What happened on YOUR day?

Now that we’re all married ladies, I figured it’d be nice to swap some stories about how our days went – I’m sure there’s plenty! These are all the things I could thing of that people have asked me:

What was the nicest moment of the day?
Did anyone/anything surprise you that you didn’t expect?
Were you happy with the way you looked?
How did the ceremony go?
Did anything go wrong?
Did anyone not turn up?
Did anyone do anything stupid (drunken or otherwise!)?
How did the first dance go?
How were the speeches?
Did anyone say or do anything to upset you?
Did you/H2B cry at any point?
Did any of your suppliers mess up?
Any other gossip?

What was the nicest moment of the day?
Doing the photographs was a lot of fun – I have a big rowdy family who love photos, and a big group of noisy mates who enjoyed them just as much. Looking at our pro photos now, you can see we’re all having a good time.

Did anyone/anything surprise you that you didn’t expect?
Nothing major, but an old uni friend of ours (who we havn’t seen for 4 years) bought us an expensive lunch cruise on the Thames as a present. Neither of us expected it and that was really nice.

Were you happy with the way you looked?
Very, despite many concerns about my hairstyle in the run-up to the day!

How did the ceremony go?
Fine, although I was shaking so much I could barely stand, and H2B was so sweaty it took a lot of forcing to get the ring over his knuckle!

Did anything go wrong?
The men’s buttonholes were being delivered to their hotel, and another wedding party was staying there too. When the flowers arrived, the hotel gave them to the other wedding party (we didn’t know this till later on). So all the men (including best men & my H2B) arrived at our venue an hour before the ceremony and first thing I heard of it was when they sent a message up to me asking if the buttonholes had been sent to us, which of course they hadn’t. I’d given them very clear instructions about what they had to do and when.

I was livid as we were trying to get ready and had enough to do, and none of the men had thought to ring the florist or do anything (the buttonholes should have been with them at 11am and they left it till 1pm to try and find out where they had gone). Luckily for us, the other wedding party realized they had ours and someone dashed them to our venue for us, which was nice of them.

All ended well, but it was extra stress I didn’t need, and proved to me (as it had throughout the whole wedding process) that the men in my bridal party couldn’t organize a drunken night in a brewery!

Did anyone not turn up?
Nope, everyone arrived who should have done.

Did anyone do anything stupid (drunken or otherwise!)?
2 of our friends drank far too much, locked themselves out of their hotel (luckily NOT where we had the wedding) and tried to break in at 4:30am. The police were called, they got kicked out and spent the night in their car before shooting off very early in the morning. They’ve kept a low profile since then!

How did the first dance go?
Awful – HB froze and just stood there complaining that he couldn’t dance to the song (we both chose it) so I had to drag him around for a minute before other people joined in. I was so embarrassed as this is recorded on my mate’s camcorder!

How were the speeches?
Despite HB only thanking his family for coming and best man 1 telling a couple of crude jokes, they were good. Short and sweet.

Did anyone say or do anything to upset you?
HB’s dad (who I’m not too happy with at the mo anyway for throwing a hissy fit coz we said his new girlfriend couldn’t come to the wedding) didn’t speak to me ONCE the whole day, and didn’t smile in any of the photographs. I wasn’t really upset, just a bit peeved.

Also, as we were greeting everyone after the ceremony, my cousin’s fiancé (they got married last weekend and she spent the run up to my wedding banging on about hers to everyone, she’s very self-involved) said only one thing to me - “Oooh, it’s our turn next!”. I was like, Can I enjoy my day first please? Some people really grind my gears.

Did you/H2B cry at any point?
Nope, we don’t do crying, although I was a bit worried I might have an uncharacteristic breakdown!

Did any of your suppliers mess up?
Our DJ (who was expensive) turned up late, started late, finished early and didn’t play most of the requests. I’ve already complained to the company about how shoddy they were, to no avail, so I’m making it my mission to warn others about them. Beejay Entertainment in Kent, btw.

Everyone else we had was flawless though.

Any other gossip?
Not really – I think most people enjoyed themselves and it seemed to go well, but I am very happy it’s all over! I'm just starting to gat back to normal (even if I'm still suffering from jet lag some 4 days after we got home!


Would love to hear what happened to the rest of you!


