photo from Anna and Jack's wedding in Sussex; July 6, 2013
We're four days out, dear readers! I'm actually pretty calm, as is Jon; the freakout you heard in my vlog the other week has passed and we're both sort of just coasting on excitement and love and everyone's good wishes.
I've actually already started taking some of your advice from last week's post. A few days ago, we discovered a detail that would be slightly wrong for the wedding but, at that point, there was nothing to be done. And do you know what? I handled it really well! Even Jon was impressed at how nonchalant I was. (Needless to say, "nonchalant" is not a word you could have used to describe my wedding planning style over the past 15 months.) So that bodes well for the day, doesn't it?
The other suggestion I kept hearing from you was to make sure that Jon and I take some time to ourselves on Saturday amidst the chaos of the wedding. Inspired especially by my dear friend Hannah, whose beautiful wedding was five summers ago, we'll be observing the yihud, a Jewish ritual. It's a time immediately after the ceremony when the bride and groom withdraw to a private room to have some time alone together - yihud comes from the Hebrew word for "one," signifying the couple's union - and to bask in their new status as husband and wife without family, friends, or cameras around. I'm really looking forward to this!
Unsurprisingly, my mother had similar words of wisdom for our wedding say. Here's what she emailed:
My only advice is: although you spent a lot of time and energy planning the event,
don’t sweat the small stuff and remember that this is really about getting married
That I can do! Thank you, Mom. And thank you friends! A few of you said you were interested in linking up with what you've learned from your own wedding day or from weddings you've attended, and I can't wait to see what you have written for your Wedding Wednesday posts today. (If I were to write one based on the last wedding Jon and I went to, I'd tell you to make sure you get a bacon butty at the end of the night before they're all gone!) So much love to all of you for sharing this journey with us - I really do feel like you'll be there at Bruisyard in spirit on Saturday!
What would you tell couples about to say "I do"?
| 1. | Sarah @ The Quixotic Chica | 3. | Andrea @Forever Is Tomorrow Is Today | 5. | Tina @ Like Ordinary Life | |
| 2. | Kate @ Something Ivory | 4. | Why We Chose the Bride & Groom First Look |
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