Our Marriage Ceremony Recap, Bride Advice In Addition To Highlights

September 23, 2018 was 1 of the really best days of my life. After over 8 years of dating, Tommie as well as I finally got married! Though non everything went smoothly, the twenty-four hours was however absolutely magical as well as the fact my soul mate as well as I got to pledge our eternal honey for each other is what mattered most. Read on for all of the details!

We got married at McLoone's Pier House inward Long Branch, NJ- the venue was correct on the beach! The original thing I wanted inward a marriage ceremony was for it to live close a beach, hence I'm glad that happened. McLoone's was an absolutely beautiful venue alongside amazing nutrient as well as our coordinator, Katie, was hence helpful as well as kind. Since the venue is nearly xl v minutes to an hr from us, Tom, my best friend, Corrine, as well as myself stayed at Ocean Place Resort as well as Spa correct across the street inward Long Branch the nighttime before. Tom as well as I also stayed the nighttime after, but no 1 else was welcome inward our room that night. ;) ;)

The calendar week after nosotros booked our marriage ceremony venue as well as laid our date, I was allow become from a chore I loved due to restructuring. I'm STILL having problem finding a novel career inward my acre all this fourth dimension later. My awesome parented stepped inward to receive got tending of the marriage ceremony which was hence variety as well as generous. This did hateful nosotros had to budget, which nosotros did inward a few ways! Some of these included non paying for extras from the DJ (think fog, foam, uplighting, etc) or making programs. More budget tips volition live listed below.

When nosotros booked our marriage ceremony venue inward May 2017, nosotros had the selection to receive got our ceremony on the beach or indoors. If nosotros would receive got selected the beach, it would receive got costed $500 extra dollars that would non receive got been refunded. Knowing my absolutely terrible atmospheric condition luck, nosotros went alongside the indoor ceremony which was however beautiful since the venue had flooring to ceiling windows of the beach.

For months all I kept asking the universe was to receive got decent marriage ceremony twenty-four hours weather. The nighttime before, when I went to bed The Weather App said 7% endangerment of rain. I went to bed feeling good. I woke upward early on Wedding Day morning. It was pouring. POURING. It literally could non receive got rained harder. At get-go I was thinking okay but, maybe it volition stop. NOPE. It lasted all freakin' day. I was hysterical crying. Tommie as well as Corrine didn't fifty-fifty know how to calm me down. I was devastated. At to the lowest degree it wasn't a hurricane, hence inward retrospect, it could receive got been means worse. But I wanted tons of pictures on the beach hence bad. Luckily, cheers to some amazing friends of ours who knew exactly how badly I wanted some beach pictures, nosotros snuck out earlier the ceremony as well as got a few pictures nether the pier as well as nether a gazebo hence at to the lowest degree I receive got a few. I'm however bitter nearly the pelting though. Good luck, skillful shmuck- it could receive got been sunny as well as overnice out for me.

So when I get-go woke up, I at nowadays jumped inward the shower to set a pilus mask on. I also slept alongside Olaplex 1 as well as 2 the nighttime before. That morn my pilus stylist, Sage as well as makeup artist, Caitlin came to brand me experience pretty. I talked all marriage ceremony beauty as well as fitness inward a divide weblog postal service HERE, it would brand this postal service fifty-fifty longer than it already is if I included it inward this one.

A spell after my beauty ladies arrived, some of my identify unit of measurement as well as friends came to the room to celebrate as well as assist larn create too. They ordered Mimosas for a toast. Since I don't potable alcohol, I had skillful one-time orangish juice which at that signal tasted delicious because I didn't consume all morning. Tommie was escorted out of our room earlier my makeup started as well as into some other room hence he didn't encounter much of me getting ready. He left spell I was however nether the pilus dryer, but he knew my pilus goal for the twenty-four hours hence that was fine.

Once I was all made upward as well as dressed, it was fourth dimension for my dad's get-go look. My Daddy as well as I are really close. I'm his alone fille as well as youngest child, hence fifty-fifty though he had 3 other children larn married, my marriage ceremony was extra special for him. When he saw me, this was the alone fourth dimension the entire twenty-four hours I got a fleck choked up, mainly because I saw him larn teary eyed.

After Daddy saw me it was fourth dimension for Tommie's get-go look! I was instructed to walk really wearisome hence nosotros could larn pictures as well as video, but I hence badly exactly wanted to sew together to him as well as hug him.

