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The Hangry Pants Wedding
We all miss Heather and her blog, and I am honored today to share a post Heather (Hangry Pants) wrote sharing her wedding. I wish I could have been there, but while she was starting the first day of the rest of her life with Mark, I was snuggling my brand new baby who requested to share the spotlight of that special day with her. I am happy to have the opportunity to enjoy her wedding through this post., and I hope you do too. We miss you Heather!
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Just over four short months ago on a humid, rainy, fall day, Mark and I got married. I am fortunate to have a blog archive filled with posts and pictures documenting the proposal and planning process. I was never ever able to complete the story with a final wedding post and professional pictures. In November, Sabrina encouraged me to do just that on her blog, but for whatever reason I never did.
I’ve tried to start this post, but nothing ever came out correctly. I wanted to share, but why? I kept trying to think of an angle where I could write this for a purpose. I thought about doing it in terms of “wedding lessons I learned” or “bridal tips,” but that just seemed contrived. So yesterday, while looking at my pictures on Facebook for the 2,392nd time I came to this conclusion … I want to share pictures of my wedding because I loved it. It’s completely self-indulgent, and you will probably only be interested in this post if you (1) have an affinity for all things wedding; (2) know me personally; or (3) read about the planning and wondered how it all turned out. So, without further ado, the conclusion of Heather and Mark’s wedding with no lessons, morals or veiled attempts to be anything other than a post with lots of pictures of me, my husband and our wonderful wedding.
The day started off wonderfully. Rain was predicted, but in the morning the sun was out. I went for a short run before heading to the salon for my fabulous bridal hair. Back at my parents’ house, my mom and sisters took turns getting their makeup put on. I snacked on fruit and some delicious treats Sabrina (who hours ago welcomed baby Raffi to the world) sent the day before.
The thing I loved the most about our wedding was being able to have my friends and family with me. All of my sisters got ready at my mom and dad’s house, even though none of them live there anymore. Before I knew it, my dress was on, the flowers arrived and it was time to head to the church.
The short limo ride was really exciting. I knew I wasn’t going to get to see Mark, but I was excited to talk to him. We met in the church basement for some fun pictures (as I’d seen Julie do), which calmed my nerves and made me even more excited.
The church was a little white baptist church close to my parents’ house. Originally, neither Mark nor I had any desire to wed in a church. It was something we settled on for our families, and I am really glad we did.
I won’t lie. I loved walking down the aisle with my dad. It made it all feel so exciting and traditional.
After the ceremony, we took some family pictures before everyone headed to the reception site. Mark and I stuck around to take some additional pictures, which turned out to be some of my favorites.
And yes, it totally poured on our wedding. This is not good luck. People will repeatedly tell you that if you have the misfortune of a rainy wedding day, but they are lying. The only two advantages to rain are cool umbrella pictures and a new fondness for rainy days.
Sadly, the cocktail hour could not be held in the wet courtyard, and we had to go into the reception room early.
After the ceremony, the rain picked up. We were only able to sneak a couple more pictures outside, and none on the beach.
When I think about all the planning we did (and by “we” I mean me, my family and Mark), the bulk of the time and energy went into planning for the reception room – what it would look like, the flowers, the yellow table liners, the lanterns – each and every detail. So, when I finally walked into the room and saw all of our hard work I just cried. I was overwhelmed with the emotion of the day, yes, but I was also just so shocked that everything worked and so grateful that I had so many people to help me pull it off. It was truly beautiful and even better than I imagined in my head. I knew my mom would be overwhelmed, too, so I made sure to walk her around and show her each and every detail we’d talked about for a year.
I wanted a unique Rhode Island wedding with an atmosphere of family, and that’s exactly what I got because of Mark’s creations.
Once the reception started everything moved so fast. I found myself laughing and crying at completely inappropriate times. Cue the hysterical laugher in church and the waterworks as soon as I heard the beginning of Sweet Child of Mine and knew it was time to be announced.
We danced, we heard short and sweet speeches, we laughed with our friends and took pictures with our families. We sat and enjoyed our family style meal. We shared cupcakes, pie and Awful Awfuls.
