***This is a sponsored post. As always, all opinions are my own and all wedding memories,including the flower girl toddler tantrums are genuine***
Barely getting any sleep the night before, the morning had finally arrived. I rolled over in the hotel bed to have a longing glance at Boyfriend Surfer.
Today was the day and I was full of beans.
Today was the day: I was getting married!
The morning of my wedding wasn’t what you would call the most conventional.
5 months pregnant, I woke up bright and early and trotted to my 6am personal training session.
Yes. I was exercising.
Then afterwards, I called up my friend who had come over from New York for the wedding.
“Mikey! Mikey! Wake up! Wake up! We’re going for a swim!! Let’s go!!!”
My energy levels were out of this world.
“Whaaaa? Grace, you do realize what today is? Do you have time for a swim?” he replied drowsily.
I could tell he was thrilled I had woken him up.
“Yeah, yeah! Plenty of time! But we gotta meet up NOW!” I excitedly screamed down the phone.
It took a little convincing but eventually he agreed to meet me at one of Sydney city’s most breathtaking outdoor swimming pools.
Even if Mike had chosen a sleep in over a swim, I would’ve gone by myself, anyway.
After all, I was getting married!
After a few laps, we decided to have a hearty breakfast together at the pool café.
When taking my order, I cheekily asked the waitress if she had a “Bridal Special”.
Mike almost died of embarrassment in his chair but luckily, the waitress was a good sport.
“No bridal specials,” she replied. “But I can make a special omelette ”
I’ll take it! I didn’t care!
I was getting married!
For the rest of the morning, I took it easy. Walking around the hotel room in my Japanese kimono dressing gown, my spirits soared sky high as I passed the time singing and dancing to Michael Jackson on my iPod.
Then, the preparations began.
The hairdresser was late.
My wedding bouquet arrived but wasn’t quite how I had pictured it to be.
My make up artist got lost on her way over. It also didn’t help that her Miss-Know-It-All attitude was annoying my maid of honour (as well as myself).
One of my little flower girls had a toddler meltdown and was sent to the naughty corner for an hour, ruining her perfectly made up hair.
But none of it mattered.
I didn’t care.
Because.
I was getting married.
Beyond the stuff that’s planned, it’s the spontaneous, candid moments that help make the memories of a wedding.
Bride.com.au is a resource website that lists suppliers and ideas set to inspire and encourage brides to be to get away from the stock standard of a wedding; to add those personal touches; to truly make the day uniquely their own.
Mr Surfer and I are coming up to our 5th anniversary in a month’s time. He was telling me the other day how quickly the time’s flown.
Yup. It sure speeds by, which is why I’m even more grateful that our wedding day had so many fantastic moments that we can completely claim as our own.
That’s the stuff that takes you through a lifetime of marriage together.
What’s your most special yet spontaneous wedding day memory?
Zanni Louise says
Gorgeous Grace! You looked stunning. xx
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Emily says
Love it! Mine was getting out of paying the DJ! He had a list of songs he wasn’t allowed to play, and we’d actually made a deal that if I caught him playing any of them, we wouldn’t have to pay. Love Shack came on at 10.23pm. It’s the only time I’ve ever been glad to hear that song! FREE DJ!
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Sam Stone says
Having breakfast with my wonderful friend, Albert who had come from Taiwan for our wedding.
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Elisa {With Grace & Eve} says
This is great!! And you look gorgeous! I can’t remember anything too spontaneous but I do remember a strange sense of calm when little things went wrong – too excited about marrying the love of my life to care! Xx
Kylez @ A Study in Contradictions says
My speech was pretty spontaneous. Everyone else spent days writi their speeches and Dave even made palm cards for his (didn’t help when he choked up and couldn’t read them through his years though!) and in the end I made a split second decision to do a speech and just made it up as I went along. That and gettin to our hotel room and ordering the biggest plate if wedges you’ve ever seen for dinner!
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Emily @ Have A Laugh On Me says
Wow exercising on wedding day! I had done 6 weeks of hard out exercising leading up to my big day and my dress had to be taken in a million times much to my dressmaker’s horror – but I felt fab on the day. I loved that our wedding videographer when around every table and got them to give us a message, I love watching all our attendees speak, one of whom, a dear friend, has since passed away. Special memories!!
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Caroline says
5 years! I actually can’t believe it was that long ago. It is great to see those photos again. Do you also remember isabella shedding ALL her clothes at the beach!
Renee at Mummy, Wife, Me says
LOVE that wedding dance pic. Awesome!
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