My wedding day was full of wonderful (unforgettable!) moments but there were a few clangers too. These are my Top 5 Improvements for my wedding but ultimately in life you take the good with the bad and I always try to find a way to laugh at that which is less than perfect!
1. Calculate how pregnant I was going to be on the wedding date more accurately - a 5 month bump was much harder to disguise than what I thought was going to be a 4 month bump.
2. Do not try to buy a dress on the internet from China despite the fact that it seems like a bargain and the company has many glowing testimonials. Having said dress delivered weeks after my big day was not a lot of use.
3. Book my hair appointment far enough in advance to get the hairdresser I trust - not the one that made me look like Worzel Gummidge so that the whole thing had to be redone.
4. Tell my dad beforehand that the Father of the Bride speech ought to actually mention the bride rather than just welcoming my husband to the family. It broke my heart a little bit that he didn't say that he loved me or that he was proud of me or that I looked beautiful. I know he does love me but it would have meant the world to me to hear him say it at that moment.
5. Make sure my microphone is turned on before the start of my karaoke duet of "Having my Baby" with my husband.
What a beautiful photo - what did you do with dress when it finally arrived?
ReplyDeleteGorgeous picture. I feel for you about the father of the bride speech :( I also think you need to develop that wedding dress story...!
ReplyDeleteThat got me about the speech too, you must have been sat there thinking he would say something at some point. Lovely photo :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely photo, my bump wasn't too hard to hide as I was only 3 months! Great list and I'm sure your dad has made it up to you!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful photo, I am collecting pointers for my wedding on 10th sep 2011 x
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that you didn't write "Don't get your sister to sing "Fame" at the wedding reception!"
ReplyDeleteOh no a wedding dress after the wedding is definitely not good!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo!! I hear you on the hair and make up! What did you end up doing about the dress from China then? Love your list!
ReplyDeleteThese lists are definitely making me laugh. Maybe there should be a book written about all these.
ReplyDeleteMy wedding dress from China is packed away in the loft as a constant reminder that if things seem too good to be true they probably are! One day I will find a use for it, maybe wear it for paint balling on our second anniversary!
ReplyDeleteYou look stunning, but your Dad speech one brought a tear to my eye. I am so sure he thought all those things - some men are just not good are open emotion. x
ReplyDeleteAwwww beautiful photo...you look soooo in love. Gorgeous x
ReplyDeleteFab list. Gorgeous picture too.
ReplyDeleteYour not alone with the father speech. My day said: "Well, Melissa said I can't say anything so..." Then said nothing then cheers and sat back down.
Only only wanted to tell one horrible story about me when I was 17 for goodness sake. It was hurtful.
I should have made that my number 5
Beautiful photo - so many people seem to have the bad hair experience. I have helped a friend completely redo her hair an hour before her wedding.
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