So now, I present to you our covetted iPhone Wedding photo:

I loves ♥

I think I must of asked our photographers a million times on our Wedding day – “When do we get to do our iPhone picture?” Can you tell I was excited? I think they finally just gave in and was like “Let’s do it now,” after I had asked them for the 1 bazillionth time. :-)

Do y’all plan on incorporating your iPhone (or other smartphone) into your wedding pictures?

Photo, and idea behind photo, by Starks Photography ♥them

Hello hardest picture to pose for EVER. You wouldn’t think so. I was seriously cranking my neck around as hard as I could so I could see the camera, but sooo worth it. I needed at least ONE picture with my little Bride hoodie. :-) BTW, totally rockin’ the southern bump. You know you love it.

Hi Bridal jacket that costs mucho $$ and can only be worn 1 day. I wore the jacket on the plane to Maui hoping they would see we were newlyweds and bump us to 1st class. My plan didn’t work. I understand though. We were competing with the girl CARRYING her wedding dress on the plane, and a couple wearing bride and groom hats (complete with detachable veil). Next time we will be more prepared.

Everyone wearing different silver shoes? Love. Red color of the boards of the little white bridge we were on, in contrast with the girl’s dresses. Also love. This is one of those pictures that older folks look at and ask “Why did the photographers cut all y’all’s heads off? They must not be very good.” Oh quite the contrary, they are soooo good.

Faux laughing like its our JOB. We rock.

Sunny MOH and I possibly laughing at how awkward it is to take a GAZILLION photos.

We’re FIERCE and we know it. Seminole Bridesmaid and I hamin’ it up for the camera.

Gator Bridesmaid and I Gator chomin’, our usual activity when we are around each other. :-)

Happy Bridesmaid and I bein’ sweet.
Yes, your eyes do not deceive you, those are the bridesmaid bouquets/weeds our florist delivered to us. Waaaay embarrassing. A full drag-out post on ‘he who should not be named’ is coming soon!

Sporty Bridesmaid and I rockin’ like the true Rock Stars we are.

Definitely a framer! Sweet Bridesmaid and I giving our best ‘whateves’ face. We had run out of poses at this point.

Aren’t we a little more creative in our pictures then the boys were? I always joke to Mr. Knight that his pictures with the boys were sooo creative {sarcasm}. Being the funny guys they are, I figured there would be some goofy ones in there somewhere, but they really ‘held it together’ during their picture session. Us gals, I can’t say we held it together. :-)

This post wouldn’t be complete without a picture of me and the cutest little flower girl ever, my god-daughter KK. Fun (and random) Fact: Little KK and I were born exactly 20 years apart and both our names start with a “K.”

And in case you missed it, this is what’s happened so far:

The ladies lunched
We rehearsed with yummy BBQ
I was hungover while getting our hair did
The boys got full of themselves
I put on that little white dress

And if you haven’t seen our Wedding Video, I can’t talk to you. You MUST see it. Loves it like WOAH.

*All photos by the rockin’ husband and wife team of Starks Photography (Go to their website, the music on it is AMAZING. Loves it.)

A long time ago, in a far and distant pre-marriage world, I spoke about how I would be outfitting Mr. Knight and his groomsmen. On our wedding day, I was so happy to see all the boys outfitted in our selections. Them boys sure did look snazzy.

There some good lookin’ boys right there. Mmm hmm.

Getting the Bride’s Approval from Mrs Gator on Vimeo.
Mr. Knight is so silly. He even took a video with his iPhone, so that I could see that the boys were all accounted for, in their tuxes, and were wearing the right boutonnieres (as Mr. Knight was originally worried about who had which boutonniere… you think it would be obvious). Love him and his silly-ness.

I love this picture of the boys and how it looks like they are nonchalantly going to go bust a cap on someones a**. The boys knew how good they looked and even had a full on Facebook conversation with each other about it (related to this photo).

Them boys be out of control.
Conversation taken from Facebook

Love ‘in the moment’ pictures of Mr. Knight. My happy little Groom!

