My favorite moment was when we exchanged our vows during the ceremony. We chose to write our own vows. It was so sweet and heartfelt hearing what Andrew had written for me, and I was so excited to share what I had written with him. We kept our vows in a notebook, so we can always look back on them in the future. Our ceremony will always stand out as my favorite part of the day. 

 

 

 

 If we had to plan again, we would absolutely keep our choreographed first dance! We decided to do this in the final month leading up to our wedding, so there were several late nights spent learning the dance. We chose a short dance from Hadestown, a musical we saw together a few months before the wedding, and found a recording of it on YouTube. We would watch the video over and over to copy the steps until we had it right. While it took some effort, it was so much fun surprising our guests with the dance! Their laughter and cheers made it so much fun!

 

 

 

Keep it simple, and look out for good reviews! We kept our wedding small and simple, and had all the more fun for it! It was great getting the chance to really spend time with all of our guests. Having a smaller venue made the ceremony and reception feel more intimate and enjoyable. You could really tell that everyone was having fun! We also had to plan our wedding long-distance, which seemed daunting at first, but relying on recommendations and good reviews made planning so much easier! Even though we never met most of our vendors until the wedding day, phone calls, emails, and especially Zoom meetings made it easier to keep more connected than we thought it would be. A lot of vendors have their own recommendations for other vendors they've worked with in the past, so be sure to ask them for their suggestions! It would have made planning so much more difficult if we were blindly searching on wedding websites for options, without having the vendor recommendations to narrow our options down. 

 

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