[Modified by: jewel_peacock on 13 July 2009 13:23:59 ]

I really enjoyed reading that! Although I am not married yet so can't add. but great thread!!

What was the nicest moment of the day? the actual ceremony even though I stumbled on the words...but I knew I would!


Did anyone/anything surprise you that you didn’t expect? gifts/money....we got quite a bit which was lovely especially as everyone is broke at the moment (some students as we go uni and others got made redudent).
also the weather! My main nervous thing was that it was going to chuck it down with rain (the friday it did and the sunday as well....our wedding was very hot and sunny)


Were you happy with the way you looked?
More than I could have thought of! I'm being very vain and look at our photos often still!

How did the ceremony go? Lovely...minus what I said about saying the vows earlier lol

Did anything go wrong? Nothing terrible! I ended up with the worst headache ever then felt a bit sick in the evening (I think it all caught up with me)...but it wasnt too bad later on when we went to the hotel


Did anyone not turn up? If they didn't I didn't notice :S....most people warned me before hand they wouldnt (minus my two very older half brothers...who i dont really speak to...and they didnt come)


Did anyone do anything stupid (drunken or otherwise!)? we all had photos taken in some wooden stocks (hahaha dont ask) that was fun...minus me getting my hair in my face and probably ruined it....some people did get very drunk but i think they did stupid things when we left...like go on the swing and mess around etc


How did the first dance go? hahaha we didnt have a clue what to do so probably terrible...we got others to join us to save the embarressment!!!


How were the speeches? Lovely....I nearly cried then....and i think a few people were the same...or some did cry....what was brilliant was they made my father-in-law do one....he hadnt prepared one....and he was drunk by that point...very funny and slightly moving hehe!


Did anyone say or do anything to upset you? Not on the day thank god.....well though saying that my mum really irritated me and I lost my temper with her!


Did you/H2B cry at any point? Nearly for the both of us....


Did any of your suppliers mess up? No! though we didnt really have any.....food turned up on time and my poor m-i-l cooked it, d.j turned up really earlier (we have had him before) and was as good as usual, cake was by a relative....only problem there was she put congratulations on the top!!! but it got covered up by our bride and groom figure....photographer was our friend (whos got a degree in it....though normally for sports!) but the photos are brilliant....got a disk and mini photo book already


Any other gossip? My husband trod on my dress and so a button fell off that was holding up the back of my dress so when we danced it was easier.....thankfully I did have a ribbon that I could hold on to.....just was a bit annoying having to carry that around with me lol

our bride and groom figure was off the bride dragging the groom off so we acted that out for a photo!

the second offical dance was my husband and his cricket lot's Tour song.....they have a dance and everything for it! That was cool though and they loved that we got that on for them

It turned out everyone fancies my sister!!! I still haven't heard the end of it lol.....I didn't mind though

i think thats most of the gossip

What was the nicest moment of the day? Saying my vows, cryed through out but i loved that moment.

Did anyone/anything surprise you that you didn’t expect? Our friends little girls whos almost 2 came after the ceremony outside the church and gave me a horseshoe. She was so cute.

Were you happy with the way you looked? still can't believe how grown up i looked, like a real bride.

how did the ceremony go? it was lovely. Although it was an extremly hot day and i was shaking i really loved it. Everyone sang my carefuly chosen hymns and the reading was good too.

Did anything go wrong? My veil fell out my ceremony, but it got reattached when we went to sign the register.

Did anyone not turn up? All were there although my little nephew had broken his leg the weekend before so he was in a wheel chair with a bright red cast. lol

Did anyone do anything stupid (drunken or otherwise!)? everyone enjoyed themselves and there was some fantasic moves being made on the dance floor, no one misbehaved

How did the first dance go? surprisingly well, hubby not great on the dance floor (picture Chandler from Friends) however we picked a song easy to dance to and our family and friends joined us.

How were the speeches? The speeches were great, was really impressed. My dad's was a little embarrassing but not too bad.

Did anyone say or do anything to upset you? nope, although my dad did stand on my dress which riped the hook thingy so had to have the train over my arm the rest of the night - was a little miffed but got over it.

Did you/H2B cry at any point? I cryed on the way down the aisle and during the vows, this set serveral others of including fil and mil who are totally not cryers. hubby said he felt he was just about to until he saw me crying which he found funny.

