July 21st Part Two: the ceremony and details.

I posted a couple of weeks ago with pictures of me and Tim and the bridal parties, mentioning that I was going to do three posts. In the second post I wanted to share with you the ceremony and decor details.

I love this picture of my parents and my Grandma watching us. My mom's face is my favorite.

We danced out to Hall & Oates "Making My Dreams Come True" instead of doing something more traditional. We stuck with tradition for all the prelude and processional music.

But we had fun with this one!

And one thing people kept telling me is that the flowers don't really end up like you expect, and these weren't exactly what I had pictured, but they were great.

I loved the eggplant table cloths.

The cake was pretty, but it didn't come out exactly like I had pictures. I wasn't displeased, but it was supposed to be more eggplant and matte grey than the shiny purple that it ended up being. And I think the July Florida humidity messed up the stenciling a little. But the sugar flowers were amazing.

Tim's groom cake was one of my favorite things to plan. I just told our cake lady all the things he liked and said I wanted them all to be represented (he went to USF, loves the Gators, and is doing his MBA at Ole Miss). And I mean, she did an amazing job on the iPhone with an angry bird.

The museum from the outside during the ceremony. 

And to leave you with our entrance into the reception. We came down from upstairs to the song Marry You by Bruno Mars. It was so fantastic.

I am so thankful for the amazing night that we had. We didn't do videography, which I sometimes regret, but these pictures are worth so much to me. All the details that I spent hours finalizing and perfecting were so unimportant to me in the moment. Most people didn't get programs, the flowers were in the wrong place on the inside, and the dj missed a few songs we wanted. But I didn't care. There was nothing that could have happened that would have ruined that night.
In fact, during cocktail hour outside under the overhand while we were taking pictures, a quick windstorm came through and blew over high tops and knocked over a table of glasses. People were just talking about how magical the whole storm was. I can't even explain it. It was just so so perfect.
I'll share the reception pictures soon. Don't forget to enter my May Books giveaway!