Wedding Day - The Day Every Girl Dreams of.

I said I would post more wedding pictures here. I realize I delayed but here we go. I like the more candid non typical shots, so that's what you'll get!

The wedding day is the day that every girl dreams of her whole life. She pictures it to be perfect and beautiful, and feeling the most wonderful she ever has. After the wedding she will be whisked away on a honeymoon where everything will be completely romantic and she will get to be in the arms of her lover 24/7.

Is this actually reality? Your first response probably is no. At least mine would be. I got up the morning of my wedding not entirely rested for some reason. Little nerves that didn't let me rest completely. I had a coffee that morning which is probably a bad idea because I was as jittery as could be on the ride to the location. Not a great start to the day. It was an extremely hot day. I did not smell and feel fresh at all by the end of it. I had put on a bit of weight since I fit on my dress so it was nice and snug which did not help in the heat. A couple of items for my decor that were key to my theme, never made it in place because I failed to make sure that happened. And on goes the list of little things that didn't go perfectly.
On our way to our hotel all we could think of was food (well maybe not all) but  we went to eat at midnight. Not at a fancy restaurant.. Smoke's Poutinery, a little poutine shop... the messiest food out there probably. And first thing we did was stuff our mouths with that in our wedding garb on our wedding bed. So no it was not perfectly romantic as one would think it should be. Or at least it didn't look like it.

But honestly, when I think back on everything, the only thing I can think of to describe it was wonderful and perfect... my dream come true. Lots and lots of boho flowers and gold, that first look, our first dance, pictures in the field, and people just having fun.

 I think a lot of it is in the mind. Whatever I did, I made sure that I was able to enjoy the moment. Yes there were moments of stress, but those had to quickly be solved. I made sure that those things that were important to me, even though they seemed like frivolous details, would happen. Because I figured it was ok to feel like my dream wedding was happening. Girls dream about their wedding for a reason. Put value on those things that you secretly always wanted. Your wedding tells a lot about you and you will remember it the rest of your life. But at the same time I held these details loosely enough so that I could still have my dream wedding without paying a fortune and stressing myself completely out. That stress just wasn't worth it. So sometimes it meant handing out more money to keep the stress down and other times it meant letting go of some ideas that weren't that important anyway. I kid you not the last week and even month Mr. E and I relaxed. We had time to connect and prepare our hearts for this marriage that was about to happen. I choose that over getting all the details perfect, and not even having time to connect with our fiance.

Now circumstances don't always allow for you to just sit and do nothing the week before the wedding. I get that. Even if there is a million things to do... and truth be told there were a million things for us to do as well, but it didn't have to feel like it, because our connection was priority. Take the time to stop, and make sure you know where you both are at. You won't regret it. When Mr. E and I look back on our wedding day we just shake our heads and say we can't believe how much fun we had, and how smoothly everything went and most of all how peaceful we were. I think it was a perfect day.




Theme: Boho Rustic (wildflowers, wood, gold)
Colors: Marsala and Gold
Dress: Vintage, lace, illusion neckline, corsette back
Flowers: Academy Florists
Photographer: Simply Rosie Photography