For the sole reason, that my anniversary is this month!!!!
Here is a summary of my sweet wedding day nearly 11 years ago, we would love to hear about yours!!!! Leave your wedding day comments or share your sweet stories!!!! I just love a good wedding story!! :)
1} When was your wedding day? August 15, 1998
2) What day of the week was it? Saturday
3) Did you get married in a church? Yes, First Baptist Church Dallas, Texas - thanks to the sweet staff who gave it to us as a gift!!! And to Gayle Willis who worked so wonderfully with me to have access to either chapel!!! :)
4) How many in your wedding party? 3 bridesmaids, 3 groomsmen, 3 Ushers, 3 Hostesses, 1 flower girl
5) Where was your reception? The Beautiful Grace Parlor
6) How many guests were invited to your wedding? About 250. We had to change chapels the day before the wedding because I never expected so many to come. Too many people for the planned chapel!
7) How long did you wait to Tie The Knot after your proposal? 2 months!!! LOL Mark was living in NC and I was in Dallas! I WAS MISERABLE TO SAY THE LEAST!!! :) :) :)
8) Who did you hire as your photographer & videographer? Hmmmmm, I knew this for the longest time! TOTALLY REASONABLE, but difficult to work with!!! Took some AWESOME PICS though! BEAUTIFUL ALBUM and services for only $1,000!!! Henry Farrish did the video. What an awesome gift that turned out to be!!
9) Did you have a DJ or a band? No. We had a string quartet.
10) Did your father walk you down the aisle? Yes.
11) What color were the bridesmaid dresses & groomsmen vests? Very elegant black!
12) Who was your Maid Of Honor/Best Man? Matron of Honor, Sunneye Phillips; Best Man, Clint Lewis
13) Did you have a Bridal Shower? Yes, I had 1, and barely enough time for that one! LOL And a Bridal Luncheon the day of, Thanks to Cheryl Bernard! :)
14) What type of limo did you get? CLINT AND TRICIA gave us a wonderful black stretch limo! What an incredible surprise to walk out to that!!!! :)
15) Where did you go for your Bachelorette/Bachelor Party? :) We had a wonderfully mild get together at My Nicci's Home!!!!!! :) Mark, was sick but went up to the FBC Dallas gym and I think Dave and Buster's. Not really sure what he made it too. Bad case of food poisoning!! LOL
16) What type of wedding gown/tux did you two wear? I had the most beautiful but simple gown ever, that is an Alfred Angelo that I got at the outlet for $300. I still love it! His tux was a handsome black tux.
17) How was the weather? It had been over 100 for about 45 days straight! I had prayed for rain for weeks in order to bring it under 100! That morning it rained and the day turned out sunny and somewhat bearable at just under 100!!! :)
18) Where did you go on your Honeymoon? Kiawah Island, SC
19) What was your favorite part of your wedding day? There were 2 parts...
1) That morning, I seemed to have the same food poisoning issues Mark had the night before. I picked up a book that Nicci had and opened it up and looked at the middle of the page and read "God ordained marriages" I could not believe my eyes, what was this book? The name of the book was "1001 thing to thank GOD for" and it was just a list. And of that list that was the first thing I read?!?!?!? It was the sweetest moment of my life!!! All stomach issues were gone from that moment on!!!! :)
2) My first kiss from my husband and my veil falling off!!! So typical!!!! LOL :)
20) What surprised your guests the most? A BEAUTIFUL and TASTY Red Velvet Wedding Cake!
21) How long have you been married? In 15 days...11 YEARS!!!!! :)
This was snapped just before we left. What a perfect end to a perfect day!!!!