And then it was over. Well, almost. A college bar next door meant I got to dance a little longer in my wedding dress.
A wedding is just a big party, but for most of us it will be the only time when all of our best friends and family members from all the parts of our lives come together. For me and Mark, it meant 92 special people from childhood, college, and adulthood being together. There was stress in planning, little melt downs, moments of panic and questions of sanity, but in the end it was worth it, and I am grateful for each and every moment.
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Such a beautiful wedding! Congratulations Mark and Heather! You both look hot in your wedding garb.
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Yay! I am so glad you did this too!!! This totally put a big smile on my face this dreary morning. Everything looks absolutely amazing. I love love love your dress which I’ve said before, I love your description of the day because everything is so true, love the umbrella pics, everything! Hope it’s been an incredible first year so far
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So glad you decided to put this up! I miss reading your blog….
Congratulations on your special day!
Your wedding looked absolutely beautiful!!!! I LOVE..love…LOVE your dress. You look so amazing.
And you know what – the picture with the umbrella looks extra cute
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Beautiful wedding. Is she no longer blogging? I was wondering why I no longer so anything new on her blog. I miss her.
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Wow! What a beautiful wedding! You and Mark looked absolutely stunning and I really appreciate the attention to the little details. I’m currently planning my wedding and I know how long the little touches can take, but also how special they are. I miss your blog!
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WOW I am so taken aback by how beautiful the wedding is. Seriously – that photo of you entering the reception looks like something out of a magazine. And the MENU! Perfection, Heather. Congratulations and amazing job! Your hard work DEFINITELY paid off, even in the rain:)
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BEAUTIFUL!! I miss HangryPants but I’m so happy you shared these gorgeous pictures.
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Love this guest post from Heather! Your wedding was absolutely stunning – I still can’t get over those twinkling lights at the reception venue. Truly perfect. You were a beautiful bride and Mark a handsome and happy groom. Congratulations to you both – I miss you and your blog!
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aw! We DO miss you Heather!!! Love the dress and the hair- just so gorgeous!
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Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Since I moved from RI, I never thought I’d go back home to get married. This may have changed my mind!
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I LOVE the towers in Narragansett. As a URI grad that whole area has a special place in my heart. Such a beautiful wedding.
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Thanks guys! It was so much fun blogging again.
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LOVED this post! The wedding was absolutely beautiful. The pictures truly capture something special. I also loved reading Heather again. You are missed!
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It’s weird that it’s such a common well-known landmark in RI, and I never gave it a second thought for a wedding! I went with my mom on a whim & loved the inside!
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Ugh, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Towers! You did an amazing job planning a beautiful wedding! Great photos – thank you so much for sharing! Sabrina thank you for lending your blog for this. So awesome Awful Awfuls were incorporated into the day!
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so glad to read this!! made me smile, and what a fabulous day for you two
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I followed your blog only loosely (despite the fact that I thought you had some of the best content around; I guess, sadly for me that I’m more bemused by fluff), and despite having recently gotten married myself, I’m not a huge fan of all things wedding details. But I was so happy to see your name today and to read the what happened on the other end of the “dot, dot, dot” you left us off with when you stopped blogging. I think you’re refreshingly real and are the opposite of fluff! I hope you continue to write in some capacity. You and your wedding looked beautiful! Congratulations to you and Mark!
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Your wedding was beautiful, your dress was amazing and I miss your blog!
Please come back!
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Thanks so much for sharing, Heather. I got married a month before you so I found your wedding related posts extra interesting and it is so lovely to see the results of all of your (you, Mark, et al.) work. I miss the truth you brought to the blogging world and wish you all the best for the future.
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I am so glad I got to see the photos! It looked amazing! I love the picture where you are sitting in the rain and your dress is all big and princessy! I read all your knot posts and it looks like everything came together perfectly.
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Thanks for sharing this! I loved following along with Heather during the wedding planning. Everything looked absolutely stunning, the dress, the reception space, the details, and of course, the menu. The umbrella pics are adorable – you both look so so happy. Congratulations!
You’re definitely missed Heather!
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