All I wanted to do was EAT!

My one and only goal/requirement for our wedding day was to eat. I didn't care who had to wait to talk to me or how long I had to wait for my food, I really wanted to eat! I have heard so many bridal stories of the bride and groom not being able to eat all day long. Not me! Me and Brad are two foodies who fell in love, so we were determined to eat at our own wedding. After the ceremony, I quickly changed into a blue cocktail dress for three reasons: to cool off, to avoid the potential spilling on my wedding dress, and so I could eat in comfort. I take my eating very seriously, so I really wanted to be comfortable. Once I changed into my fun cocktail dress, me and Brad were introduced for the first time as "Mr. & Mrs. Brad Harris"! Oh, it was such a thrill. I never thought about the weight of those words, but as I have time to reflect upon them, they mean more to me than I could ever explain. I don't think I could ever explain it. But I am SO excited to be Mrs. Harris. The luncheon started and we feasted on a harvest salad with pecans, apples, feta, and just plain yummy deliciousness. Next was the main course, the buttermilk chicken was ok. Mine was overcooked, but I thought it was pretty good. The chicken was over garlic potatoes, which were yummy, and had a side of honey carrots. I LOVED the carrots! So good! And the rolls were really great too! And for dessert was a lace cookie cup with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge on top. Ok, these things were AMAZING!!! I mean, amazing! My brother in-law, Jared, described them as "heavenly". Anyone who was there would probably tell you the same thing, as I did not see any left over lace cookie cups on the tables. (I'm pretty sure parents topped off their kid's lace cookie cups as well)

After me and Brad had finished devouring the table, we walked around to talk to people to see how they were doing. I really enjoyed being able to talk to everyone that came to our ceremony. The feeling of love and support in the air was overwhelming. If I had thought about it too hard, I probably would have broken out into tears. This is again, one of those feelings that you can't really describe. But just know that we felt extremely loved by everyone there and we are so grateful to have such wonderful friends and family.

Once all the food was eaten, it was time to take pictures! That's every one's favorite, right? I changed back into my dress, touched up the make-up and rallied the troops to come and take some pictures. Rallying the troops was, uh, fun. I thought everyone liked to take pictures, but I guess I was wrong! But I totally understand, it was a little warm outside and everyone had just stuffed their face with food, so taking pictures was not exactly on every one's "need to do" list. But after some yelling and a slightly "bridezillaish" moment, we got some great shots. My mother was a trooper and held my flowers dress, and bustled the dress within seconds. She was literally my right hand throughout the day. It was wonderful. Thanks Mom!

By the time we were done with pictures, guests were starting to arrive for the reception. Man, time was flying by at lightening speed! I would like to say that I remember every detail of the night and everything I said, but I would be lying. It kind of went by in a blur. But the overall feeling of the reception was of love and support. A lot of people from my home stake that live in Utah now showed up, which was amazing! It was so wonderful to see old friends. My parents were in heaven seeing all of their friends that they haven't seen for a while.

We cut the cake about 45 minutes in the reception so everyone could get some cake. Brad and I had a standing agreement that we wouldn't shove cake into each other's faces because we didn't want to have sticky faces, and Brad told me that if I ran, he would throw cake at me. He would do it, so I didn't dare break the agreement. We cut the cake and fed it to each other. I put a little dab of frosting on Brad's nose, but don't worry, I cleaned it up. And the cake was SO GOOD! We had some fun-fetti and some lemon-poppy raspberry. I nearly died it was so good! The Old Meeting House also sent some of the chocolate fountain treats with us, and they were also very delicious! We didn't throw a bouquet or the guarder because there weren't hardly any single people there. I was a little disappointed, but not that much. Before I knew it, it was time to go.

I changed my clothes and me and Brad had a quiet moment to ourselves before we headed outside to unwrap our car. In all fairness, we got off really easy compared to some other people we know. The car was decorated all cute and we headed off to our hotel for the night! As we drove to the hotel, I honestly couldn't believe that we had just gotten married and just experienced everything we had been planning for the last 6 months. We could not have been happier with the day we had, the people we got to see and talk to, and the love and support from all those we love. Thank you to everyone for reading the blog and to those of you who came. It meant the world to us!

Here is a 'sneak peek' of some of our pictures!

(Oh, I almost forgot to tell you how my "DIY: Why the heck did we decide to do this project?" turned out. Um, really well. They looked great on the tables and most of our guests liked the chocolates. I heard that my aunts were scavenging tables to find left over ones, so I guess they were a hit!)