Wedding: Dance, Dance, Baby!

Okay…here’s how we are looking:
Ceremony: CHECK
Pictures: CHECK
Social hour: CHECK
Family pictures: CHECK
Reception/Dinner: CHECK
Cake and Toasts: CHECK

DANCE!!!!

I’m not sure where the time went but suddenly it was 8:00 and we were lining up for the grand march. I encouraged the couples to make a “grand entrance” to Chicago Bull’s Sirius and I’m not sure which entrance I liked better, the riding in, the wheelbarrow in, the bull/matador in…I gotta give it to our wedding party, they came up with some great ideas…even better than Matt and I…who just ran out there!

Here’s the rundown of the first few songs:

First Dance: This Kind of Love by Sister Hazel

Wedding Party: Farmer's Daughter by Rodney Atkins

Bride/Father: You've Got a Friend by James Taylor

Groom/Mother: Because you Loved me by Celine Dion

Parent Dance: Front Yard Screamers (Kitchen Kissers) by Ninja Gun

A special moment that I'm glad our DJ made happen was having all the married couples come onto the dance floor. From there they had the newest wed leaving, then married within the year, then 5 years, and so on and so on with the longest married couple left standing...my grandparents. From there a waltz was played where my uncles all got the opportunity to cut in on the couple. What a great memory.

Another experience that Matt and I enjoyed was the dollar dance, another opportunity to actually talk with our guests one on one. Poor Tiff, wasn't given a hat to collect but became resourceful, right up until Groomsman Jayme proceeded to pay in soybeans that he'd been carrying around in his pocket!

There were some great moves after this including whip out where some of my bridesmaid were seen rolling on the floor in their dresses. Now may actually be a good time to bring up my rowdy bridesmaids. Matt and I were concerned that the firefighters would get a bit out of control and party too hard. No, it was my bridesmaids who were tackling their escorts, my bridesmaids who started a cupcake war with my aunts, and my bridesmaids who got busted for almost jumping in the pool (thereby getting themselves kicked out..thank you to the firefighters who managed to detour that idea).

Now for the garter auction…we had a VERY special auctioneer…Uncle Kevin.

He did a great job for us and I don’t think the garter ever went too far down my knee…..maybe once. Not enough in my world! But it was a fun tradition that we celebrated and in the end, Eric ended up being the last bidder!

Don’t ask about throwing the bouquet…I didn’t even realize that it hadn’t gotten done until the end of the night when my mother looked at me…bouquet in hand and said: Look what we forgot!!!

Other dance highlights included the family getting along so well, dancing grease (his favorite song) with my husband, dancing to F.U.N. too, enjoying the hot dance floor, watching some of the amazing moves that our friends and family have….what an amazing night.

9/7/2013 at 11:45pm: ALR: I think I just stepped in cake.
9/9/2013 at 9:00pm: (unpacking suitcase with wedding shoes in hand): ALR: I did step in cake, there's frosting encrusted on the bottom of my shoes.