Daniel and Allison's Wedding in Dubuque, Iowa

The ceremony started with a slideshow of me and my fiance from babies to adults. My family friends play cello, violin, and harp, so they did all the music for the ceremony. It added a great sense of elegance to the wedding. After the slideshow ended, the bridal party made their procession down the aisle. The flower girl remembered halfway down about the flowers and proceeded to dump the entire basket of petals on the ground! Then she just stood there as the ring bearer tried to pull her arm to get her to keep walking. It was great! Then, I walked down the aisle with my dad on my left arm and my uncle on my right. The ceremony was very sweet and beautiful (Except when I couldn't remember my lines for the vows!!) The recessional grand piano piece was played by my pianist cousin as my husband and I exited the building.

We had a catered meal of Mediterranean chicken, roast beef, party potatoes, green beans, Caesar salad, and dinner rolls. We also had Chick-fil-a lemonade for our drinks! It was a beautiful reception full of pictures at the photo booth, mingling with friends and family, and speeches from our loved ones (I only cried once!).

At the end of the reception, the bridal party started handing out something fun for the guests. It was our reception exit. Everyone lined up outside and proceeded to light Chinese lanterns! I attached strings to the lanterns so we wouldn't litter them into the city. The doors were opened for me and Dan and we walked out surrounded by Chinese lanterns in the sky! Some were a bit deffective and were collapsing in flames, but that just added to how great and hilarious it all was! Dan and I drove away in our getaway truck and talked about how perfect the day was. We couldn't have asked for anything better. All the planning was worth it!