5 Things I Loved About The Wedding and 5 Things I HATED About It!

I was going to blog about each day of our wedding experience. Yesterday, I even wrote the arrival day out. Complete with one of my favorite comments from Katie’s 10 year old brother (I was around before he was even born). When I asked him if he was nervous that his sister was getting married he quickly answered “No, because she is marrying you.” Awesome. But then I thought it seemed so drawn out. Who wants to read a post from everyday talking about my Wedding? Does anyone even care? In case there are people or just because I want to write out the experience, I thought I would try and write something different:

5 Things I loved

1.The comment from Connor: Not sure exactly why it stood out to me, maybe because I think kid’s are always honest, they spit the truth. Also, When Connor was born it was a big moment in mine and Katie’s relationship. I was someone she called and opened up to about it. It was the first time I think I was really there for her. Also, Connor is the one brother (Katie has 4) that was REALLY PROTECTIVE of his sister. He wanted all her time, and was very grumpy towards me in his early years. Connor didn’t remember that.

2. The People we were surrounded by: Honestly, this might also be in the HATE segment as well! We missed so many people. There were people who wanted to be there that couldn’t, people who chose not to be there that we wish they didn’t, people who just flat out couldn’t make it work. We missed all of them. I HATE personal attention, don’t mind being on the stage in front of 15,000 people but there could be 5 people here to celebrate something for me and I feel like I am not worth it. But for some reason it never felt awkward, never made me uncomfortable. People got to have fun with their own little families or groups during the day, and then regroup at night for something we had planned. The vibe was just spot on.

3.The Entertainment: Funny story about the entertainment as someone who attempts to entertain for a living, I didn’t put too much value on it. I had the theory that we can make fun no matter the situation. Boy was I wrong. In our wedding package it includes a DJ, Scotty wouldn’t have it. He flew his crew in. Including his mentor, and if you have ever seen Scotty host a live event you know there is something special, so having his mentor there was incredible. I have never seen Katie’s face light up like that before, she had so much fun dancing and partying. Some amazing moments with her and her brothers on the dance floor!

4.My Mother’s Dance: Speaking of the dancing, I think my mother stole the show! It is going to sound dramatic but she rose from her wheel chair to have the mother and son dance. And she even SPUN! See my mother has experienced a lot of health issues, and 3 weeks before the wedding she was in the hospital. We questioned if she was even going to be at the wedding. My Father, the saint of man that he is, did everything in his power to get her there, and that was no easy task. So having her there meant the world to both Katie and I. Along with the some of the health things, her memory is slowly starting to fade…. But when Ryan (The DJ) played “Looking For Love” my Father and Mother’s wedding song she looked right up at my Dad, She knew! She danced with my father and he sang her the words. Everything she has been through, the sickness, the changes, he still looks at her with love. It was something truly special. A moment I will never forget. I posed a pic below!

5.Seeing Katie For the First time: After 10 years I have seen this girl A LOT! I have seen her in so many different ways, right when she wakes up out of bed, when is madder than hell, on prom when she looked like Cinderella, but I have never seen her like this. There were ZERO nerves in my stomach, but I did get a rush of excitement when my Dad yelled to me “I think Katie is in the car.” As soon as she got out, I finally saw her dress. I have never seen a women look so beautiful. I have never felt more in love, more secure, more happy, the feeling was actually indescribable. I was so overcome with emotion I cried.

5 Things I HATED

-The fact that I cried: I said I wouldn’t cry!!! I couldn’t believe it but I cried! Katie says she hopes someone got a picture. I hope that everyone’s eyes were on the beautiful bride that no one noticed.

That it’s over: WERID I know! I hated all the planning. Thought this wedding stuff was overrated, but it was an amazing experience. I can’t believe that milestone is over.

The people that missed: My niece, nephew, sister in law, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends ect. The list could go on. But I wish everyone could have been there.

We didn’t have cookies: If we were going to have a “traditional” wedding we were supposed to have a cookie bar, where everyone could take home cookies in a bag. Sounded amazing. How could I get married without cookies! We did however have cheesecake which Cheesecake Factory is where Katie and I went on our first date.

The First Dance: I was so nervous. I blew it, I probably looked like a fool. I was going to ask Scotty to teach me a dance and I was going to surprise Katie with it. I never got around to asking him, considering the circumstances, and I think no one could help me dace. It was impossible.