Can you believe it? I can't! I've been at this blog since 2009! Crazy. How time flies...
Well , I think it's finally time to continue on the story of Sydnee's wedding. The day before had been cloudy, and we were fervently hoping that the rain would hold off... It wasn't looking too promising, but Sydnee decided she would make the final decision of what to do in a couple of hours' time.
Well, the night before, Keira and I had spent the night at Syd's, but I don't think any of us got a wink of sleep, really. We had an early wake-up call because the hairdresser was meeting us at the reception site at 7am to get started on our hair and make-up.
This was my inspiration photo, though it ended up looking nothing like it. But maybe, I'll save this picture for my own wedding, one day, because I really like the style.
So, after a breakfast brought by Sydnee's mom and step-sister, we started to get our hair and make-up done, one by one. Sydnee's mom and mother-in-law-to-be were first. The rest of us helped to decorate, putting the chair covers on the chairs and setting up the tables when the person who Sydnee rented the linens from showed up.
Buuut, things were not going according to plan. We took a peek outside and this is what we saw:
RAIN! Lots and lots of rain. So, plan B, anyone? Sydnee decided to have the whole wedding at the reception site, because it just wouldn't be feasable outside at all. A shame, but there was nothing to be done. So, we called everyone on the guest list and did a quick room-change. We pushed the tables to the back, and the chairs that were around the tables, we used as the chairs for the ceremony. It ended up looking gorgeous!
Are those sashes all straight? :)
Isn't this aisle runner STUNNING? I love how it turned out, with the flower petals on each side. I was there when Sydney bought it online, so it was amazing to see it all those weeks later, in person! (And it's definitely a good thing we didn't go outside for the ceremony, because that thing would have been SOAKED!)
More decorating.... At times, I felt like a chicken running with my head cut off because there was so much to do. But it was AWESOME! I felt priveledged to be the maid of honour, and I definitely wanted this day to be the best day of Sydnee's life! So, I strove to make it all perfect... With the help of the other bridesmaids as well as some relatives, the place looked great, I think! All that perfectionism and doing little things like putting the chairs in order, or scattering the flower petals perfectly, or filling up the flower girl's basket, or making sure the chair sashes were straight, or putting the programmes with bubbles on each chair, or what-have-you... it was all worth it! This was Sydnee and Keegan's special day and I sure was going to do everything I could to make sure it went as smoothly as possible... (It may not have always gone according to plan, as you will see, but it still turned out fantastically!) Anyways. More pictures!
The head table, which we kept where it was the whole time. Sydnee and Keegan had made the wine themselves that was on the tables.
The paper lanterns! Aren't the gorgeous? I really should have taken a before and after picture of the room, because the space was literally transformed. It didn't look like much when we got there the day before the wedding, but man, it turned out beautifully!
Annnd, after hours of changing around the room and decorating, and getting ready, I tied on the rings to the ring pillow... Time was ticking, and soon, Sydnee would become Mrs. Sagalla.....
More to come soon.......
