Tradition of Weddings

 Something BORROWED,

Something BLUE,

Something OLD,

Something NEW &

Something LEARNED....

On my wedding day I had one of each:

Borrowed

My Granny's Pearls that I wore as my bracelet

Blue

Ribbons on my dress to tie up the loose ends

Old

My Grandma "Oliver" ,who passed away when I was 13, left behind a sapphire ring and for my wedding day it was a gift given to me from my Aunt and I was more then thrilled for that ring to be my "old." It means the world to me.

picture of both gifts - pearls & ring

New

My lovely dress :)

Learned

Not only do the smallest things EVER not even matter on your wedding day, that you spent SO much time on, they don't even seem to be a memory for me. The food that I spent months trying to make decisions on, that I NEVER got to eat, seemed to be a very big part of the wedding so I'm very happy my Mom picked an incredible caterer. Not only do you have rings, special vows and a piece of paper at the end of the day... you have amazing photos that you will cherish for the rest of your lives.. so definitly choose your photographer wisely and spend the money in that area for sure! I absolutely loved my photographer [www.amyprikazskyphotography.com]

and the most important lesson I learned was that blending families together is NOT always the easiest thing to do and in our case it definitly wasn't easy but at the end of the day it's about you and your groom only and everyone else just needs to put on their big girl/boy panties and a smile and be happy for what the occasion is truly about! there may have been a few other lessons learned but not ones to blog about ;) publicly!

I couldn't thank my parents & wedding party ENOUGH for ALL they did for Kyle and I. We truly are blessed with an amazing family and the love & support from so many! Of course, our family that traveled to share our special weekend with us meant more to us than ya'll will ever know! THANK YOU!