Well, we’re in the midst of wedding plans around here. Erica and Kendall’s wedding date of September 25 is fast approaching. It’s honestly been a pretty relaxed process mostly because Erica and Kendall are pretty simple and easygoing.
- The colors are purple and brown.
- The reception will be an hors d’oeuvres reception to save on money. We get to go to the tasting today! I’m always up for eating food that someone else prepares!
- The guys are wearing dress pants, shirts, and ties…no tuxes for this simple, money-conscious couple. Their reasoning: “Why would we want our friends to have to pay $120 for a tux they don’t even get to keep?“
- The girls have the prettiest purple knee length dresses that they have all agreed they would definitely wear again.
- The wedding cake will have alternating layers of white cake with banana cream filling because that’s what Kendall likes and chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling because that’s what Erica likes. We got to taste the cakes yesterday….mmmmmmmm!
And then there’s the dress.
Erica has decided to wear my wedding dress…which was my mother’s wedding dress.
Every time we go for a fitting I get a little teary just looking at her in the dress and thinking about the three generations who will have worn that dress. 
In fact, when I look back on my wedding, that is one of my fondest memories: wearing my mother’s dress and carrying her Bible that was incorporated into my bridal bouquet.
What is one thing about your wedding that you remember fondly?
I wore a delicate gold cross with a fragile gold chain that was a gift from my grandfather when I was 14. He was very ill and weak for my wedding so wasnt able to come. Still tears me up.
Wonderful!
There are two things that meant so much to us!
1. We used my parent's cake topper for our wedding cake.
2. Instead of lighting the unity candle, we decided to have a foot washing ceremony after communion to symbolize our first act of service to each other.
you must be having such fun! planning a wedding can be exhausting and enjoyable at the same time…enjoy it while it lasts, it will go by so quickly!
i remember sitting at the reception and just staring. staring at everyone that i loved (all 200 of them)in one room together celebrating us. that is the only time in my life all of the friends and family that mean so much to me would be in the same room together. it gives me tears thinking about it! remind your daughter to just sit and stare for a few moments, have a look around, and ENJOY! stopping to look is one of the best things i could have done that day!
We celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary this year. In retrospect it is the pictures that you treasure forever. I was leaving this up to the photographer, now I realize that it should be the wedding couple requesting the pictures taken. Only they know the most important guests in attendance. As we looked at the pictures to display for our anniversary party, I thought of loved ones that were missed.
Thank you for sharing, all! I'm passing these on to Erica!
My Grandmother let me wear her mother's cameo brooch. I felt so special. She wouldn't even let my mother wear it! At the reception, I pinned the brooch back on my Grandmother and gave her a hug and kiss. She cried.
I had the same wedding colors as my mom – light blue and silver. I was so glad I did that. I actually only did it because I could not, for the life of me, come up with any colors on my own. But it turned out so pretty!
my parents had been divoreced for many years and then remarried to other people when i was young too. so, my step dad has been a dad to me for a very long time. to honor both my dads- i had my step dad walk me 1/2 way down the aisle and then met my father there and he escorted me to the alter to give me away to my hubby. i loved my wedding.
This was my first glimspe of the dress. Thanks Jill.
Gloria
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