Friday, April 29, 2011

WEDDING MADNESS

With the Royal Wedding upon us, I can't help but think back to my own wedding less than a year ago. Le Sigh.

I loved my day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want to do it again!


Then when my good friend Danielle (Breakfast at Toast) proposed holding a little blog crawl all about weddings I knew I had to jump in! I was initially going to dig back through all my millions of saved links to put together an inspiration board around a dream wedding that I would like to have - But I stopped. I slipped in my wedding picture disk, and then proceeded to watch the slide show in slow about 10 times in a row. And you can sure bet tears were involved.

I thought about it. Everyones wedding is so unique & deeply personal. It is what you want it to be. I always wanted a big wedding, all the hoopla growing up. The long gown, the dancing, the 'stereotypical' wedding festivities. But when the time in our planning came it wasn't there. We went to Vegas. I wore a cocktail dress (off the rack, no alterations), some banging shoes (if I do say so myself) and a great big smile!

The day couldn't have been more the Hubs and me! So relaxed, so many laughs and there was absolutely zero pressure. And I've realized that even up until now if you would have asked me what my dream wedding would look like I wouldn't have said my own. But it truly was!!!


See, look how fun it was!!!!!! (Here for all my past wedding posts) How did your wedding stack up?? Would you change anything big? Is there anything you want to make sure you do/capture on film??

PS- I canNOT wait to get home from work to watch the like 10 versions of the royal wedding I taped early this am!!!
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26 comments:

  1. RosaLovesDCApril 29, 2011 at 6:18 AM

    OMG, those pictures of you and the hubby are amazing! The last one had me laughing so hard.

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  2. Danielle (elleinadspir)April 29, 2011 at 7:28 AM

    Omg, I'm dying. So beautiful! I'm waiting until I land in SF later today to watch some clips of the wedding. Can't wait. Have a good weekend! Btw...keep forgetting to tell you I'll be in Chi in Sept for a weekend. Coffee?

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  3. jillian :: cornflake dreams.April 29, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    you two are so cute! love your dress, love the shoes. just perfect! xoxo jillian:: cornflake dreams

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  4. KimApril 29, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    I love these pictures. You and your hubs look like so much fun! I agree that your wedding day is what you want it to be, and I'm glad you were able to capture that. I'm in the middle of planning a wedding right now that will be very me and Mr. Fiance and very us and non-traditional!

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  5. TorrieApril 29, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE.

    Yep, we tied the knot in Vegas too.

    Considered having Elvis marry us, but that was a little above our budget ;).

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  6. Danielle {breakfast at toast}April 29, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    You know how I feel about your wedding photos. LOVE them. It was so great seeing you last night. I have officially decided that we are going to get together more often. Considering this was the 2nd time in 9 months, I'm thinking breaking THAT record won't be too difficult.

    Shopping next weekend. Save. The. Date.

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  7. Julie and LaurenApril 29, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    Omg. Stop. These pictures are adorable!! Your husband is so handsome and I love your flirty short dress!!!
    And, I loved Kate's too ; )
    Xx

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  8. THE ALTERNATIVE WIFEApril 29, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    Hahaha you guys are too cute! These are seriously some of the most fantastic wedding photos I've ever seen! You both look amazing. So playful and fun :)

    I thought back to my wedding too. I always cry whenever I look back at pix. It was such a magical day. Actually I always cry at weddings. I cried this morning watching William & Kate's! LOL

    Have a great weekend, sweetie :) xoxo

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  9. AndreaApril 29, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    That is awesome!!!! The black and white photo of you two looks like a movie!

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  10. CassieApril 29, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    You guys are an absolutely gorgeous couple!

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  11. City Girl ChicagoApril 29, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    These pictures are fantastic! I would love to re-live my wedding day, after it was over I just kept saying how I wanted to do it again (like once a year maybe) :) With the same husband of course... maybe just change other things up like the dress, venue, etc just for fun!

    Happy weekend~

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  12. FRANKIE HEARTS FASHIONApril 29, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    You were stunning! I always loved looking at your wedding posts...but this last picture is my fave!!! Just you two playing around and having fun...the perfect wedding. And yes...your shoes were HOT!! xo

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  13. Ashley {A Cat in Gloves}April 29, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    I am just now finding all these great chicago blogs! Where have I been?? (oh yeah....not a blogger). I absolutely adore the photos - gorgeous. Glad to find you!!
    A Cat in Gloves

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  14. Mo Pie, PleaseApril 29, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    Whoa - your wedding looks AMAZING! SO personal and FUN!

    Great to meet you last night - your outfit was super cute.

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  15. ashley nicole catherineApril 29, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    these pictures are amazing! looks like a fashion shoot!

    so great to meet you last night! def looking forward to the next get together!

    xo.ashley

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  16. JosieApril 29, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    Your wedding pictures are absolutely ADORABLE, Taylor! I love. And I'm super excited about watching the Royal Wedding too!
    xo Josie
    www.winksmilestyle.com

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  17. Vegas Fashion StylistApril 29, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    actually would of changed everything about my wedding, so much pressure from the parents....but your pictures are beautiful. The photographer you found was AWESOME, and your dress was so fun

    http://blog.imagebylauren.com

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  18. this free birdApril 29, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    This is darling!! And you neeeeeed to get to socal with a yellow and teal clutch so we can curl up on my couch and sip champagne watch all my dvr'd versions, too. LOVE!

    xo,
    C

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  19. meghanApril 29, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    ohhh my goodness. i just slipped into a parallel universe where i'm not a type-a worked up person that gets anal about things. you made me realize that my wedding really is what i want. i adore your dress. i love the texture and your shoes and everything. wow. im still coming back to this side of things. i'm not even kidding. where did you get married? did you plan it yourself? what things did you stick with tradition versus go against tradition?

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  20. Tara @ Haute LunchApril 30, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    Your pictures are so fun and absolutely gorgeous! You both look fabulous!

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  21. Sarah JaneMay 1, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    Taylor, this is amazing!!!! I love the personality in the last photo, it just shows how cute and fun that day must have been. I also had this thought of a big wedding one day, with so many inspiration folders of flowers and dresses, but I feel like when it will come time - I will want to run off to vegas too, get married, and come home to have a fun party with friends with great food and music. Thanks for sharing. And so nice to meet you this week. xo

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  22. Anne BookMay 1, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    taylor! I have seen these gorgeous pics before and I love them every time! I am so glad you chose to share them with everyone as your post!
    I love it!

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  23. audrey marieMay 1, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    i just creeped through your wedding posts - your day looks absolutely lovely! you and the hub are too cute together!

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  24. AlleenMay 2, 2011 at 8:53 AM

    Loving these pictures!!! I am heading over to look at your wedding posts now! Cheers!

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