Did any of your suppliers mess up? they were all perfect. the cake was amazing tasted so good, people going back for 3rds. the band were great too - had their own tour bus.

Any other gossip? my bridesmaid was asked not to use fake tan as myself and my other 13 year old bm would not be using the stuff. However she decided to anyway and is orange in my pictures.

What was the nicest moment of the day? Our church service - just perfect. Our friends provided the music (lots of professional church musicians and trumpeters, etc) and far exceeded any expectation!

Did anyone/anything surprise you that you didn’t expect? Not really.

Were you happy with the way you looked? yes, although I didn't realise that the top of my dress gaped a little bit when I sat down, but not obscenely so! I'm a little over-critical of myself!

how did the ceremony go? Perfectly. Although a large church, saying our vows felt so intimate, and the music was amazing. I wish we had an audio recording as they truly blew us away.

Did anything go wrong? Not majorly wrong - lots of little things that I hadn't planned for or imagined and forgot about (like having photos before going in the church, etc).

Did anyone not turn up? A couple of evening guests didn't turn up, but that wasn't anything upsetting. One of my best friends, her boyfriend and another friend they were driving got lost en route to the reception, but arrived quite late. However, I later found out her boyfriend didn't stay for the reception as he had to get somewhere else, which they hadn't told us about so that annoyed me (and her!) a bit as we had a place for him on a table... He has invited us over for dinner soon though, by way of an apology. He did play the trumpet for my entry into the church though, which was fabulous!

Did anyone do anything stupid (drunken or otherwise!)? No deviant behaviour, but lots of drunk friends cutting shapes on the dance floor!

How did the first dance go? My mil and fil were supposed to show us how to do a social foxtrot to 'Moondance', but as they arrived really late the day before the wedding we forgot about it, until about 30 seconds before the first dance. Instead we just sort of moved around the dance floor before our toddler twin girls came and joined us. We eventually managed to get a whole load of other people to join in though!

How were the speeches? Good! Dad was lovely, said all the right things, hubby was a bit nervous but made people laugh and I think he thanked everyone, best man caught the tone perfectly with a few jokes and tales about hubby with only one rude inclusion - hubby is a professional singer, so he likened the work we would need to put into our marriage as the way he would treat his voice - it doesn't always work perfectly from the start, it takes practise, but he warned against more than 1-2 hours practise a day for fear of wearing out his 'instrument'!

Did anyone say or do anything to upset you? not at all.

Did you/H2B cry at any point? Hubby warned me he would probably cry, either listening to the music or saying his vows, etc. Problem is that when hubby cries, he looks really sad, even when they are tears of joy. He blubbed all the way through his vows (which nearly set me off), and couldn't pick up my wedding ring from the prayer book as he couldn't see it for tears! I nearly cried when I first heard our fabulous choir singing the descant at the end of the first hymn. I am a naturally over-emotional person, so was surprised that throughout the day I remained on a cloud of calmness and serenity that is totally out of character for me. I blubbed at the very beginning of the day when the weather forecasts were saying thunder showers all day and it was already raining outside (incidentally the weather was perfect after a small shower in the early morning!), and again had a little boo when my flowers arrived and I could hear the bell-ringers beginning their peels before the service (I live right outside the church).

Did any of your suppliers mess up? None - our caterers were amazing (we had a local caterer do a fabulous afternoon tea spread and a hog roast caterer for the evening), our band were awesome, and venue (village hall) was perfect - they provided the bar and staff and there wasn't a single complaint by anyone!

Any other gossip? Not really - it was just a lovely day spent with all the people important to me. No-one misbehaved, snogged anyone they shouldn't or threw up in the toilets!

What was the nicest moment of the day?
There are many...having breakfast with my parents on my own, the 30 min drive to the hotel with my Dad, walking down the aisle and seeing the look on husbands face.

Did anyone/anything surprise you that you didn’t expect?
Our driver took me and husband for drive after the ceremony and gave us a bottle of champagne which was polished off in 5 mins!!

Were you happy with the way you looked?
Yes

How did the ceremony go?
Very well, but as we were married outside people could not hear us at the back due to the fountain!!

Did anything go wrong?
I got my words muddled up....I asked if she said lawful or unlawful...ooops....very funny though!!