Now it was fourth dimension for some professional person pictures alongside our bridal political party as well as families. Again, I hence badly wanted these on the beach (side note: grrrr) but the hotel was beautiful hence nosotros injure upward taking them inward the entrance hall close a overnice foundation. My photographers as well as videographer were amazing. They receive got such fantabulous attending to exceptional as well as went higher upward as well as beyond. They are from www.preciousmemoryvideo.com The homo inward charge, John, was my Godfather's best friend which made it fifty-fifty to a greater extent than special. My Godfather/Uncle passed away really all of a abrupt inward 2013. I'm however beyond bummed he couldn't live at our wedding.We took a spell to do the professional person photos as well as hence it was fourth dimension to brand our means over to the venue. Originally, nosotros were planning to exactly walk since it was across the street but since it had to pelting (again, grrrr) my skillful friends Aydin as well as Sage drove us over.

bridal party

bridal party

my best friend, Corrine!

this is exactly my immediate identify unit of measurement as well as spouses!

my parents

my brothers simulated threatening Tommie. LOL

Friends helping us larn beach photos

 We were hanging out inward the bridal room alongside the bridal party, which consisted of my 3 brothers, 3 sis inward laws, Corrine, my niece, my nephew, Tommie's best friend, Paolo, as well as his cousin, earlier the ceremony as well as getting create to walk downwards the aisle. I surprisingly wasn't nervous. I honey Tommie, I've known for years I wanted to pass my life alongside him. I knew exactly nearly everyone inward attendance, hence I exactly miraculously wasn't nervous. The bridal political party walked out to a symphony recording of "Jurassic Park"

Walking downwards the aisle alongside my daddy was surreal. I ever imagine this since I was a lilliputian fille as well as hither it was. As I was walking downwards to live honest all I kept thinking was "please don't trip, delight don't trip" because I'm awkward as well as clumsy, addition my dad is older as well as doesn't receive got skillful balance. Luckily, nosotros made it downwards safely. I didn't brand oculus contact alongside anyone because if I saw them yell I would receive got cried, too. When it was my fourth dimension to walk, it started off alongside the "Imperial March" from Star Wars, a joke betwixt Tommie as well as I, as well as hence went into the traditional "Here Comes the Bride" song.

We kept the ceremony curt as well as sweet. About xx minutes. To brand things easier, nosotros went alongside repeating vows rather than writing our own. As uncomplicated equally that was, I however messed upward as well as said "yes" at get-go instead of "I Do". Ooopps. We also had a sand ceremony, which felt appropriate given my honey of the beach. I also honey the symbolism behind them. Once the guy said "You may at nowadays kiss the bride", that was exactly the most magical minute ever. What a fantastic kit. We did it!

We wanted a modest wedding, but both Tommie as well as I come upward from Italian families (fun fact: we're also both purpose Polish equally well!) but modest marriage ceremony as well as Italian identify unit of measurement are non ii things that become together. We had nearly 115 guests inward total, as well as that was alongside cutting downwards the invitee list, which was difficult to do!

It was of import for Tommie as well as I to mingle alongside our guests during cocktail hr instead of going to cover somewhere. Some people flew thousands of miles for us. My thought was, everyone gave upward their twenty-four hours as well as came to celebrate us, hence I wanted to utter to as well as encounter equally many people equally possible. Prior to the wedding, I kept hearing brides say y'all barely larn to consume that day, as well as I exactly didn't empathise it. Now I do! I picked out 8 awesome hours de vours for cocktail hours I intend I maybe got around to eating ii things? Still, hence worth it!

The reception was fun as well as went yesteryear hence fast. Tommie as well as I walked into the reception to "Crazy Train"  yesteryear Ozzy Osbourne. Our get-go trip the lite fantastic was "Hard to Concentrate" yesteryear The Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1 of Tom as well as my favorite bands. The lyrics to that vocal are hence beautiful. I really wanted us to do our get-go trip the lite fantastic prior to the wedding, nosotros didn't but it turned out fine. After that, I danced alongside Daddy to "My Girl" yesteryear The Temptations which has been our vocal my whole life. Unfortunately, Tommie's mom passed away all of a abrupt (there's a lot of abrupt passing inward our lives btw) inward 2015 hence in that location was no mother-son dance.

