Trevor and Wendy Fitch's first dance to "Unchained Melody"
Basically the day can be summed up in one word: magnificent. There were definitely some nerves about an hour before the ceremony. Wendy was so nervous right before she had to sit down in front of a fan, take her gloves off and play Taboo to get her mind off of the processional. The nerves subsided as the doors to the sanctuary opened and everything went very well (meaning no passing out or puking by either the bride or groom). When we walked into the reception, the Embassy Suites ballroom looked the way we thought it would. Everyone seemed to have a great time and we definitely consider it the best day of our lives. As you can imagine, everything about the day was perfect but there are SO many little details from the day we want to document so they are never forgotten. Hopefully our Top Ten Unforgettable Things About Our Wedding list will help:
10. Flower Girl Mackenzie told her mom, “today is the best day of her life,” and when Mackenzie’s brother and Ring Bearer, Jack, replied with “it’s the worst of mine.” Hilarious.
9. The personal attendants had to cut Wendy’s petticoat because it was too long and Wendy said, “make sure my mom does not see this.”
8. At the rehearsal the bridesmaids all showed up in red stretch gloves. Wendy’s nightmare came true! (Read the “They’re Baaaack” post). Then, Mackenzie showed up to the salon Saturday morning in red stretch gloves because she wanted to be like the big girls.
7. Piano Man. Twice.
6. Wendy’s mom is really anal about stickers. Hates them. She soaked the 40 red champagne flutes purchased for the head table for hours to get the stickers off. When we cut the cake and did our champagne toast there were stickers left on our flutes. I knew my mom would have passed out if she knew she forgot them!
5. About 10 minutes before it was time for Wendy to walk down the aisle, Ronnie pulled her aside and presented her with a Borsheim’s box. Inside was a beautiful diamond bracelet. She cried, he cried and behind them stood personal attendants Shannon, Lizzie and Denise, also crying.
4. We had a little hiccup with the music a few weeks before the wedding in that the church said they would not be able to have a piano and the singers would have to sing to an organ. We dealt with that for weeks and assumed Sun Dee and April would be singing to an organ. When we were standing at the altar, Sun Dee starts to sing to a piano and Trevor leans over and says, “where the hell did the piano come from?”
3. Standing at the altar was awesome. It was so surreal and a feeling we hope we never forget.
2. Trevor was mic’d for the video during the ceremony. While the bridesmaids were walking down the aisle, his heart was beating harder than it ever had been before, to the point that Trevor started to wonder if something was wrong with him. We are hopeful that the sound of his heart beating full throttle is on the video. The “WHAM-WHAM-WHAM” sound should provide a great soundtrack to the wedding.
1. The way we felt the entire day was absolutely amazing.
Since the wedding, we’ve been busy moving into our new home and getting it ready for the New Years party we hosted. Last week we painted three rooms and did many other projects around the house. We also celebrated Christmas as Newlyweds with each other and our families, and unfortunately we had a tragedy a few days before Christmas when the Hicks’ dog of 15 years, Lindsey, was put to sleep. It kind of put a damper on the excitement of the wedding and the holiday festivities but know it was a good decision. Now we’re starting to think about our honeymoon. We’re heading to LA on January 15th and are going on a 7-day cruise to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerta Vallarta. Hopefully you’ll hear from us again before our departure, but otherwise look for a post when we return. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all and those of you who celebrated our wedding weekend with us, thank you so much for everything. We were glad so many wonderful people could make it (not including the wedding crashers we had) and are fortunate to have such great friend and family.
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