Did anyone not turn up?
No, everyone turned up...all 124 of them!

Did anyone do anything stupid (drunken or otherwise!)?
Not really!

How did the first dance go?
Funny. Once we swayed a bit, we were a bit more confident...wine helps...and did a few strictly moves!!! Then got parents and brothers/sisters for a huddle!!

How were the speeches?
Brilliant. My Dads was short and sweet and lovely. Husbands was short but very lovely, he got choked up at the end and a few tears were shed but many guests! Best man speech was legendary. We had a competition to guess the length of the speech and we raised £100 for the local hospice. We gave the winner a bottle of bubbly!

Did anyone say or do anything to upset you?
No, I smiled all day...it was like I had a hanger in my mouth all day...it was perfect.

Did you/H2B cry at any point?
Nearly, at husbands speech.

Did any of your suppliers mess up?
The woman in charge of the venue sent me to the wrong entrance so my photographer missed me turning up. Not bothered, just delayed the ceremony slightly.

Any other gossip?
Not really, there was so much dancing, laughing and drinking, everyone even now keeps talking about it being such a brilliant day.

Great idea for a thread!

What was the nicest moment of the day? I think there were too many to choose from. My cousin phoning from Nigeria to wish me luck, my dad welling up the first time he saw me in my dress, my new husband's amazingly sweet speech ... I could go on!

Did anyone/anything surprise you that you didn’t expect? Well, I almost had to walk down the aisle veil-less because a massive gust of wind stole it away. At one point it was 40ft in the air, but thanks to heroic dad efforts, all was well in the end. Also, some people turning up without so much as a card, but hey ho.

Were you happy with the way you looked? Yes. I wish I'd worn different knickers, as you can see the line of my stupidly expensive ones in some of my pics, but that's about it.

How did the ceremony go? Perfectly! We had a little hiccup with the rings being tempremental about going on our fingers, but that was it.

Did anything go wrong? Not on the actual wedding day. The run up was horrendous, though. On second thought, no one could find the bustle for my dress, so that was a bit crap.

Did anyone not turn up? I had two supposed friends not bother to turn up to the evening reception and not tell anyone. As they had spoken to another friend that morning and said they were definitely coming, we were a little worried there had been an accident. Turns out they're just a pair of arseholes. It has taken them 4 weeks to get in touch to actually tell me why themselves as opposed to letting me hear second hand, and there have been no congratulations or recognition that we even got married.

Did anyone do anything stupid (drunken or otherwise!)? My husband's cousin nearly took out the band by tripping into them, that's about it.

How did the first dance go? Ok. Due to the aforementioned non-bustled dress, it was a bit hard to do anything other than the newlywed shuffled, which I specifically wanted to avoid, and the one time my new husband spun me, I hissed at him not to again because my heel had caught on my underskirt and I'd felt an almighty rip. Never did find the rip, though...

How were the speeches? Brilliant! My dad's was lighthearted, not embarassing, and a little emotinal. My new husband's was so lovely, and his brother's, the best man's, was hilarious!

Did anyone say or do anything to upset you? The aforementioned friends, who no longer occupy that title in my life as far as I'm concerned.

Did you/H2B cry at any point? Nope!

Did any of your suppliers mess up? My florist was ridiculously late and then left half the buttonholes at the shop and had to go back and rush them directly to the church. Great.

Any other gossip? Not that I can think of. It was great, although a few things were a bit annoying on the day, it was the best one of both our lives.

What was the nicest moment of the day?
The ceremony. It was just lovely. my cousin was our minister and it so special. we had a regilous service, but it was very relaxed and infomal, we had a laugh but at the same time it was also so emotional.

Did anyone/anything surprise you that you didn’t expect?
We hired a keybaord player to play our hymms. our wedding was suppost to be outside, but due to rain the morning it was held inside the castle. the keyboard player didnt play the keyboard. she played the huge grand piano that sits in the room. it was such a shock as i didnt know anything about it until we started singing the 1st hymm. it sounded amazing.

Were you happy with the way you looked? yes, i cried when i saw us all dressed up ready leave my folks house.

How did the ceremony go? Perfect, wouldnt change anything for the world.

Did anything go wrong?
The ushers had big problems getting the guest to their seats for the cermony. Everyone was enjoying chatting outside and the ushers found it very hard to get everyone inside!! apparenlty the last people were being taken upstairs to their seats when i arrived!!!