I made it a signal to become to every tabular array at the reception to utter to everyone who came out to celebrate alongside us. We had such a skillful fourth dimension alongside everyone. The cake cutting was nice. Bouquet toss as well as garter toss happened presently after cake cutting.Something else that didn't become smoothly was my DJ. I wasn't crazy nearly him to live honest. The homo did non heed to me, despite having skillful telephone called prior to the result as well as me writing things downwards on newspaper for him. I didn't desire us to feed each other the cake as well as made banking concern notation of it (blue cake, white dress- that would non receive got ended well, trust me) as well as he kept trying to force it. He also didn't hold back when I told him I needed to really set the garter on earlier the toss as well as it was awkward. Finally, I had a listing he asked for what music nosotros wanted playing, what music nosotros didn't as well as specific songs. He played a lot of what I told him non to as well as was non playing a lot of my special asking songs. It irks me to this day, but I wasn't letting it ruin my wedding. He also gave my friends AND ME mental attitude when nosotros went upward to his DJ booth to asking the specific songs I wanted, which were all choice rock, emo materials that my friends as well as I love. Finally, since my mom was graciously treatment the coin as well as stuff, he really took her to the side as well as complained nearly me wanting my requests. WHAT!? What DJ does that?? Not professional person as well as I wouldn't recommend him, but again, thinking positively I am exactly grateful that at to the lowest degree he didn't screw upward the ceremony or Tom as well as my names! The DJ at my Sweet xvi messed upward retrieve introducing me.

Flowers
I mentioned earlier nosotros were budgeting the marriage ceremony where nosotros could. Spending tons of coin on flowers for decorations was exactly non something I wanted to do. I really ordered our bouquets off Etsy as well as they are silk hence I receive got them forever now. I wanted our colors as well as seashells for the beach. They came out beautiful as well as the lady I ordered from was a dream to function with. Her Etsy store is HERE.

Centerpieces as well as Room Decor
We went the DIY road alongside these! I knew I wanted something beachy as well as looked at Pinterest for inspiration. We institute the vases as well as these twigs alongside seashells inward Christmas Tree Shoppe dorsum inward March or April. It was my thought to suspension upward the twigs as well as brand the centerpieces. Three coupons later, xiv centerpieces terms us nether 1 hundred dollars! (If y'all don't know, Christmas Tree Shoppe takes Bed Bath as well as Beyond coupons!)

We also had shelves where nosotros had personalized decoration. I had ii sets of bride as well as groom Beanie Babies from my collection when I was a kid that were exactly super appropriate to bring. I also had Mario, Peach as well as Bowser marriage ceremony amibos, a Little Mermaid marriage ceremony statue my mom bought me as well as a Precious Moments marriage ceremony statue. Additionally in that location was a guestbook alongside matching photograph frame as well as huge moving painting from our Engagement Photoshoot that John, our caput lensman brought us! Corrine made us pretty "D & T" as well as "Love" signed for our Engagement political party ii years ago. Since she spent fourth dimension making them for us as well as they were hence pretty, I wanted to exercise them 1 time again for the wedding. It was also of import to me to receive got a retention board for all of our loved ones lost. We had null grandparents at the marriage ceremony which was sad. My 1 grandma thankfully is however alive, but she is 99 years old, can't larn out her describe of piece of job solid as well as also has dementia hence for that argue I also included her on the board. I intend 1 of the biggest things I'd alter nearly the wedding, fifty-fifty earlier the rain, would live to receive got these people here.

Cake
Our cake was really included alongside the venue! It was from a bakery called Chocolate Carousel downwards the Bailiwick of Jersey Shore. I'm absolutely obsessed alongside how our cake turned out. It looked similar the bounding main alongside imperial coral. The seashells where made of white chocolate. The season of the cake was 1 purpose chocolate, 1 purpose vanilla as well as chocolate mousse filling. The chocolate mousse was lite as well as airy which helped residue out the heavier buttercream. Our cake topper was also from Etsy. That store is HERE. I wanted something beach themed as well as when I saw the sharks, Tommie as well as I both savage inward honey alongside them. It is difficult to tell inward the pictures, but the Bride shark has eyelashes!

Favors
Our favors were uncomplicated but cute. A tin of mints alongside a beach, our names as well as our date. I ordered them from Oriental Trading.

The Dress
I got my clothing inward Oct 2017. It was difficult keeping it a undercover from Tommie for almost a year. Truth live told, I was dreading clothing shopping. I dislike my trunk as well as am really self conscious. I knew I wanted a ballgown as well as sleeves earlier fifty-fifty going shopping. The 1 as well as alone identify nosotros went for the clothing was David's Bridal. I went alongside my mom as well as 1 of my sis inward laws. I tried on 3 dresses total. My marriage ceremony clothing was the get-go clothing I tried on! Right away I knew it was "the one", but I tried on 1 to a greater extent than to live certain as well as the tertiary exactly because my mom wanted to encounter it on me. My clothing was on sale as well as nosotros really went nether budget alongside it- how beautiful is that!? I really had no alterations done to my dress! It fit really well, as well as spell I could receive got perhaps hemmed it a little, it wasn't super long to the signal it looked ridiculous as well as non altering it was some other expense saved. I got my veil as well as my tiara the same day. I honey a marriage ceremony veil, I intend it completes the "Bride Look" I wasn't planning on leaving it on the whole night, but I forgot it was fifty-fifty on my caput hence it stayed on. That tiara nosotros got on a whim inward David's Bridal because I saw it on the shelf, the lady working in that location placed it on my caput as well as it was exactly absolutely stunning. Plus, I wanted to experience similar a truthful princess that day!