I think Mr. Knight was more excited about having all his friends in one place and hanging out with them then us actually getting married. None of our friends live near us, so having them all there for our wedding was like Christmas (or the best wedding gift ever).

Yellow daisies and aqua ties. Love it. Let me guess, who’s unshaven face is that? They DID know they were going to a wedding, right? And that they were IN the wedding? It’s all good though. As much as Mr. Knight probably doesn’t want me to tell y’all, he had crazy bursting nose hair the day of our wedding. I was like “It’s our wedding day and you forgot to cut your nose hair when you shaved? Fabulous.” Not like anyone was close enough to tell. Just another funny memory from that day that I love. ♥

What’s even more out of control then the Facebook love-fest? Our two youngest groomsmen smoking cigars at our wedding.
Taken via random guest’s camera

I probably should have had Mr. Knight recap his pictures with his groomsmen. He could have provided  more insight into what was really happening while these photos were taken.

Stay tuned as I prepare one of the most awesomest posts EVER… our Wedding Highlights video. It is nothing short of AMAZING and I can’t wait to share it with y’all. :-)

All the photos above were taken by the husband and wife team of Starks Photography unless otherwise noted.

]]> http://gatorbride.com/just-mauied-love-dem-der-boys/feed/ 6 http://gatorbride.com/just-mauied-the-dress/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://gatorbride.com/just-mauied-the-dress/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:13:19 +0000 Mrs Gator http://gatorbride.com/?p=4699 As I start recaps, I have to let you know that I’m probably not going to go in order of how things happened. I’m a “talk about what I wanna talk about” kinda gal. For the most part, things will be in order, but I may throw in a few honeymoon recaps here in there, as if our amaze-balls honeymoon video wasn’t enough. :-)

Where to start? I mean… how do I truly recap such an amazing day in Mr. Knight and I’s lives and truly give it justice? Let’s start with THE DRESS.

You know what I’m talking about… the dress that many TV shows are ALL about helping you find. The first thing that people ask you about when you say you are getting married, “Well, have you found a dress yet?” It is the one thing that I stressed about for months before choosing the right one. See, I’m a very VERY picky young lady. Things have to be in their place… my ducks all lined up in a row, etc. I’m what you would call an obsessive compulsive person. I mean…. I got a label maker for Christmas one year.

I wrote about finding the dress, but never revealed my little beauty. And boy… is she a beauty. I present to you the Wtoo by Watters, Marquarite wedding dress. Click the images to view them larger, in all their glory.

Hello Gorgeous.

Dear Wedding Dress,
I love you.
♥Mrs Gator

Something I found throughout all our wedding pictures, that makes me love the dress even more, is how light flows through it. The light flowing through my dress certainly gave it this float-y, airy-ness to it that I was going for. Such heaven.

Maybe a little risque but I love it. I feel we are being very ‘GQ’ in this picture.

And for you budget-savvy brides, yes you can find a beautiful dress at the chic Solutions Bridal for under $1,000. I was told by more then a few people to not enter Solutions Bridal with a small budget, but I did it anyways and am so happy I did!

Seminole Bridesmaid and I toasting to saying YES to the dress at Solutions Bridal. It is weird that a Gator and a Seminole are besties? What can I say, it was love at first sight (for both Mr. Knight, the dress and Seminole Bridesmaid).
taken by Kari, my fabulous bridal consultant

Wtoo by Watters Marquarite wedding dress, $937. Alterations by Alterations Unlimited, $172. Total $1,109. Seeing Mr. Knight with a huge grin on his face the first time he saw me in my wedding dress, PRICELESS.

*All Photos taken by the talented husband and wife team of Starks Photography. Isn’t it adorable that they are a ‘husband and wife’ team. I thought so. :-)

While home on my lunch break, I checked Facebook on my iPhone (as I typically do on any sort of break from anything) and discovered I had won a giveaway from the lovely Jessica of JMG Jewelry Designs (if you don’t remember, I purchased custom hair flowers for all my sweet bridesmaids from her). Want to see what I won???