Did anyone not turn up? about 20 evening guests RSVP'ed as yes, but they didnt turn up. grrrh.

Did anyone do anything stupid (drunken or otherwise!)? no.

How did the first dance go? Lovely. we are scottish so it was the grand march 1st and it was brilliant to be the lead couple.

How were the speeches? My dad did a lovely speech, it almost made me cry.

Did anyone say or do anything to upset you?
Not at the wedding. We had a big BBQ on the sunday for all our guests and one of our neighbours commented right infront of me "yes we had a lovely night, shame it was so far away" it was half an hours drive!! i felt like saying she knew how far away it was before she came!!!!!!

Did you/H2B cry at any point? Yes. I was nearly in tears when i 1st saw him. then we both cried saying our vows.

Did any of your suppliers mess up? no, they were excellent

Any other gossip? no really, good time was had by all. Everyone loved the fireworks, the food and the band!!

What was the nicest moment of the day?
It's hard to pick just one moment but generally seeing people enjoying themselves and getting emotional made the day very special.

Did anyone/anything surprise you that you didn’t expect? The venue moved the chairs with the covers on them from room to room for us, we were only expecting them to be part of the reception but they made sure they were part of the ceremony and evening party too. The decoration lady added a swag to the top table that we hadn't paid for as an extra touch.

Were you happy with the way you looked? Yes 99% happy although just to be overly critical and perfectionist I think I should have had my hair trimmed beforehand as the curls didnt stay in as well as they had in the trial 4 weeks previously. My makeup could have been toned down a tad and not sure if the dress might have looked better if the lady in the dress shop could've put it on for me.

how did the ceremony go? It was special to us. It was brief and personal as we wanted it to be and our dog who was there howled and barked along with us at perfect moments. Since the wedding a few people at the back said they couldnt hear it even though it was quite a small room.

Did anything go wrong? Not majorly. My veil got stuck to my tiara throughout the day which meant I couldnt take it off at night which made the 1st dance a bit cumbersome. My makeup lady was late turning up which made the morning more stressful than it had been up unitl that point it was a lovely relaxed morning.

Did anyone not turn up? A couple of evening guests didn't turn up, but that wasn't anything upsetting. A fair amount of day guests didn't stay for the evening either which made the night quite intimate and meant I could speak to more people.

Did anyone do anything stupid (drunken or otherwise!)? My husband decided to mess around with his mates on the dancefloor and proceeded to fall and hurt his ankle which bothered him the entire time on honeymoon and is still of work now (may need surgery!!)

How did the first dance go? I thought it went really well - apart from the veil thing I mentioned I just blanked everyone out and danced normally. My hubby felt he did the same but hated watching it back because he felt it was too raunchy!

How were the speeches? I thought they were good (although I didn't take them all in on the day) My dad's was great considering his minimal preparation and hate of speeches. Really heartfelt. My hubby's was lovely and caused my bridesmaid to cry! Bestman's was funny and appropriate.

Did anyone say or do anything to upset you? Only afterwards I found out about my uncle and it was more my mum that was upset. Her brother got one of her sisters to complain to her about the seating plan 10mins before the reception. He wanted to sit next to his son and grandchildren and not with all his sisters and their husbands. He then left after the reception with his family without saying goodbye or thank-you. (wasted money for evening buffet) When my mother called him a few days later to ask if he enjoyed he said "no"!!!

Did you/H2B cry at any point? No but I very nearly did in the car on the way there. It was the thought of meeting my dad and having all the people watching me just got to me and in a bid to stop myself from crying I flapped and made weird noises the whole way there! I was still flapping when I got out the car which has been caught on DVD! My hubby had to hold back the tears during the emotional part of his speech.

Did any of your suppliers mess up? On the whole everyone was great. I was annoyed with the makeup lady for being so late - caused me stress and putting our dresses on afterwards felt like it was then rushed and not done right.

The venue might have cut the grass for the day and they forgot to offer the guests extra wine during the meal which we had paid for (they did give us the money back afterwards!) But they also did above and beyond things too.

The photographer was also an issue just before the wedding and during. His attitude was a problem and the end result has been affected as a result. I might write a separate post on this!

