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Rita-Jean
Devoted May 2019

Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!)

Rita-Jean, on June 15, 2019 at 10:33 PM Posted in Married Life 2 48

Hi guys! I haven't posted much on here, but I absolutely love these forums, and getting to see everyone's bams. And now it's my turn! Smiley laugh I've been dying to post pictures of my dress on here, but because hubby and I share this account (he loves the checklist and guest list tools), I wasn't able to until now.

I guess I'll start with how the day went. It was amazing! Of course, something is always bound to go wrong, and a few little things did, but nothing even close to being able to ruin the day. The main thing was hubby's poor mama was 20 minutes late to the wedding because she put the wrong address into her GPS and headed to my sister's house, where we had our rehearsal dinner the night before, and that is the opposite direction from the hotel as the chapel. Oops!

The weather was absolutely gorgeous (if a little windy), which made it nice going to and from each place, lol.

We had a dry wedding (please no judgments!) with coffee, tea, water, and pink lemonade, and while I did have one person tell me the only reason they didn't dance was because they were sober, we still had a vast majority of guests on the dance floor all evening, which made me so so happy.

So we got married in McKinney, Texas. We invited 184 people, got 82 yeses, and had about 75 show up. So, not too terrible, considering it was Friday afternoon before Memorial Day weekend.

Ceremony venue: Bella Donna Chapel

Reception venue/Caterer: Stonebridge Ranch Country Club

Dress: Allure Bridals #9619 (purchased from Pence & Panache in Burleson, TX)

Hair: Sara from Hello Gorgeous in Allen, TX. She's my sister's usual hairstylist, and she did an awesome job on me and my girls!

Makeup: my friend Heather, who refused payment and did mine and almost all my girls' makeup for fun.

Tuxes: Men's Wearhouse

Bridesmaid's dresses (minus groomswoman's outfit that she got on Amazon): Dillard's

Photography: Randal Stewart Photography (seriously probably the best decision we made besides deciding to get married!)

Cake: Cakes by Design (owner Tabitha Ballard)

Limo: Prime Limo

I'm sure there's other vendors I'm missing, but I'm doing this while sitting on my bed away from my paperwork and these are the main ones I can think of off the top of my head, lol. Also if I missed saying some info that you want to know, don't hesitate to ask! I'm home and both hubby and I are back at work so I'm already back to lurking the forums, so I'll be able to answer you pretty quick. Plus I haven't gotten tired of talking about the wedding yet, but my family sure is! Smiley xd I need new people to talk to about it!

All righty! Time for the best part: pictures! It was so hard to narrow it down, but I tried my best.

Probably my favorite picture out of all 700Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 1

The chapelPro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 2

My shoes and flowers!Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 3

I seriously love our photographerPro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 4

Randy is the best!Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 5

My ring and flowersPro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 6

My handsome hubby being all distractedPro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 7

Hubby and his guys (minus his groomswoman who came up with me and the girls)Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 8

One of my favorite pictures of hubby; he almost cried, and almost made me cryPro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 9

The first kiss! Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 10

Ringing the chapel bellPro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 11

Us and our WP! (I had two bridesmen, and he had one groomswoman.)Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 12

Me and my "girls"!Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 13

Him and his "boys"!Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 14

The chapel had the coolest throne-looking chairsPro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 15

Our reception venue! (we had the run of the whole upper floor!)Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 16

Not a lot of decoration, but still very prettyPro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 17

Our "groom's cake" was a candy bar!Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 18

Our cake! With our Aristocats cake topper and my bouquet to add more color to the table.Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 19

The guys waiting for the girls to figure out my bustle and kindly holding my flowers for me.Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 20

The shoe game! Idk what the question was but we obviously didn't agree on the answer, lol.Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 21

Everyone in this pic graduated from Baylor University, so our DJ played our fight song.Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 22

Dance time!Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 23

My sister even managed to drag our mom onto the dance floor!Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 24

Us and our mamas.Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 25

The Cupid ShufflePro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 26

Have I mentioned that I adore our photographer? Pro-bam! 5/24/19 (extremely pic heavy!) 27


48 Comments

Latest activity by Rita-Jean, on June 18, 2019 at 4:10 PM
  • Monica
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    Omg your dress 😍 Congrats on your marriage!
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  • Rita-Jean
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    Thank you!! Smiley laugh

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  • Sara
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    These pictures are AMAZING ❤️ you look stunning!
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  • Jasmine
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    GORGEOUS!! Congratulations!

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  • Rita-Jean
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    Thank you so much! Smiley heart

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    Thank you!! Smiley heart

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  • Mrsjrs
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    INCREDIBLE photos! Holy cow! Congratulations! We’re having a dry wedding and I’ve been a little worried about guests judging us so it’s super encouraging to hear that so many people had fun at your wedding even without alcohol. Smiley smile
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  • Pirate & 60s Bride
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    That chapel is stunning, and so is that first photo of you both in it! Awww... I loved Aristocats as a kid. Gorgeous cake & dress. Such a sweet young couple. Much happiness to you both. 💕
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  • Fenja
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    Congrats! You look gorgeous! Looks like it was a fun time too!
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  • Naikesha
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    OMG congratulations and great Pictures!

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  • Carrie
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    Amazing!! Congratulations! I love your dress and the green dresses! Your venue looked beautiful.
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    Congratulations the venue and everything was beautiful
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  • SummerBrideInAutumn
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    Congratulations! That chapel is beautiful and I absolutely love the skirt and train on your dress. It’s so pretty!
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  • Allison
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    BEAUTIFUL!! Congratulations on your wedding! Your pictures turned out beautifully! We are dress twins! It’s so awesome to see how lovely it photographs! I can’t wait to wear mine!
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  • Rita-Jean
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    Thank you!! Yeah, it's really a know your crowd kinda thing I think. None of our families/friends were they type that really cared, which made it nice. I mean, we were going to have a dry wedding regardless, but it made it easier, lol. I think you'll have an amazing time with your dry wedding. Smiley smile

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  • Rita-Jean
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    Thank you!! Lol yeah, the Aristocats is hub's favorite Disney movie, and pretty high up on my list too. Smiley smile We even got matching shirts for the honeymoon that said "I'm his Duchess" and "I'm her Thomas O'Malley." Thank you so much! Smiley heart

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  • Rita-Jean
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    Thank you!! We had so much fun! Smiley laugh

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  • Rita-Jean
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    Thank you!! Smiley laugh

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  • Rita-Jean
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    Thank you!!! One of my sisters found them, and all three of my sisters fit in the same size dress. Smiley xd It was like the Sisterhood of the Traveling Dress, lol.

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    Thank you!! Smiley heart

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