Isn’t it just GORGEOUS!!! And in my new married name. LOVE ♥♥♥
photo via JMG Jewelry Design

The giveaway was apart of Jessica’s launch of these little beauties. Wow… I’m still in shock that I won. I can’t wait to wear this baby to work and on the weekends. Have to show off my new MRS status. :-) And what fabulous timing, as I OFFICIALLY became ‘Mrs. Farris’ two days ago. And I feel that this necklace is my reward for spending hours/days/years of my life at the Social Security office and DMV.

Miss you all bunches! Stay tuned for a post about our ladies luncheon the day before the Wedding, along with my reveal of the gifts I gave my beautiful bridesmaids!

{heart}
Mrs Gator

Jessica, of Especially Brides Jewelry, is incredibly sweet and is offering a pretty awesome giveaway to celebrate the launch of her new website.

Especially Brides Jewelry

Especially Brides is a great place to find that perfect piece to complete your wedding look! On her website you’ll find beautiful jewelry sets for you, your bridesmaids, flowergirls, and for mothers (plus, great little pieces to wear for a night on the town!). The shop is filled with beautiful rings, earrings, necklaces, and even a little something for the groom and his groomsmen in the Men’s Corner.

Okay, so you all will want to know, what’s up for grabs in this fabulous giveaway? This beautiful pearl bracelet with gold metal accents and crystals. The perfect amount of vintage-y goodness. Yums.

There are several ways to enter. If your comment doesn’t show up right away on the blog, please be patient, as I will try to approve comments as soon as I receive them. :-)

To Enter:

1. Simply leave a comment on this post! Extra points if you visit Especially Brides Jewelry shop and report back with which item is your favorite!

2. Follow Gator Bride on twitter and retweet the following: {plz RT} I entered to win a gorgeous pearl bracelet from Especially Brides and @themissgator !!! http://tinyurl.com/2c9q3rl then comment to let us know it was you!

Please only 1 entry per e-mail address a day, and you can enter as many times as you want! {super happy dance}

The Giveaway will end Thursday June 17th at Midnight (Eastern Time) so be sure to check back every day to enter for your chance to win this beautiful piece of vintage-y goodness! The lucky winner will be announced Friday June 18th.

Also, Jessica has been so awesome as to offer 15% off to Gator Bride Readers, just use code EBGO (sale ends June 30th).

Oooo I’m so excited about this giveaway, I can’t wait to see who wins! Happy entering Gator Bride-ers!

♥Mrs Gator

Soo… last August, when the veil was finished, I just went with it. I tried it on for Mr. Knight and agonized over the cut of the veil for months. What was wrong with the cut you ask? Well I wanted a cut more like this, straight and over the shoulder, like all the past veils I tried on:

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And the designer cut the veil with these ‘wings’ I called them, more of a mantilla cut, like this:

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Seems like a simple fix, right? Well, since I never spoke up, it wasn’t a simple fix. I later went back to the designer, paid extra money, and had the designer change different things about the veil that I didn’t like. Which was bringing up the price of the veil overall. After my first alteration with the designer and added expense, I decided to just let my veil ‘be’ and that I would see how it looked with my altered dress.

Fast forward several months and here I was trying on my veil, for the first time, with my altered dress at Alterations Unlimited. When Debbie saw the veil she let out a small scream and immediately pin-pointed the cut of the veil as a problem (not to mention the comb was sewed on backwards). She offered to fix my veil for me, and make it the beautiful over-the-shoulder look I wanted, and the comb, for… wait for it… FREE. Umm.. I love her!?

She said it was no problem and it would be a quick fix for her… she is seriously my angel for rescuing me from the heinous-ness of a veil with ‘wings.’

Want to see the final product????? Check it out!

The perfect ‘over the shoulder’ look I wanted! It seriously felt AMAZING to put this veil on. This veil made my week!
image by Debbie on Miss Gator’s iPhone

I guess I was so happy I couldn’t even keep my eyes open! haha. The veil is now PERFECT! Totally up to this little Gator Bride’s standards!

