Our officiant was already standing at the front of the room along with Mr. Coyote, Best Man M and Groomsman J. My little brother, also a groomsman, was escorting my mother down the aisle and would be joining the other dudes after the processional.
After we lined up the pre-ceremony music faded out and our processional music began. If you'll remember, Mr. Coyote and I put a lot of thought into our music choices. The second the music started up I was hit with a huge wave of emotion. This was really it. All those months (years!) of planning had finally culminated into this moment. I lost myself in the music as Mr. Coyote's parents made their way down the aisle.
I originally thought we would start the ceremony off with the Vitamin String Quartet's cover of "Angeles", but because I am incredibly indecisive I ended up downloading the entire Elliott Smith tribute album (which is amazing by the way) and chose "Say Yes" instead. It wasn't as upbeat and seemed to flow a bit better with our other music choices.
Mr. Coyote's parents were soon followed by my little bro and Momma Coyote:
(Funny side story: Our coordinator suggested that Brother Coyote give Momma Coyote a kiss on the cheek as he escorted her to her seat, but when Momma Coyote approached the front row she saw that my grandmother had already started crying and she instantly pulled away from Brother Coyote to comfort her. We unfortunately don't have photographic evidence, but you can clearly see in our wedding video that Brother Coyote leans in for a kiss and Momma Coyote turns away to sit with her mother. Brother Coyote is left shaking his head in disgust at her rejection. It was hilarious and we haven't quite let my mother live down leaving my little bro high and dry.)
"Say Yes" quickly faded and the Vitamin String Quartet's version of "1, 2, 3, 4" took its place, signaling the start of bridesmaids' processional.
Bridesmaid J
As each of my lovely ladies made their way down the aisle I felt myself becoming more and more nervous.
Bridesmaid D
I remember saying things like, "I can't believe this is happening" and "Is this real life?" while MOH A yelled that we needed a flask and Poppa Coyote whispered that we were going to have to hold each other up because we were both so nervous. It was pure chaos and yet totally exhilarating.
Bridesmaid C
Bees, I can't quite describe this feeling. My heart was pounding, my mouth felt dry as cotton and I was giggling with nervous laughter while trying to hold back tears. It was hard to believe that one person could feel so many things at one time, but there it was.
Bridesmaid P
And soon even my maids of honor had started their walk down the aisle. It was decided that the two ladies would walk together and because they are half-goofy and half-cute they chose to hold hands instead of just walking separately, side-by-side.
Maid of Honor D and Maid of Honor A
Suddenly just my father and me were left, holding each other up.
*All photos are by the fabulous Upstate Photographers unless otherwise noted.*
Miss a recap?
- I babble about being married and share our wedding video.
- We finish up some last-minute wedding tasks and pre-wedding jitters set in the day before the wedding.
- We practice getting married and then head to our rehearsal dinner where I shed my first tears of the weekend. We later wind down with our families back at the hotel.
- My bridesmaids get pretty and I get a special message from Mr. Coyote.
- I try to cope when things don’t go quite as planned, but thankfully I quickly bounce back and then it was time to become a bride. Meanwhile, Mr. Coyote was calm as a cucumber as he got ready with the dads and groomsmen.
- I finish getting ready and see an unexpected guest on my way to our first look.
- It was finally time to cross the street and meet my groom!
- We spend some time with our wedding party and then some time alone. Ceremony time was rapidly approaching.
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