Our Wedding Day: Part Six || Columbus, Ohio Personal Stories

(All wedding photos were taken by The Jacksons Photography. A wonderful husband and wife team based in Columbus, Ohio.)

Our Wedding Day: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four & Part Five (If you haven't read them yet.)

The folks at Brookshire did a wonderful job listening to my visions of my dream wedding and following through with every detail. I wanted lace, cream, hydrangeas, and yes... I wanted our dog Maddie sitting on the cake made out of fondant. I walked up to the cake, peeked around the side and saw her sitting there. 

I asked Rick 31359603 times not to get cake on my face. Did he listen? Nope. Luckily it was just a little dab of icing. I let him live.

At this point the lights were dim, the drinks had been poured (and re-poured), and the dancing could begin!

I think the kiddos stole the show with their dance moves. ;)

One of my dance-loving friends had crutches from a running injury and refused to let that stop him from boogying. Haha!

A big thank you to our friend, Zack, for teaching us how to Waltz. I felt like J. Lo in "Shall We Dance?" Haha!

My sister made coloring books so the kids wouldn't get bored. Love this!

I've had so much fun reliving our wedding day with these six blog posts. I'm so glad to have had the chance to share our special day with all of you! 

A big thank you to The Jacksons Photography for allowing me to share these photos on my blog, as well as capturing all the emotional moments from our big day!

Photo Credit: The Jacksons Photography

Our Wedding Day: Part Five || Columbus, Ohio Personal Stories

(All wedding photos were taken by The Jacksons Photography. A wonderful husband and wife team based in Columbus, Ohio.)

Our Wedding Day: Part One, Part Two, Part Three & Part Four (If you haven't read them yet... where have you been?!)

We had a receiving line after the ceremony to get a chance to speak with all of our guests. I definitely recommend having one if you are worried you won't have time to speak to every table at the reception. 

After the receiving line we wrapped up our portraits and then I headed back into my bridal suite to freshen up and adjust the bustle on the back of my dress for the reception. My bustle took about seven ladies and a good 30 minutes to adjust (and figure out). Once we were all freshened up we were pumped to relax and have some fun! 

We had a lot of speeches. Five to be exact. My sister's being the longest. She got on the best man (Rick's brother) for having such a short speech. 

We secretly took dance lessons (taught by our good friend, Zack) and surprised everyone by dancing the Waltz to John Legends "All of Me". That song is a whopping five minutes long!

Father daughter dance: "It Won't Be Like This for Long" by Darius Rucker

Mother son dance: "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts

(Step) Father daughter dance: "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban

Mother daughter dance: "In My Daughters Eyes"

Toward the end of the song, I handed my step-mother a lavender rose to show my appreciation for all she has done for me. 

After the formal dances we tossed the bouquet and garter. Love seeing the folks that didn't want to reach for anything. Haha!

Erin (bridesmaid) caught the bouquet even though she didn't want it. Hah!

Part Six (final blog post!) will feature our beautiful cake, cake cutting, and all kinds of dancing!

Photo Credit: The Jacksons Photography