Okay, fine, I’m not really blogging from the cruise… I prepared this post previously but wanted to post a somethin’ somethin’ to keep my blog fresh while I am off honeymooning.
Since I am still awaiting the pictures from our photographer to cover our wedding ceremony, details from the day and our wedding reception, I figured I could use pictures I’ve collected from family and friends to document events leading up to the wedding, including the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.
Let’s begin with the beginning… the rehearsal! 😀 
Our wedding rehearsal took place in the tea garden at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club in the afternoon the day before our wedding. Ryan and I met with our pastor privately before we were joined by our bridal party.
Meeting privately with out pastor allowed us to go through parts of the ceremony we wanted to be a surprise for our families.
When our pastor began reading our vows aloud to us at the rehearsal, I started crying! I actually felt more emotional and weepy during the rehearsal than the actual wedding.
Of course I cried on our wedding day, but I think that by the time we were going through our actual ceremony, I felt so ready to be married that I was simply excited and overjoyed, whereas at the rehearsal I felt overly emotional and a bit overwhelmed by everything that was about to occur.
I think I may have also been excessively emotional because of all of the drama leading up to the rehearsal… like puking all day the day before and waking up with a crusty pink eye.
Thank goodness urgent care clinics and antibiotic eye drops…
(Yes, my mom still has to help me put in eye drops. For all of you Friends fans out there, I’m like Rachel Green. I hate eye drops.)
The rehearsal itself went fairly smoothly and was a great time to have the bridal party and our families in the same place for the first time before the big day. 
Ryan and I had six bridesmaids and six groomsmen in our wedding party (a couple of them are not pictured above) and felt like it was a great number. We both feel so close to the members of our bridal party and had a blast spending the weekend with our closest friends.
Practicing walking down the aisle with my dad was also an emotional experience. 
As we practiced our walk, we talked about how weddings evoke so much emotion.
I wonder what our mothers were talking about… 😀 
Once we were all done walking through the ceremony, we discussed where to go after the wedding for pictures before heading to the rehearsal dinner.
More on that to come! 😀
(Special thanks to my Aunt Laurie for all of the rehearsal pictures!)
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I love your choice of dress for the rehearsal… you had that bridal white with a splash of pretty color! 🙂
So glad you got better in time for the real deal!
This makes me so excited for my upcoming wedding! Great pics!
what cute pictures of you guys. have fun on your cruise!
Love your orange skirt. In fact everyone looks so sunny and tropical.
Very cute pictures! 🙂
Very lovely pictures. Can’t wait for your next post!
You looked beautiful even on your rehearsal day!! I’m so glad everything worked out for you in the end.
Thinking about you walking with your dad got me thinking about practicing “The Walk” with MY dad and now I’m an emotional puddle over here, hahaha.
Hope the cruise is great!
xo
Good job getting the post up, Momma!
i hope you guys are having the best time on your honeymoon! the rehearsal looks like it was wonderful 🙂
Hope you guys are having fun!!! Can’t wait to hear all about it. I agree with all the other girls, your rehearsal dress is super cute and I wanted to keep reading more about your weekend and the big day! 🙂
Thanks for doing the extra work before you left to get us (your loyal readings hee hee) some fresh content 😉
Haha, Rachel Green and eyedrops. Love the Friends’ reference 🙂
I love wedding recaps!! 🙂
I was a wreck at my rehearsal too! My dad was an emotional mess as he fake walked me down the aisle – seeing him get emotional just opened the flood gates!
Love the picture of your moms. Its very sweet. Moments like that are truly special and its get it was captured.
I wish I had done a rehearsal! We had a rehearsal dinner, but we didn’t actually go through everything since we couldn’t get into the place we got married until the actual day. There were a few bumps in the road since no one really knew what was going on, but it was all fun!
I can definitely see why you’d be more emotional on that day. Everything is building up and emotions are crazy. Looks like it was a nice rehearsal!
Hahaha I love that Friends episode. Love the pics, hope you’re having fun cruising!
awe such cute pics!
Looks like you had fun 🙂
UHM
Yes I agree, I am like a Rachel too, when I put in eye drops, I have to look away and most the time I miss the first few times!
Even the rehearsal was gorgeous! Love how summery everything is. 🙂 I know you’re in the tropics..but I forget what that’s like when it gets so chilly here!
Looks like so much fun! 🙂
awww how fun!
I HATE eye drops too! I’m SO glad you felt better for your wedding day 😀
And, the place looks absolutely gorgeous. I wish that we could have our wedding outdoors- just seems so perfect!
hahaha i love the one of you and your mom!
gah i know i am only 16 and a half but i can’t waitttt for my wedding!
I am so happy that you are having a great time. Enjoy every moment. The dinner that your Mom put together took so much thought, you will remember that forever.
Ah, I love friends! “How much did EYE love the King and EYE?”
Beautiful pictures, enjoy your honeymoon!
Congrats on the wedding, everything looked beautiful!