The videographer was amazing, the cake was perfect as was the deco lady and can't fault the shop where my dress was bought! The hairdressers in the morning were great too.

Any other gossip? I found out my friend had proposed to his girlfriend a couple of months back and they have set the date for next August. My cousins who have a had a feud for the last few years made up on the day.

Everyone who was there for the duration really enjoyed themselves including us. My mum and dad felt all the hard planning work was worth it!

What was the nicest moment of the day?
Nicest? hmm, hard, there were lots of nice moments, my favourite being when we did what should have been our first dance near the end of the night. We were both drunk and brave enough, we hadn't practiced at all, and i fell over, but it was brilliant.

Did anyone/anything surprise you that you didn’t expect?
My dad's speech surprised me, he hadn't prepared at all, but still it was really really nice. i cried

Were you happy with the way you looked?
Delighted. I was as close to a princess as I ever will be.

How did the ceremony go?
Brilliantly. I didn't cry and said my vows without laughing 9at the rehearsal i laughed all the way through them)

Did anything go wrong?
We did some ceilidh dancing, no one knew what they were doing and too many people were on the dance floor. It was only two tunes fortunately.

Did anyone not turn up?
2 folk cancelled in the last week but I managed to fill their places.

Did anyone do anything stupid (drunken or otherwise!)?
Nope.

How did the first dance go?
I had to kick my shoes off during, but after that it was fine, my dress looked spectacular when I twirled!

How were the speeches?
Good, short and sweet, my dad's make me cry, my husbands made me proud, and the best man's made me laugh. result.

Did anyone say or do anything to upset you?
they wouldn't have dared.

Did you/H2B cry at any point?
Me during my dad's speech.

Did any of your suppliers mess up?
Nope

[b]What was the nicest moment of the day?

It would have to be walking down the aisle. Just before we set off I thought I was either going to faint or be sick as I was so incredibly nervous! But as soon as I entered the church I just became so so excited and couldn't wait to stand next to Donal at the end.

Did anyone/anything surprise you that you didn’t expect?

I think the thing that surprise the most was how emotional my big sister got. I wasn't surprised that my little sister cried during the ceremony but my big sister is normally quite restrained.

Were you happy with the way you looked?

Yes, although the front of my hair was meant to be more sweeping and by the time I realised how it was going to be, it was too late to do anything about it.

How did the ceremony go?

Perfectly! My heart was going mad but all I could do was smile. Don and I get grinning and when allowed all we did was kiss and hug. People commented about how they'd never seen such a happy looking couple.

Did anything go wrong?

It was so warm that the evening do was really crowded and hot and it caused the band and photographer to have a mini argument. Also there were a few things that were forgotten such as the cake didn't get cut up, we didn't do a receiving line, we didn't get a confetti shot ohh and 4 evening guests turned up to the day reception!

Did anyone not turn up?

One of my friends called my Dad in the morning to say that she was unwell and in the early stages of pregnancy so I was more over the moon than upset!! We had the opposite problem with people turning up who weren't invited!!

Did anyone do anything stupid (drunken or otherwise!)?

There were many drunk, happy people and I was told a few days later that one of the best men randomly shouted out rude things in the toilet only to find his uncle and young, innocent cousin standing behind.

How did the first dance go?

The lack of space was a bit of a problem, as was my dress. We had to improvise a bit (we had a routine) but it went ok.

How were the speeches?

Really lovely. Both Dad's and Don's made me cry! I also did a speech which I cried all the way through.

Did anyone say or do anything to upset you?

We missed saying grace due to lack of communication between the MC, venue and ourselves and when Don went over to apologise to the vicar she made it clear she wasn't happy.

Did you/H2B cry at any point?

Yep I did! During the speeches. Don didn't though.. shame on him.

Did any of your suppliers mess up?

No, although the venue were obviously struggling a little so things were a little different to what we planned. Also the band were really stroppy.

[Modified by: Annp was Anng on July 22, 2009 02:17 PM]

What was the nicest moment of the day?
Seeing my husband for the first time on the day.

Did anyone/anything surprise you that you didn’t expect? My dads speach was full of stories from when i was young....very surprising, but fun

Were you happy with the way you looked? Very - i don't i've ever looked so pretty, or ever will again!

