Once all the toasts had been made and the cake was cut, it was time to hit the dance floor.
Ryan and I shared the first dance of the evening to “Everything” by Michael Bublé. 
While we were dancing we talked about how excited we were to actually be married… and how goofy we felt having all these people look at us! I laughed as Ryan threatened to dip me.
One random night before the wedding, we decided to “practice” our first dance. Ryan twirled and dipped me in our living room. He dipped me left and I dipped. He dipped me right and… uh… I didn’t. Turns out, I can’t dip right. This became quite the joke between the two of us, and I made him swear not to try to dip me to the right during our big dance.
After our right-dip-free first dance, it was time for my dance with my father.
We headed onto the dance floor as “Little Miss Magic” by Jimmy Buffett began to play.
We cried, smiled and swayed, listening to the special words of the song.
Then, about 3/4 of the way through the song, I surprised my dad by having the DJ fade the song out, while simultaneously fading in the song “Danger Zone” from Top Gun.
He was totally shocked, and the upbeat song gave us a chance to break it down! 
Once our funky dancing was done, it was time for Ryan and his mom to share their special dance to “A Song for My Son” by Mikki Viereck.
I absolutely love the above photograph of Ryan and his mom. She looks so incredibly happy to be sharing a dance with her son. 
The genuine smiles and laughter Ryan and his mom shared during their dance were truly special to watch.
Once the formal dances concluded, our DJ kicked the music up a notch and everyone hit the dance floor.
The dance floor was packed the entire night! 
Yes, that would be my dad, gettin’ low. :D 
Love that picture of my parents! 
Dancing went by so quickly! We had such a blast dancing to oldies, classic rock, hip hop and top 40 jams.
Though the dance floor was full, we had to abide by our contract with the venue and conclude the evening amidst all the fun.
Two fun traditions, tossing the bridal bouquet and the garter, were the last two events of the night. 
It took me three tries to throw my bouquet! The first time, it went straight down, several feet in front of the waiting women. The second time it got caught in the chandelier! 
We could not stop laughing!
Luckily on the third throw it landed in the hands of my friend Cherayne.
Ryan threw his garter and it was successfully nabbed on the first throw. 
And with that, our wedding was over. 
Though I’ve detailed our wedding through numerous wedding recaps, I know I did not come close to truly capturing the magic and emotion of the day. I feel so incredibly blessed to be married to the most amazing man. Ryan and I will never forget October 30, 2010 and all of the people who helped make the day so special for as long as we live. Past Wedding Recaps:
- Getting Ready
- Bridesmaids
- Groomsmen
- Behind the Door
- Flowers
- Details
- My Father
- My Mother
- Ceremony
- Reception: Part I
(All photos courtesy of Gina Leigh.) 
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Julie!!! The photos are so amazing! I especially love the one of your dad getting low. Ah-maz-ing.
That’ll definitely be a night you’ll never forget! Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Ahhhh I love this!!!! I am so glad you were able to share your special day with all of us… the picture of you and your dad are incredible. It really depicts the bond y’all have — so sweet!
Also… LOOOVE the pic of y’all doing the robot — too funny!
Thanks for sharing, you have such amazing friends + family! But you definitely should of put a warning up, I’m only 17 and you made me want to get married ASAP lolll!
Thanks for sharing the special moments of your big day with all of us readers. Though my wedding is many years away, I got some great ideas from you, especially all the cool ways to DIY and add little touches of home to a big event.
Also I wanted to say that I love the shoulder move that you and Ryan made a video of. I’ve been doing it for 2 weeks now and it rocks! Also love the total body weights & treadmill run/incline walk workouts…keep ’em coming! 🙂
I seriously can’t get enough of your wedding recaps…they are so inspiring and beautiful. I cannot wait to start planning mine. Thank you so much for sharing the process/story/pictures/everything with us!!
I love your wedding photos! Thanks for sharing them with us! Isn’t it crazy how quickly the day just flies by? I love going back and looking at our photos every now and then to relive the day. 🙂
We danced to “Everything” as our first dance too. Love me some Buble!
OMG Julie… such beautiful photos and such a beautiful story!! Thanks for all the recaps 🙂
Beautiful! I especially love the way you chose to do your hair!
Please don’t tell me that was the last re-cap. I LOVE all of your re-caps!!
You are such a STUNNING, and absolutely GORGEOUS bride Julie. You can see your happiness showing in each & every photo!!
I love “Everything!” Sounds like it was a really fun night with your friends… Oh my gosh, as I was writing that, I just had a serious moment. Crazy that I’m going to be doing these same things in SIX MONTHS!
love it! your friend in the yellow dress is gorgeous!!
Sarra, you just made my week 🙂 Thank you!
Jul, the pics are so great…I love going through them. What a fun night!!!
I’m sad to see the recaps end, but I’ve loved reading them 🙂 “Everything” by Michael Buble is the song I want for my wedding dance too!!
Absolutely beautiful. I’m getting married in 33 days!!! AAHHH haha. We are walking out to the main theme song to Star WARS LOL (my fiance is OBSESSED)
My husband and I also danced to Everything. I just love it and every time I hear it brings back all the wonderful memories of our wedding a year and a half ago!
i love your wedding recaps! especially now that i’m planning a wedding too! i’m sad your re-caps are over.
i hope my wedding will be as fun/touching/fabulous as yours!
thanks for sharing all of the beautiful wedding recaps and again, i wish you and ryan all the best !!
