This is futuremrsvince's Pink Wedding!

Hey ladies!!!!

Long time no talk!!! Well its been 6 months since the wedding and married life has been great. I hope everyone on WBC is doing great. I don't really comment anymore but every once in a while, I read your posts :).

Our wedding planners featured us in their most recent blog and it brought back the most wonderful memories of our wedding. I still think that hiring Embellished Affairs for my day of wedding coordinators was THE best investment I made!

Check it out:
Embellished Affairs Blog

Hey ladies!!

So FINALLY I got my pro-pics!! The file size is HUGE for each pic so I selected 141 of the 1,077 total pics that we have to upload and share with you all!

Click this link to view the album:

Our Wedding Photos


Check out our "Obama" shot :). Thanks for the inspiration twohearts!

HEEEEEYYYY ladies!!!!

Long time no talk!! Sorry I have been m.i.a. lately!! I am still trying to learn how to balance my life as a newlywed :D.

So our pro-pics are finally done! She uploaded all of them online and they look great. We are waiting for her to send us the DVD of all our pics in high resolution, then I will upload the best ones on here (there are 1,077 pictures!). The DVD should be here any day now.

But until then, she sent us the picture we are using for our thank you cards. I ordered these as postcards (100 FREE from Vistaprint) with this picture on the front and our monogram on the back. Even though they are "officially" postcards they will still go into envelopes.

TWO PART POST:

1. Roll Call: Are you a WBC wife? WBC should totally make a WBC Wives section like how TK has "The Nest". I'm not ready to leave WBC! And I need lots of 'wife' advice :).

2. What was the most difficult thing for you to get adjusted to as a wife?

Vince and I didn't live together before we got married. I lived for 3 years alone like a bachelorette so I seriously thought I was going to have issues adjusting to being a wife.

We're only a week and a half in, but surprisingly, my wife instincts have automatically kicked in (so far :). No real issues adjusting yet. I'm sure we'll run into some kinks down the road but so far, it hasn't been as hard as I thought :). It has been interesting meshing our lives together. The hardest part so far has been remembering my new name :D.

What about you ladies?

Okay ladies, here is the list I compiled from various websites, other brides, and my own personal requests that I used for my wedding day.

I can't stress enough how important it is to have a list like this with a timeframe associated with it. We were able to stay on schedule the entire day and nothing was missed!!

A lot of shots are specific to my venue and my family so add, delete, and alter where needed.

PRE-CEREMONY

Bride/Bridesmaid Photos (3-4 pm)

1. Detail shots:
a. Rings
b. Shoes
c. Jewelry
d. Garter
e. Veil
f. Bouquet
g. Wedding dress hanging on hangar

2. Bride getting ready
a. Zipping up & buttoning the wedding dress
b. Close up of shoes peeking out from under dress
c. Looking into mirror
d. Details of dress

3. Bride hugging parents
4. Bride with her mother
5. Bride with her father
6. Bride with both parents
7. Bride with bridesmaids and flower girl
8. Bride with matrons of honor
9. Bride with bridesmaids with parasols
10.Bride with mother, father, and matrons of honor (sisters)
11.Makeup touch-up

Groom/Groomsmen Photos (4-5 pm)

1. Groom getting ready
a. Tying tie
b. Putting on shoes
c. Looking into mirror

2. Groom hugging parents
3. Groom with his mother
4. Groom with his father
5. Groom with both parents
6. Groom with groomsmen and ring bearers
7. Groom with best men
8. Groom with mother, father, and brothers


DETAIL SHOTS (5-5:30 pm)

1. Bottles and bubbles table
2. Aerial view of entire ceremony from clubhouse balcony
3. Close-ups of ceremony décor
4. Invitation close-up
5. Escort card table
6. Bouquet and centerpieces close-ups
7. Guest sign-in table
8. Birdcage/gift table
9. Cake table
10.Head table
11.Wide shot of entire reception ballroom set up before guests arrive
12.Guests arriving


DURING THE CEREMONY (5:30-6:00 pm)

1. Mothers being seated
2. Groom's Grandmother being seated
3. Groom/groomsmen/officiant walking to altar
4. Matrons of honor walking down aisle
5. Bridesmaids walking down aisle
6. Flower girl walking down aisle
7. Ring bearers walking down aisle
8. Bride and father right before walking down the aisle
9. Groom waiting for the bride
10.FIRST LOOK: Bride’s first look of groom and groom’s first look of bride
11.Bride and father walking down aisle
12.Back of bride and father walking down aisle with groom waiting in distance
13.Bride being giving away
14.Groom meeting bride at the aisle
15.Bride and groom at altar
16.Aerial view of entire ceremony & guests from clubhouse balcony
17.Entire wedding party at altar
18.Shots of both sets of parents as they witness the ceremony
19.Close up of bride’s face as seen over the groom’s shoulder
20.Close up of groom’s face as seen over the bride’s shoulder
21.Wedding vows

22.The ring exchange
a. Close up of each hand as ring is exchanged

23.The kiss
24.Bride and groom recessing
25.Children blowing bubbles after announcement of the newlyweds

BEFORE THE RECEPTION (6-7 pm)

Cocktail Hour

1. Wide shot of guests
2. Close up of appetizers

Bridal Party Photos (6-6:25 pm)

