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Reception

Hello all, today I’m sharing some of my favorite reception moments with all of you. When we were discussing the expectations for our reception with our vendors and wedding coordinator, husband and I kept going back to the same theme: we just wanted our guest to have a blast. That meant trying to play a wide variety of music for all ages, entertaining lots of little cousins and making sure that at least one of us was on the dance floor throughout the night with our guests. Between a candy bar, photo booth, blow up toys and a horse head, I think we accomplished our mission. Everything, at least to my knowledge, went smoothly; the food was delicious, the drinks plentiful and the speeches from my maids of honor and the best man were both funny and heartfelt. We were one lucky bride and groom. 

Some deets:

First Dance: Fools Rush In, Elvis
Father Daughter Dance: I Loved Her First, Heartland
Mother Son Dance: Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
First Dance for everyone: Hava Nagila
Last Song of the Night: Piano Man, Billy Joel

::Everyone on your feet for the new Mr. and Mrs! The Mr. was literally so pumped and running to our spot on the dance floor, he obviously thinks he’s Rocky Balboa in this picture::
 
::Our HUGE bridal party, but I wouldn’t do it any differently. These guys made our day/night:: 
::First Dance. Notice one of our groomsmen on his phone. Probably checking ESPN :)::
::Who doesn’t like candy and glow sticks?::
 ::Cake. The grooms cake was a surprise for husband from me. He loved it and it tasted pretty great too!::
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 ::Programs, salad, table decor, menu::
::Yes, this happened::
::And then this. Husband and I both had SO many people come up and ask where the dress unzipped or came undone. Nope, different dress, same designer. Much more conducive to dancing::
::What’s a party without a little horsing around Gangnam Style? No, we didn’t know about it prior. One of the groomsmen brought it and to be frank, it was quite hilarious watching it make its way around the dance floor all night::

Comments

  11. AvatarJenn D says

    Hilarious! I had a horse head crash my NYE and it was such a great part of the night. I love that he made your way to your wedding, too! I like that you said that you just wanted a fun wedding-That's what I want too! Everything here looks perfect.
    Jenn
    With Luck

  16. AvatarSH says

    I LOVE that you had a second dress! And I love that it had the same themes as your original dress. At first i thought it was a zipper too! If I cuold do my wedding over again, I'd definitely have a dress for dancing. Great idea!

    Sheree
    thehartungs.blogspot.ca

  26. AvatarA J says

    Holy Moly! Your reception dress is SO fun! Looks like you guys had a blast, good for you! Thats what a wedding should be 😉

    -AJ
    FitTravelerAJ.blogspot.com