The Big Wedding Post

The wedding photos are finally here, and as Rob and I looked at them together it just made us wish we could do it all over again! I don't think I ever really took the time to write about our big day, between the honeymoon and moving to Atlanta, not to mention most of the people who read this blog were probably there to experience it for themselves. But what everyone who is married says is true, it was truly the best day of our lives thus far.






I have to say the location made the wedding what it was. Getting married in Boston, where we met and where our relationship grew, was very special and meaningful for us. Having the ceremony at Marsh Chapel at BU made perfect sense, and was really the only place I could have imagined it. There was just something funny and special about getting out of the limo in my wedding dress in front of Marsh Chapel before the ceremony,
looking up and down Comm Ave, seeing Warren Towers where we met and spent 2 years of our lives, the Chinese restaurant across the street where we had one of our first dates, and the T driver waving and honking the T horn for me as it passed through the BU Central stop. Being able to share that part of Boston, for some their 1st time & others their 100th time, with all of our friends and family was great.


The reception was classy, gorgeous and fun- all the things I wanted it to be. Walking into the ballroom for the first time before the reception was an amazing feeling. Seeing all of my planning pay off like that made it all worth it. I loved the flowers, and considering I only met with my florist 2 times in person and emailed her a handful of times, she did a very nice job understanding what I wanted and setting the scene without much help from me.

And the lighting- if there was one thing I would have originally called a splurge it was the lighting, but after seeing the room lit up in purples and blues, it was worth every penny for sure. The food was delish- if only I had a bigger appetite that night to enjoy more of it. And the Winiker Band, well I had my reservations about them at first, and Bo telling me he liked to think of himself as the Tom Brady of music- calling the plays as he sees fit- did not give me the reassurance I was looking for. But in the end I was very happy we went with a band, because it added an element of fun and liveliness you don't quite get with a DJ. Everyone was dancing until the very end, which is exactly what I hoped would happen.






There are so many other parts of the wedding weekend and details that made it wonderful and memorable. The emotionally heartfelt rehearsal (aka mini-emotional breakdown as Rob and I practiced our vows ;), rehearsal dinner at the Castle and the special slide-show my mom put together for us, getting to see all of our friends at White Horse the night before the wedding, the very cool rooftop cocktail hour overlooking the city, the touching toasts given by the dads, my sisters and Hayes, the fun candy bar and flip flop baskets we put much work into turning out to be a hit, our impromptu last dance with everyone surrounding us, and so much more. But the absolute best part of the weekend was having everyone we love there supporting and celebrating with us. We are so grateful for the time, money and travel everyone put in to making it out to Boston for our wedding. Having so many wonderful people around you that you love all at once does not happen many times in life, maybe only once, so we especially want to say thank you to all of our guests!



The morning after our wedding, Rob and I somehow woke up at 5am. We were still so excited about everything that had happened the day before, we couldn't wait to talk about it. So we got up and sat on the floor of our massive suite at the Colonnade that over-looked Huntington Ave and the Prudential Center, and ate our slices of wedding cake that were delivered to our room the night before. As we sat there eating our cake, looking out the window, Rob just looks at me and says, "Wow, we just had a dream wedding in Boston, how crazy is that?" We are very fortunate that we were able to have such a beautiful wedding day, and to my parents we say thank you, thank you, thank you.