We arrived at Alpharetta Athletic Club at the start of cocktail hour. Our wedding party was waiting on us so we headed out to take some fun pictures on golf carts.
As cocktail hour wrapped up, it was time for our introduction.
Although we didn't get to see them, our wedding party put on their best
dance moves for their entrances and we loved seeing the video of it!
After getting introduced it was time for one of the most memorable
moments of the day, our first dance. Joe and I both have incredibly
talented best friends who can play the guitar and sing. We had asked
them if they would perform our first dance song, and they did an amazing
job. We danced to Hey Pretty Girl by Kip Moore and Courtney and Andy
really were flawless. After our dance finished up, I danced to half of
Brown Eyed Girl with my Dad for the father daughter dance, and Joe
danced to My Wish by Rascal Flatts. We finished up the dances and sat
down to eat. A family member of Joe's did our blessing and we were so
touched by the effort he had put into saying the prayer. After the
prayer, I finally got to look around at our venue, and the Cherry had
done an amazing job.
We had asked them to help us with
centerpieces and flowers to help us save some money, so they had
worked tirelessly on our wedding flowers and centerpieces for months!
They collected wine bottles and spray painted them and this took over
their whole house! They picked up all the flowers on their own and we
could not have been more grateful and pleased with the way it turned out
(plus it saved us a lot of money!) Joe and my dinner was already
plated so we sat down to eat while other tables were called up. We had
asked everyone to write up a note on a card and place it in a wine
bottle on their table to be opened on our anniversaries. This kept them
entertained, but we had forgotten to set out pen (oops)! We are so
excited to read them as our anniversaries come up and make our guest
book out of all of the notes.
The food we had was absolutely amazing
and we made great choices. After all the tables had been called up, it
was time for the speeches. We had asked my sister and dad as well as
Joe's brother, dad, and best friend to do speeches. Each and every
speech was so heartfelt and funny. We flip through all of our pictures
of the speeches and Joe and I are laughing the whole entire time. We are
so blessed to have such amazing examples of love in our lives. After
the speeches it was time to dance!
The remainder of
the evening was spent dancing the night away with our friends. The
dance floor was packed and our DJ was amazing
(http://www.sifient.com/). We took a break to do the cake cutting.
Nicole, one of Joe's good friends, had made our wedding cake and the
amount of detail she put into it was amazing! The cake cutting was
entertaining and Joe smashed the cake all over my face, but not to worry
I got him back. The cake was amazing! We had a layer of chocolate and
peanut butter, a cookies and cream layer, and a white chocolate
raspberry layer. We kept the top to freeze for a year, but the
remainder of the cake was delicious! The evening drew to a close and we
ended the reception around 10:15. Before we knew it, the day had come
to a close and we were quite ready to be in our quite little hotel room
where we were welcomed with champagne and strawberries.
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| GT Grads! |
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| Proud Uncle |
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| The Wreck! |
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| I think we need a bigger dance floor... |
Looking
back, the day was perfect. We really didn't have much go wrong, and the
love and support we had from our friends was amazing. I wouldn't have
wanted the day to be any different, but it was a long and exhausting
day. We were happy to have a few days at home before the honeymoon.
Sunday morning we enjoyed breakfast with some family and friends, and
then I spent some time with my family from Europe. We ended the day
opening wedding gifts and looking at some of the videos that my cousin
had taken. The weekend was perfect and one we will remember for the
rest of our lives!
