After family pictures, we started getting ready for the ceremony. I went to the room that they had set aside for us so I could take a breather. I was a bit exhausted from the “day after” shoot and from standing in the hot and humid weather in my huge dress. During this time, there was so much going on that I had no clue about. J and I had chosen songs for the walk down the aisle but I guess there was some technical issues with that so J and his family were running around trying to figure it out and make it work.
The beauty of such a small wedding was the simplicity of the set up and how you could really concentrate on the beauty of the whole property and the ceremony without being distracted by anything else.
While the staff was setting up and the music was being fixed. My dad came in to join me and then I relaxed for the first time that day and told my dad that I was ready to get married!
My daddy held me tight and we walked down the aisle.
And there he was. There we were. In the moment, the moment we had talked about, the moment we had both thought of and dreamed of since the day we met. But this moment was even better, it was a spectacular, sunny, sparkly, blue water, dream come true kind of moment. It was a moment I will remember for the rest of my life.
After all the drama of the days before, this moment felt so surreal and was honestly one of the happiest moments of my life.
Previously on the Wedding Day Series:
Part 1: The Venue
Part 2: The Drama
Part 3: The Morning of
Part 4: The “Day After” Shoot
Part 5: The Damage
Part 6: Family Time
tam pham
January 12, 2009 at 5:05 pmI LOVE LOVE LOVE that song by Band of Horses. I can only imagine how beautiful your ceremony was :-).
Kasia Fink
January 12, 2009 at 5:50 pmWhat an amazing spot!! And I love the ‘we did it’ cheer. So funny, we did that too and it wasn’t even planned. It’s just such a hooray moment you can’t help it, right? Too cute.
MizzJ
January 12, 2009 at 6:16 pmAww what gorgeous photos, you both look so happy and radiant! Thanks for sharing these, it makes me want to get married now lol. Btw, I tagged you!
Rachel
January 12, 2009 at 7:04 pmThanks for turning me on to The Way I Am; love that song; I know now why that song was sooo perfect for you to walk down the aisle to!
The shots are gorgeous…beautiful memories to cherish and talk about every year at your anniversary.
vsmphotography
January 12, 2009 at 8:02 pmWow, how beautiful! Your day looked like it was filled with beauty!
ThumperToo
January 12, 2009 at 8:02 pmoh my goodness, I absolutely ADORE the song you walked down the aisle to! It’s definitely going on the ipod 🙂 Fabulous pictures, they really captured the happy occasion perfectly. Congrats!!
The Stiletto Effect
January 12, 2009 at 8:13 pmOhhhh my God! I don’t have words to describe such a beautiful wedding 🙂
I hope you too “live happy ever after!”
Love
Su
Heidz
January 12, 2009 at 9:46 pmEverything looked beautiful and what a gorgeous setting!
tiffany2stylish
January 12, 2009 at 10:01 pmtam pham – thank you my dear! We saw Band of Horses in concert last year and it is so much more amazing to hear it live.
Kasia – totally unplanned for us too!
MizzJ – haha, glad I inspired you to want to get married 🙂
Rachel – it is a great song isn’t it? It was the perfect song for that day.
vsm – thank you! we were just lucky to have so many elements of our wedding turn out perfectly that day.
Thumpertoo – it’s on my ipod and I love hearing it when it comes on (I usually keep my ipod on shuffle). it reminds me of that moment.
Stiletto Effect – thank you darling!
Heidz – thank you so much!
Lindsay
January 12, 2009 at 10:15 pmI love ingrid michaelson! Perfect song. 🙂
Congratulations on such a beautiful wedding.
.reese.
January 12, 2009 at 10:56 pmbeautiful beautiful wedding. brought tears to my eyes. hehe.
x dee
January 12, 2009 at 11:51 pmone word: beautiful.
Savvy Mode SG
January 13, 2009 at 12:41 amyou have the perfect wedding. my girlfriend did the same thing in bali. she only had immediate family attend and held a cocktail party after for friends and family. my sister had a 600 guest wedding and i vowed not to repeat the same mistake. btw, janie and jack is my favorite store until my niece grew out of it.
Miyu
January 13, 2009 at 2:38 amI’m glad that in the end, everything turned out so beautiful!
lacouturiernyc
January 13, 2009 at 4:21 amomg soooooo beautiful 🙂 it looks like a dream!
thank you for leaving such a sweet comment! i’m ridiculously flattered!!
xoxo,
La C.
Kaitlyn
January 13, 2009 at 4:53 amIt turned out lovely, congratulations again!
Jenna
January 13, 2009 at 3:13 pmI just added the Band of Horses songs to my shopping cart. Beautiful song, beautiful pictures, it all turned out so lovely.
Tara
January 13, 2009 at 5:13 pmOh how incredible sweet! It looks like such a beautiful moment and I am sure will be dear memories for you. Not to mention gorgeous photos!
lookrichbitch
January 13, 2009 at 11:14 pmthat’s one of my fave songs!!!
may have to steal it from you.
annchen
February 20, 2009 at 3:44 amwhere did you get married? the location is gorgeous.. and so is your dress by the way =)
Diva Style
March 11, 2009 at 8:07 pmCongratulations! You two look very happy! I wish you all the best!