Who knew a veil would cause so much drama?

Did you have any issues in your wedding planning process that just drove you nuts and you just couldn’t keep it off your mind till it was fixed? My agonizing lasted for 7 months, how long was yours?

I’ve had the problem of my wedding shoes slipping on carpet, and since there is tons of carpet at the Country Club where we are having our reception, I knew I was going to have issues. I hadn’t really began the search for a remedy and then {wa-lah} I came across a blogging bride on Wedding Bee who mentioned these lovely little heart shaped shoe grippers. I was smitten! I immediately ordered these and are now waiting patiently for them to come in the mail.

source drugstore.com

Heart Stoppers, $7
source Alexandre Weddings

How adorable are these? Plus, you know I love a good photo op!
Cuteness + Practicality =  a Winner!

Did you ever find something completely unexpected while browsing your favorite blogs/websites that caused you to jump up in the air and cheer? Okay, so maybe I didn’t jump up in the air and cheer when I saw these, but I definitely let out a little squeal of excitement!

Something Old, Something New,
Something Borrowed and Something Blue

on her wedding day for good luck. I actually love this tradition, and have finally found my ‘something blue.’

I originally thought my cute orange and blue garter, I picked up a few months ago, would be my ‘something blue.’ But, when I really thought about it, I wouldn’t be wearing my garter for the whole wedding (probably slipping it on a few minutes before the garter toss), and felt I needed a ‘something blue’ that would be with me throughout the day. Little did I know that my earrings would become my ‘something blue’!

Check out these beautiful Aquamarine drop earrings Mr. Knight bought me!
You know they are a winner when Gator Kitty gives her ‘paw of approval’!
(Yes… that would be my wedding shoes in the background. I decided to have a wedding accessory photo shoot one afternoon.)

These earrings are absolutely beautiful in person (pictures do not do them justice!), and the Aquamarine is such a pale blue that it will be barely noticeable (plus the vintage look of them goes perfectly with my dress).

So… this is my status so far:

Something Old: Still searching, though the vintage lace I bought on eBay to make my veil would suffice. But, still looking.
Something New: My dress! (and just about everything else I’m wearing that day)
Something Borrowed: Still searching!
Something Blue: My earrings!

So, as it stands, I still need my ‘something borrowed’ which could also work for my ‘something old.’ Any suggestions?

What are you planning to wear/wore on your wedding day to satisfy this time-less tradition?

*click image to get a better look at my chickas!

Unfortunately, one awesome chicka will not be able to make it for a girls weekend, my beloved happy bridesmaid. She is cooped up in a blizzard-y NYC and has a boss who gives her very little days off a year (but, hey, that’s NYC for ya). She will be missed!

♥Love her

And, an entry about a girl’s night out wouldn’t be complete without an outfit mood board…

Donna Morgan Dress, 6pm.com, $107; Nine West Valenka Heels (bought on sale last summer… by the way, most comfortable heels I own) $69; J Crew Earrings, $68; J Crew Necklace $50; random Pink Satin Clutch; cute Forever21 hair clips, $1.50 (love this $)

Of this look, I currently own the beautiful Donna Morgan dress, and the Nine West Valenka Heels. I’m currently on the look for a clutch, jewelry and hair accessories (totally hitting up Forever 21 soon). While I absolutely adore these JCrew earrings and necklace, they are way out of this budget brides price range. Sunny MOH and I are headed to the outlets this weekend for some dress/accessory/bonding shopping day, so I’ll be on the lookout for these items.

I plan to wear this sweet Donna Morgan dress for our Rehearsal Dinner, which will be poolside at our Country Club (in-less I fall in love with something else while out shopping… but this dress is, most likely, the one I’ll be wearing). I plan to accessorize the dress differently, with possibly more gold tones in jewelry then the black, which I’ve accessorized with for the girl’s night out.

Do you plan to wear the same dress to multiple wedding events? Or will you be changing it up each time?

Also, do any of my lovely readers have some ideas for me, on how I can re-accessorize this dress for the rehearsal dinner?

♥Miss Gator