How did the ceremony go? Perfect appart from getting my heel caught in a very small hole in the floor!!! 'Help i'm stuck!' BH was very quick to dive under my dress to rescue my shoe!

Did anything go wrong? Should have check the BM dresses as one had blood/coffee all over the back of it and the other fell appart at the seems...the MIL was brilliant and save the day.

Did anyone not turn up? yes 2 people didn't turn up, one ill and one who was the plus one of another guest who had only asked if she could bring a friend the day before (had to change table plans etc...stress), just didn't turn up

Did anyone do anything stupid (drunken or otherwise!)? Not that i heard about......

How did the first dance go? brilliant, glad we had a set dance and had lessons before hand. Everyone was amazed, especially his mum asn HB has 2 left feet usually.

How were the speeches? good.

Did anyone say or do anything to upset you? Some stupid women also staying in our hotel made a comment to me as i was waiting for the car..."don't go though with it luv"........my BM chased her off!

Did you/H2B cry at any point? H2B cryed when he saw me for the first time at the alter and kept crying for most of the service. My brother was also crying and father in law and Best man as well at the end....didn't expect all the men to cry!

Did any of your suppliers mess up? Bridesmaid dresses.

Any other gossip? none, but now the big questioin from eveyone is when are you starting a family??????? give us a chance to recover from the wedding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Had so much fun, smiled all day (i'm not usually a smiler) would wouldn't change a thing.

Few pics at
http://amywass.co.uk/wedding-photography-langstone-hotel-hayling

What was the nicest moment of the day?

Probably walking back down the aisle after we were married - my husband gripping my hand and loads of smiles and whoops from our guests. Or possibly our last dance - dancing surrounded by a circle of our friends just before we left.

Did anyone/anything surprise you that you didn’t expect?

Nope not really. Though we did have a couple of comedy moments walking through a park near our church after the ceremony - a few comments from small kids like "You have to marry a rich man"...

Were you happy with the way you looked?

Yes definitely. I got so many compliments, I was just glowing from them all. My skin was not great (I've had acne since 13 so this was my major worry) but I did a good job of covering it and it really wasn't visible.

How did the ceremony go?

It was perfect. My sister sang amazingly. The vicar gave a slightly rambling but very sweet sermon. I grinned the whole way through.

Did anything go wrong?

Not that I can think of. My dress got a bit torn near the hem after the ceremony, but I think that was actually a good thing as it meant I wasn't precious about it later on. Also the dress bustle fell apart slightly during the evening and I had to knot the top layer to keep it off the floor, but again, not a big deal.

Did anyone not turn up?

A couple of people were late to the ceremony - even though they were having lunch just nearby! but no no-shows.

Did anyone do anything stupid (drunken or otherwise!)?

There was a bit of drunken misbehaviour at one of the tables at dinner (someone was tied to his chair with his braces...) Oh yes and one of our guests (in his 20s) tried to feel up my mother (aged 60) on the dancefloor... luckily she found that quite funny and took it as a compliment!

How did the first dance go?

Pretty good - the dress got in the way a bit - but we still managed a lot of twirling and dipping! friends joined in pretty quickly which was fab.

How were the speeches?

Excellent. My husband is a really good public speaker anyway and this was the best I'd ever heard from him - really funny and really personal. My dad's speech was spot on. Best man did a good job too, if slightly thrown into the shade by my hub.

Did anyone say or do anything to upset you?

Not really. I did nearly get into a slightly odd conversation with one of our guests towards the end of the evening which could have upset me, but luckily I decided to head off and chat to someone else instead.

Did you/H2B cry at any point?

Nope - we smiled the whole day.

Did any of your suppliers mess up?

No - they were all genuinely great. Though we haven't had the photos back yet so will see! but our photographer was great on the day.

What was the nicest moment of the day?

Saying our vows. It was so emotional and heartfelt. Also the ride to the venue in the horse and carriage with my Dad, and also my bouquet arriving. It was like the florist had climbed inside my head and interpreted perfectly what I was wanting. Made me cry.

Did anyone/anything surprise you that you didn’t expect?

Seeing friends who'd never met before getting along famously was lovely. Also we raised £1180 for Cancer Research in lieu of wedding presents, which I'm really proud of.

Were you happy with the way you looked?

