As my good friend Devon mentioned in her blog post about our wedding, we did have a couple of wedding crashers. Just not the kind that you'd expect.
At some point during the reception, my new hubs interviewed a couple of groomsmen regarding the events of the day. Videographer Carson, in another one of his teases, has posted footage of these interviews, as well as some of the more...exciting moments of the ceremony.
(Yes, I'm aware that my husband is a total dork.) ;-)
The funny part is, some people were concerned I'd be mad about the, ah, distractions that occurred. But I just figured, at least we have a fun story to tell, and nobody's going to forget this wedding for a long time! ;)
Friday, July 31, 2009
Our Wedding Video "Trailer"
Our videographer, Carson Greene, used to work with Ryan at NCSA. Carson has become a good friend of ours, and he worked super hard at filming every aspect of our wedding. (He even got footage of me putting on my wedding dress, although I could not allow him to come in while I was, ahem, in my Spanxx.)
He is personally delivering our DVD to us on August 21st (he lives outside Chicago) but he has been teasing us with clips here and there.
First, the "trailer." This video makes me tear up every time I watch it. :) I don't have an electronic file of this clip, so for now you'll have to access it the way we do, at YouTube, here. (You have to pretend (or play in the background) "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Israel K. in order to make this video work.)
He is personally delivering our DVD to us on August 21st (he lives outside Chicago) but he has been teasing us with clips here and there.
First, the "trailer." This video makes me tear up every time I watch it. :) I don't have an electronic file of this clip, so for now you'll have to access it the way we do, at YouTube, here. (You have to pretend (or play in the background) "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Israel K. in order to make this video work.)
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Finally back from Jamaica, mon.
When I stop feeling overwhelmed, I will hopefully find the inspiration to blog about every aspect of my wedding -- but for now, I need to get settled. I need to unpack. Suitcases, that is, because then I need to repack -- this whole house, so that we can move into our new one that we bought. Eventually. In like 2 weeks. Ugh. (Patience wearing thin, here.) But here's what's going on in my head right now.
Ever since I can remember, I have been imagining what my wedding day would be like. Acting it out with Barbie and Ken, drawing out designs for what I thought my dress would look like. Picking out colors for flowers and bridesmaid dresses. Changing my mind every year. There is no doubt that my wedding turned out to be everything I’d hoped it would be, and all my ideas – especially everything about the bridesmaids – turned out beautifully. Yet the day after my wedding, I found myself feeling empty, when I should have felt happier than ever. I finally realized that I was mourning my wedding – all those times I (and some of my single friends) have said “it’s just one day” – we were all wrong. It’s your whole life. Yes, you wear the dress for one day, maybe just a few hours. But your wedding day is not just one day, not just a day you planned for during the length of your engagement – it is the culmination of a lifetime of wishin’ and hopin’…and hopefully, it will be or was everything you dreamed of, but regardless, once it’s done, it’s done. I knew the ‘stakes’ were high, I knew I’d look back on my wedding day for the rest of my life, but even I didn’t realize just how important a day it was until it was all over. Wow.
Ever since I can remember, I have been imagining what my wedding day would be like. Acting it out with Barbie and Ken, drawing out designs for what I thought my dress would look like. Picking out colors for flowers and bridesmaid dresses. Changing my mind every year. There is no doubt that my wedding turned out to be everything I’d hoped it would be, and all my ideas – especially everything about the bridesmaids – turned out beautifully. Yet the day after my wedding, I found myself feeling empty, when I should have felt happier than ever. I finally realized that I was mourning my wedding – all those times I (and some of my single friends) have said “it’s just one day” – we were all wrong. It’s your whole life. Yes, you wear the dress for one day, maybe just a few hours. But your wedding day is not just one day, not just a day you planned for during the length of your engagement – it is the culmination of a lifetime of wishin’ and hopin’…and hopefully, it will be or was everything you dreamed of, but regardless, once it’s done, it’s done. I knew the ‘stakes’ were high, I knew I’d look back on my wedding day for the rest of my life, but even I didn’t realize just how important a day it was until it was all over. Wow.
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