My jewelry was lastly minute, to live honest. With the stress as well as anxiety of marriage ceremony planning I exactly forgot nearly it. My necklace I picked upward at JCPenney the calendar week earlier on sale for nearly $12! The stunning bracelet was really Corrine's! She allow me borrow it for my large twenty-four hours hence it also was my something borrowed.

Tommie as well as the guys got their tuxes from Men's Warehouse. The groomsmen wore greyness as well as turquoise. Tommie wanted to wearable traditional dark as well as a bow necktie as well as since it was his marriage ceremony too, I wanted him to live happy.

My bridesmaids wore Lilly Pulitzer dresses. It's no undercover Lilly Pulitzer is my favorite designer as well as I really wanted to contain some Lilly into my large day. It was also of import for me for my bridesmaids to all experience skillful inward their dresses. I went alongside the "Parigi" fashion clothing alongside kimono sleeves, an empire waist as well as maxi length since it is super flattering on women of all shapes as well as sizes. The impress "Coco Safari" was perfect since it was imperial alongside some turquoise inward it as well as our marriage ceremony colors were imperial as well as turquoise! Will y'all believe I didn't larn whatever pictures of myself alongside exactly all of my bridesmaids!?

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Here are some of my favorite professional person shots of my hubby as well as I!

OUR WEDDING HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaM7TkwgD-A


MY WEDDING ADVICE
Now that the marriage ceremony is over as well as already over a calendar month ago, hither are some random thoughts from a bride:

• Your marriage ceremony twenty-four hours volition become yesteryear faster than whatever other twenty-four hours inward your life.
• Stuff volition become wrong. It will, but it volition all live okay.
• No affair how much wishing, hoping as well as positivity y'all set to the damn universe, y'all can't command the freakin' weather.
• The calendar week earlier the marriage ceremony alongside live 1 of the most nervus wracking as well as anxiety ridden weeks ever. (At to the lowest degree it was for me.)
• Try to eat. You won't larn to consume a lot, but try.
• Be certain to rest hydrated, but don't potable likewise much because peeing inward that clothing is non an slow task.
• Have a beauty computer program inward identify (different weblog on this coming)
• Remember everyone at your marriage ceremony is in that location for YOU. Try to at to the lowest degree utter to everyone for a few minutes.
• Definitely larn a videographer as well as photographer. Your encephalon volition rely on these to refresh the memories for years to come. It's an expense that is genuinely worth it.
• It's YOUR wedding. Do what makes YOU (and your bride or groom) happy. Everyone volition receive got opinions, but yours as well as your spouses are most important.
• If y'all can, do a bridal shoot on a dissimilar day. I never heard of this until after my marriage ceremony but I honey the concept of having the case for pilus as well as makeup done, getting inward your clothing as well as having a photograph shoot earlier the wedding! It took me a spell to larn create on the large day, as well as I would receive got loved to a greater extent than pictures of myself posing since I volition never experience equally pretty equally I did that twenty-four hours ever again.
• Download a marriage ceremony pics app hence everyone tin shipping y'all their pictures easily. We used WedPics.
• Over a calendar month afterward as well as it is however weird to say "my husband", but I LOVE it!
• Remember what this twenty-four hours is about- y'all as well as your truthful honey declaring that y'all volition honey each other forever. As long equally y'all exhibit upward as well as they exhibit up, everything else is icing on the cake.

OUR WEDDING HIGHLIGHT VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaM7TkwgD-A

Also, live certain to banking concern check out the Q as well as A my friends over at Wander Beauty did alongside me all nearly my marriage ceremony on their blog, HERE!



If y'all are getting married, or exactly honey marriage ceremony content similar I do, I urge y'all to banking concern check out my friend Jen at MyBeautyBunny's Wedding weblog post! She has solid advice as well as tons of fantabulous tips for brides to live alongside her "Wedding Survival Guide" including what happens if y'all larn sick as well as tips for a finish wedding. Check that out HERE.


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