still pisses me off like no other.

Best:
The general feelings of love and support that you experience on your wedding day from your guests/family/friends and even the vendors is so amazing. When we got to our hotel room after the wedding both of us were still in awe of all the love we received that day.

When I tripped walking myself down the aisle. It made me stumble, not fall, but it made the moment more "real" for me. I was so happy and that little stumble really helped to put me in the "here and now." I'm able to remember all the little details of the ceremony, and I've heard it's a fuzzy blur for a lot of brides. So I'm thankful for the stumble. Here's a photo a friend took right after I tripped, if that doesn't say happy bride, I don't know what will:

[FrozenSunshine]

At the wedding - worst part was the saxophonist we hired through an agency had the timing wrong and wouldn't budge, but it wasn't the end of the world. Best - seeing my dad give DH a hug after he walked me down aisle and them both tearing up.

Joke between DH and I is the best part of the day was getting to have sex with my fiance and husband in the same day

[hallows]

I had so many bests, but a few memorable highlights: 1) We had only our parents and siblings at our wedding, but everyone else knew we were getting married that day. My uncle posted on FB, "Hey Momma, today is a special day for your grandbaby and I know you'll be there with them in spirit." (My grandma passed when I was 4, but I still remember her.) I bawled. 2) Our space was on an upper patio, overlooking mountains, etc. So when my dad was walking me "down the aisle," H had forgotten to turn the music on, and I saw him rush over to do it, and I had to duck behind my dad so he didn't see me. My mom caught the picture, and everyone loves it. 3) Seeing my H and saying the vows we'd written with tears in our eyes.

We didn't really have any worsts, but I hated my dress. It was a white bridesmaid's dress (less expensive) with chiffon and lace and sounds really pretty, but the lady who did the alterations on the dress waited until the last minute, even though she had 6 months, and it just fit terribly. I didn't have anything else to wear, so I sucked it up. Also, my MIL wore a light silver dress that was both short and tight. Everyone else wore black (that's what they all chose; it was a simple black, white and red wedding), and she got several emails that mentioned everyone would be wearing black, including my mom. My MIL pouted that she "wished she'd known." I didn't care, but when the pictures were sent out to family, nearly everyone said something about what she was wearing.

[macpanda]

Congrats ashleyp!

Bests: We did pics before the ceremony so H and I had already seen each other. The only difference was that I added my veil for ceremony. When I went to walk down the aisle DH still teared up and his eyes were so full of love. It was this amazing feeling like we were the only two people in the room. This really set the stage for me to just let go and live in the moment for the rest of the night. Also, the toasts and the weather which was perfect for mid-March.

Worst: Nothing was horrible. Most disappointing - The DJ did not pay attention to any of the details and completely messed up the song for me walking down the aisle and played songs I hate that were on our do not play list. RSVPs - we had people RSVP yes and not show. Also, DH was MIA until about 11am that day (photos started at 1pm) because he had drank too much with his groomsmen after the rehearsal dinner.

[Deleted]

Oh and how could I forget about my sister refusing to come to the wedding because she wasn't in it. When I asked her she didn't even eat to be in it but my mom and grandma convinced her that she should be in the wedding and she wasn't going to come and watch my friends stan by me and not her.

[jennlin]

if i could only pick one from each category--

best: h and i got married in seattle center (mccaw hall). after the ceremony, we played in the international fountain in our wedding gear. so me, with a big floofy dress..ran in the fountain. it was a lot of fun with the crowds, as it was a hot summer day!

worst: one of our GM was supposed to drive our rental car from ceremony to reception...but he decided to go eat before hand (this is TOTALLY my brothers fault..he likes to hijack my friends).... GM had the keys, but was 2 miles away, and told us to "meet him halfway". no. you're getting your butt back here. our videographer ended up being our chauffeur.