What a GORGEOUS wedding! I love all the pictures! CONGRATS!
That picture of Ryan and his mom could be in a magazine. Maybe you should watermark to make sure it’s not stolen. Looks like an AWESOME time!
I love that Jimmy Buffet song! I’d had never heard it until I watched the YouTube video!
I wish these wedding recaps could keep going! I love hear all about your fabulous wedding!
i’ve been reading all your wedding recaps but not commenting, but i have to just say: all the pics are soo beautiful and they capture the moment perfectly
so very happy for you twoo!! (well, three- including sadie) congrats congrats<3 and thanks for these recaps
ps.you twos are the best lookin couple eva;)
I loved all of these recaps, but this one was my favorite! So much genuine joy and happiness in every single picture. 😀 I love it!
love everything about your wedding!! beautiful!
So beautiful and your right, the emotion you and Ryan had that day you will never forget! Best day of your lives! Thanks for sharing your wedding Julie!!!
your wedding pictures are absolutely gorgeous, Julie! 🙂 I also love that you danced to Jimmy Buffett with your dad … I’ve always had a secret goal of dancing with my dad to “the wino and I know” … maybe not a traditional song for a father-daughter dance, but it holds such significance for us.
What beeauuuuutiful pictures! You and all of your family and friends look so genuinely happy, it’s gorgeous. Thanks for sharing more!
Aww, great pictures! I think Ryan’s mom is so pretty! Her dress is pretty too.
Can I just say that I had chills the entire time I was reading this post?! Seriously. Funny about the bouquet though, I would totally do that too 🙂
beautiful pics! looks fun 🙂
Absolutely wonderful time! I love the last black and white picture. You look stunning and so happy!
I’ve loved reading this series, Julie. I want my wedding to be as beautiful, joyous occasion as yours was with Ryan! I wish you guys ever happiness. 🙂
i have never been to a wedding (including my own!) where the bouquet or garter was caught the first time…they’ve got to be jinxed!
I’ve loved all of these wedding re-cap posts. You are such a beautiful person inside and out and it really shines in your whole attitude to the event and love itself. I love how calm and happy you seem to be through the whole thing. And you are such a gorgeous bride! I can’t wait to plan my own wedding now!
I love your weddng recaps! They truly allow for you to slow down your posts and for us to try to relive the moment with you. They’re absolutely beautiful.
I’m super sad the wedding recaps are over! I’ve been living vicariously through you 🙂
I’ve really enjoyed your wedding recap Julie. It’s like reading my bridal magazines and reading stories about weddings…but this is so much more fun because it’s interactive, lol!
I’m 4 months away from my wedding. I’m not feeling the stress yet, I think my workouts are keeping me sane. I plan a lot of stuff in my head during my runs.
I think I just created the bouquet flower designs during this morning’s run.
ah thank you for sharing all the recaps- it was great to see such a beautiful day! these photos are absolutely gorgeous
Stunning photos, especially the 1st and the 3rd one!
Awww that song is so perfect for a wedding- simple, fun and beautiful. I’ve loved all of these recaps! You’ll love having them a few years down the road, too 🙂
Funny story: at the end of my brother’s wedding my 90 year old grandfather (who had had a few too many Dewar’s at this point) asked the band for the microphone so he could sing “God Bless America.” Definitely a memorable last song 🙂
Geeez, your photos are breath taking!
It looks like you guys had such a great time, and your parents are soo adorable! You’re dad has some moves!
I have really enjoyed all of your wedding recaps. I cannot say this enough, your wedding was absolutely beautiful! It looked as though everyone had an amazing time! I love that you and Ryan danced to “Everything” by Michael Buble. He is one of my favorite artists and I LOVE that song! I find myself singing it to my boyfriend whenever I have his cd on in my car. 🙂 Again, what a beautiful wedding!
I just LOVE all of your wedding recaps – thank you for sharing them all with us. All of your photographs are amazing and you and Ryan look like the perfect couple! congrats to you both!
My husband and I almost picked ‘Everything’ to be our wedding song too! It was between that and ‘In My Life’. The Beatles won out 🙂
That’s it! You are now officially my [future] wedding planner! I am so happy for the both of you, even though I don’t know you guys personally! Congrats again!
So so beautiful, just like the other recaps. I especially love the last photo of the 2 of you sportin’ your wedding bands. Absolutely adorable!
I love reading your wedding recaps. Your wedding looked beautiful, emotional, elegant, and very classic! Im getting married this coming May and seeing your pictures have given me lots of ideas for me own wedding day! Thanks for that!
I am a little nervous that my dance floor will not be as full as yours…. How do I get my guests to dance?!?!
I absolutely love the picture of Ryan singing to you.
I made Lucas promise not to dip me or try and funny first dance moves. Unfortunately, I failed to make my Dad promise the same thing. He dipped me and I about fell out of my dress! 🙂 Now it’s one of my favorite pictures:
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So much fun! I always pictured “Everything” being my first dance too 🙂
That looks like so much fun! I wish people would have danced at our wedding. Our families are apparently a bunch of duds, lol. It was only us, my best friend/her husband, and our ring bearer/flower girl. No one else would dance! Lame-o’s! 😉