1. Bride and groom with bride’s parents
2. Bride and groom with groom’s parents
3. Bride and groom with both sets of parents
4. Bride and groom with groom’s grandmother
5. Bride and groom with attendants
6. Bride with groomsmen
7. Groom with bridesmaids
8. Fun shot with attendants (i.e. jumping, on each other's laps, etc.)
9. Bride and groom with bride’s mother, father, and sisters
10.Bride and groom with groom’s mother, father, and brothers
11.Bride and groom before entering reception

Bride and Groom Photos (6:30-7 pm)

9. Bride and groom in golf cart
10.Bride alone
11.Groom alone

12.Various photos of bride and groom together to include:
a. Picture of groom underneath veil blusher with bride kissing
b. Walking away hand in hand
c. Bride and groom with thank you sign
d. Bride and groom kissing with bride holding bouquet straight out (focus on bouquet, bride and groom blurred)
e. Close up of groom’s hands around bride’s waist in a heart shape
f. Obama look-alike shot (on bench behind clubhouse)-a relaxed shot (shoes off, tie loosened, feet up, etc.)
g. Shadow of bride and groom kissing behind parasol
h. Shot of bride with groom standing in the background looking at her

13.Bride getting dress bustled
14.Bride’s hot pink reception shoes!


AT THE RECEPTION (7-9 pm)

1. Bridal party entering reception
2. Bride and groom entering reception
3. A dinner serving

4. Bride and groom’s first dance
a. Close up of bride’s face as seen over the groom’s shoulder
b. Close up of groom’s face as seen over the bride’s shoulder
c. Close up of his hands holding her as they dance
d. Close up of both faces

5. Father/Bride dance
a. Close up of bride’s face as seen over dad’s shoulder
b. Close up of dad’s face as seen over bride’s shoulder

6. Mother/Groom dance
a. Close up of groom’s face as seen over mom’s shoulder
b. Close up of mom’s face as seen over dad’s shoulder

7. Guests on dance floor (especially the kids)
8. Close ups and candid shots of guests having fun
9. Shots of each table of guests
10.DJ
11.Bride and groom talking with guests
12.Bride and groom cutting cake and feeding each other
13.Throwing the bouquet
14.Catching the bouquet
15.Groom retrieving garter including the bride’s hot pink shoes!
16.Groom tossing garter
17.Catching the garter
18.Sorority serenade
19.Bride with sorority sisters

Reception ends at 11 pm

I am SO flattered by all of your comments on our pictures! You ladies are too sweet!

Well here are just a few more non-pro pics my cousin posted! I am still anxiously awaiting my professional pictures. A few days ago she told me 10 days so we'll see...

So my "husband" and I (LOVE saying that!!) are in AC on our mini-moon. He is taking a nap so I thought I'd come on really quickly and post a few of our non-pro pics for my girls!

The day was FABULOUS!! The weather could not have been more perfect!! Of course there were a few snags but nothing huge. Overall it was a gorgeous day and I couldn't have been more happy! Here is a slideshow of some of the pics our guests took at the wedding:

Hey ladies!

My wedding countdown now says "It's TODAY!!". Woo-hoo!!!! I can't believe it! It came up so soon!

Yesterday was so busy. Thank God the diamond I lost in my engagement ring was replaced and it arrived at 1 pm yesterday. Just in time!! We didn't think it would get here in time for the wedding.

I know today I am going to be a mess because I was crying at the rehearsal yesterday LOL.

Mother nature came to give me her "gift" yesterday so that sucks but I am determined NOT to let it ruin my day!!! I will just be making FREQUENT bathroom visits hahaha. TMI I know but you ladies are my sisters now :).

Anyway I just wanted to thank all of you for all of your support. You ladies have been AMAZING and INSPIRATIONAL!!!! I will be back with pics asap!!!

Love ya much!!

Kelly

Okay so Vince and I agreed we weren't going to exchange gifts to save money!! But he is totally doing something sneaky!

I just talked to my sister and apparently she is on some secret 'mission' lol. I don't know what he is up to but now I want to get him something!

I was going to give him a card and write a special message in it but I'd like to give him something else really meaningful.

I have 1 day!!!! Any ideas????

We picked songs because we liked them, whether they were considered "acceptable" wedding music or not :D

CEREMONY MUSIC

Seating of the Mothers and Grandmother:
What a Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong

Bridal Party Entrance:
He Proposed, Kelly Price

Bride’s Entrance:
You for Me, Johnny Gill

Musical Selection:
Finally I, Daryl Coley

Recessional:
No One, Alicia Keys


RECEPTION MUSIC

Parents Entrance:
We are Family, Sister Sledge

Bridal Party Entrance:
Candy, Cameo

Bride & Groom Entrance:
Crazy in Love, Beyonce and Jay Z

Cake Cutting:
Honey, Erykah Badu

First Dance:
Here I Stand, Usher

Father/Bride Dance (picked by my daddy :)
Daddy’s Little Girl, The Mills Brothers

Mother/Groom Dance:
If I Could, Regina Belle

Bouquet Toss:
Single Ladies, Beyonce (of course!)

Garter Toss:
For the removal: Tell Me Something Good, Chaka Khan
For the toss: Another One Bites The Dust, Queen

Anniversary Dance:
You and I, Stevie Wonder

Last Dance (Bride & Groom):
Beautiful, Tweet