Yes. I had huge dress wobbles in the run up to the wedding, but as soon as I put it on on the day itself, with my veil and flowers and so on, I knew it was just right.

How did the ceremony go?

It was beautiful.

Did anything go wrong?

The guests didn't follow us into the courtyard for drinks after the ceremony, they all stood around outside chatting, which we hadn't anticipated. The ushers were a bit useless there, but it didn't matter.

Did anyone not turn up?

One guy missed his flight connection and arrived a day late. One couple let us down a few days before the wedding when it was too late to fill their spaces.

Did anyone do anything stupid (drunken or otherwise!)?

My drunken young cousin got over-amorous and tried to snog me, saying "you're so beautiful, I wish my girlfriend looked like you" (yikes), my aunt fell over on the dance floor and broke her arm, one couple fell out and the husband disappeared for 12 hours, resulting in a police search. But we didn't find out about that till next morning.

How did the first dance go?

It was romantic. I had my eyes closed and when I opened them, the dance floor had filled with other people. I forgot to take my veil off first though, so I had armfuls of it to contend with, which was a bit awkward.

How were the speeches?

My Dad's speech was amazing. Considering he only wrote it that morning and was in pieces with nerves as he's very shy, I was blown away. The others were great too. I've never seen three grown men such wrecks beforehand though.

Did anyone say or do anything to upset you?

I was more irritated than upset, but one couple turned up with two toddlers and a baby even though they'd been told it was no kids and we'd gone to great lengths to find them a babysitter.

Did you/H2B cry at any point?

Walking down the stairs at the hotel with my Dad waiting at the bottom, I suddenly had a whoosh of emotion halfway down and blubbed from that moment on till the ceremony was complete.

Did any of your suppliers mess up?

No. They were all superb. Still waiting for the official photos though.

This is a lovely idea! Really enjoying reading them...

What was the nicest moment of the day?
There are so many, but I think to pick just one, it would be seeing the enormous grin on Ben's face as I came down the aisle.

Did anyone/anything surprise you that you didn’t expect?
My bridesmaids wrote me the most incredible cards and gave them to me before the ceremony, which was very touching indeed. Also, one of my bridesmaids lent me her grandmother's wedding ring to wear as my something old - also extremely meaningful.

Were you happy with the way you looked?
Yes, but I wish I'd had a bit less make up. I don't normally wear any but thought on this occasion I probably should, Ben told me I needn't have bothered though!

How did the ceremony go?
Perfectly, managed to remember my vows and my friend did a lovely reading for us.

Did anything go wrong?
A few cases of wine were corked, but it was no big deal.

Did anyone not turn up?
Not that I didn't know about in advance...

Did anyone do anything stupid (drunken or otherwise!)?
An old family friend (very drunk) sort of wheedled his way onto top table after dinner and, after all the amazing speeches, grabbed the microphone and started telling the same story about me as a little child over and over...till his wife gave him a death stare and he gave up!

How did the first dance go?
We didn't have a traditional first dance - just went straight into the ceilidh - so it was brill, everyone joined in and had a super time!

How were the speeches?
They were amazing, one of the highlights of my day. My Dad passed away very unexpectedly last October so my brother gave me away and gave the 'father of the bride' speech, which was absolutely amazing. Even people that didn't know him were telling him how proud they were.
I could feel him shaking next to me but he did a super job. Best man was very funny and Ben just got every word perfect despite the fact he wrote it half an hour before the wedding!

Did anyone say or do anything to upset you?
Aforementioned family friend post speeches - because he did something similar at Dad's funeral and knew that I was angry with him over it - but I wasn't really upset, just a bit annoyed.

Did you/H2B cry at any point?
YES, I was crying from the moment my brother came to get me from the room I was getting ready in till the moment I signed the register!!

Did any of your suppliers mess up?
No, the venue (Orchardleigh House), florist (Ye Olde Flower Shoppe in Frome) and photographer (Tom Paice) were all incredible, and all provided better service than I could have dreamed of. I would strongly recommend any of them.

Any other gossip?
I sat one of my schoolfriends and one of Ben's schoolfriends together at dinner just on the off chance they'd get along (both single, very smart and have quite similar interests)...they got along extremely well and apparently things are "going very well" between them now!

Photos are at http://www.tompaice.co.uk/slideshows/bamford/ if anyone wants to see them!