If I could do it over, what I'd do differently ...
I got married 10 years ago on the Leelanau peninsula. It was a great event. Country church, Riverside Inn reception. Excellent food. I made one mistake. I wanted 2 photographers. A pro to do the traditional stuff--and I used a really great guy, without thought to expense for that. And to to save money, I hired a young intern from the local paper to shoot black & white candids. Now, the pro is still available to get additional prints. But I only got proof sheets from the intern and have no way to find her for prints of the black and whites.
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Permalink Reply by Beryl Striewski on -
A professional photographer is really worth the investment. Remember, once the wedding day is over, aside from the memories there is not anything much left to savor; except the photos!
Okay, what would I do over? Well, I would have had a wedding! I eloped, and was so concerned with the escalating cost of a wedding and party... but I have seen so many beautiful yet inexpensive weddings and you can have a ceremony and a party on ANY budget! And, being a professional photographer, I did hire a professional photographer to go with us to the courthouse. So, I do have my memories preserved and a beautiful album made as well...
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Permalink Reply by Deb Fellows on -
I got married outside, on Omena Bay in Leelanau County. Gorgeous day, beautiful night. The challenges? My dearest friend, whose house the wedding was at, went into premature labor and had to be hospitalized the day before the wedding. All was well by the next day but she had to be on bed rest in Traverse City, close to the hospital. Her husband gave her a blow by blow on the telephone as the wedding unfolded. The tables began to sink into the grass a few hours before the wedding. My parents were rather freaked out and so my future in-laws and my parents tried to put wooden blocks under the legs that were sinking the most to buoy them up. It did make for a slightly uneven dining experience and the cake tilted ever-so-slightly! But once the wedding started, it was forgotten. Also, the minister had a heart attack on the day before the wedding. He was fine, as well, and he even lined up a terrific minister to stand in. It was a lesson in "the best laid plans."
Oddly, what hasn't been forgotten by my parents was the band. I planned the wedding myself and the band I'd lined up canceled a few weeks before the wedding. The band I replace them with was not a "wedding band." They played blues and some great dance music which I loved, but they had nothing in their bag of tricks for the older crowd. That was disappointing because you really do want everyone to have a great time and get out on the dance floor. But I will say, it's important to remember that it is your wedding and be sure that at least you and your new spouse have a wonderful time and dance up a storm! Still, to this day, when we talk about my wedding, my mom brings up the band. With my sister's wedding, it's the tiny plates the caterer put on the buffet. It's always something. I just smile and remind her of what a wonderful day and night it was and she smiles back.
One of our best decisions? Neal and I had breakfast in Glen Arbor and then took a long walk at Good Harbor beach. By the time we arrived for the wedding, we were so relaxed. That feeling stayed with us all night.
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Permalink Reply by Theresa Baehr on -
It is difficult for me to think of what I would do over. I got married 10 years ago and had the wedding and reception at Hidden Valley Resort in Gaylord. I believe it is now called The Otsego Club. The night before the wedding we had a wonderful rehearsal dinner at my parents cottage on Otsego Lake. It was suppose to be an outside casual picnic dinner. It rained all day, so we moved it into one of their old sheds and hung strands of lights, covered the tables with cloth and put out vases with wildflowers. Everyone raved at how pretty it looked. The evening ended with a bon fire and boat ride. The wedding was outside overlooking the valley and we had a harpist from Traverse who was terrific. My mom had grown all of the flowers and put together the arrangements for the ceremony and dinner. The resort pretty much gave us the run of the place - the patio, the lobby for hors d'oeuvres, the dining room and another room for dancing. And they even let us use one of their greens to have a glow in the dark putting contest. A favorite for all of the guys. Everything went smooth, but to this day, I wish I would have hired a Videographer. We had a friend take the video and because of the wind we can hardly hear our ceremony and of course the friend didn't want to be stuck behind the camera all night, so it got put at the corner of the dance floor. Most of the video is blurry because the camera couldn't focus with all of the activity. So there, that is what I would change.... oh and my big hair - I look back at pictures... not good.
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Permalink Reply by Megan on -
Well, my biased review of my own wedding at Ciccone Vineyards was that it was perfect :) But every time I look at the pictures, I am reminded of how we tempted fate by having the ceremony outdoors, in October. It was 72 and sunny on the big day, but four days later, it snowed. We did have a backup plan, but it would've been a little sad.
I guess if I got to redo something, I would have more wind-resistant hair. I was trying to avoid being too shellacked, but it was pretty breezy up there.
