I do! It did not go as planned, at all... so I wish we had waited to save more $$ to spend on more reputable vendors.
DH and I have discussed possibly doing a small vow renewal someday.
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I wish I could relive it! I wouldn't change anything about it, I just wish I could experience it again...but without having to do all the planning.
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I wish I could do it again because it was so much fun the first time! Plus, I'd like to get to wear my dress again
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@IRunForFun: Yes to the experience, but I think our first go around was perfect. We really lucked out with our venue and our band.
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@Mrs. Pen: That sucks that the vendors weren't up to par.
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helllllll no lol. I loved planning our wedding, and I loved our wedding, but I am SO glad it is over. I'm glad we did it and I'm glad we never have to do it again
(stress, time, money, family drama, etc)
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I just want to relive it again...it was the most perfect, magical day!
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Our wedding was really perfect. I only wish I could go back and spend more time with my guests.
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Yes and no. Going to Vegas was a blast, but I wish our finances/family situations had allowed for our family to come celebrate with us. I suppose I wish I associated more positive things with the time surrounding my wedding, not so much that I'd want to redo it!
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@Mae: haha, that was my immediate reaction! I was very resentful for a long time about things that occurred at our wedding but I wouldn't want to redo it now.
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@Espion: We lost our reception venue the day before the wedding and last minute solution was having it in the grungy basement of the church where our ceremony was
And per church rules, we couldn't have a dance either.
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I wish I would have saved more money for a better photographer. I went with a low budget one and the pictures were okay, not my dream pictures at all. The wedding was perfect though!
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@swedishfish: I was actually pleased with our wedding over all. I mean some random things happened (wrong flowers, cake topper fell off and our heads popped off, etc) but nothing important. I just don't ever feel the need to do it again haha.
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Yes and no, I loved our wedding but I would kind of like to see how it could have played out with other ideas. We got married in January and a part of me wishes we had a summer/beach wedding.
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There were a few things I'd change but I wouldn't redo it entirely. For one, I'd have less people there! There were over 350 people at my wedding and it was not personal because of that. I didn't get to even greet each guest! For another, I'd hire a different dessert caterer. In addition to wedding cake, 350 cupcakes in 3 flavors (YUM!) and a gourmet s'mores bar, we had hired a caterer to bring in chocolate covered strawberries, 3 flavors of sorbet, and cheesecake. Somehow they got confused and brought lemon bars, brownies, and some other bar type cookies. It was very odd and disappointing!
We'd also probably change out a few of our wedding party.
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Nope. Like others have said--I had a great time, and it was a lot of fun, but I never ever ever want to relive the planning or the execution of the event.
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@coopsmama: One of my bridesmaids and I drifted apart. I want to mend the friendship but it's so hard now since we both have such different lives.
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I wish I wore a different dress, but I wouldn't redo the whole wedding over it.
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I just wish I could wear my dress again!!
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Nope! We were married just about 2.5 years ago so its still fresh and exciting in my mind. Things I may have wanted to do differently were entirely over the top and outside any imaginable budget I could ever come up with.
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Nope. I can't think of anything I would change.
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If change my bridal party and I know DH would change his best man, but it really was the perfect day. I guess of change my dress and not be pregnant too lol but those things don't bother me at the end of the day
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@Kimberlybee: That's kinda what I meant, too - just a gradual drifting apart! No huge blow up's or anything, thank goodness. DH has talked to one of his groomsmen ONCE since we got married...and only a few times to another one. One of the girls I chose was a last minute addition because my best friend couldn't make it and I wish I would have just left it be. I think we both wish we would have just had family up there with us.
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@Mrs. Pen: Whaaaaat?! I for real gasped out loud. Girl, you go to a beach on Maui and renew those vows exactly how you want to! I would have cried buckets.
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@Mrs. Pen: that's terrible!!
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@Mrs. Pen: That is awful!!
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The only thing I'd change is I would have paid to extend the reception a few hours!
Also we were so young and Wagon Sr. was so overwhelmed that our vows were just emotionless words. I'd like to do a vow renewal next year for our 10 year anniversary with just the two of us.
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@Espion: I totally did!! But I had to reign it in real fast for the rehearsal dinner so I didn't have time to really grieve the loss of my dream wedding. I just hate admitting that wedding was not the happiest or most magical day of my life.
I definitely want to make up for it someday!
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I'd probably have gone with the dress I fell in love with, instead of the second-best that I settled for.
And I would have remembered to bring the eight cheesecakes in my freezer. Because I gained about 15lbs eating forgotten reception cheesecake for the next 3 months.
And I would have grabbed some carrot cake before it was all eaten.
But it was fun! I'd do it again just to enjoy it again.
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Yes and no. I would eliminate any bridal party. And while I wouldn't change the day I had, it was completely amazing. I spent a small fortune and wish I would have put that towards our house instead. Wedding planning was insanely stressful and I think I would have been just as happy eloping.
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There was a HP(?) commercial that started off with parents popping in a DVD of their son eloping in Hawaii. Anyone remember that? I wanted that, but it was too difficult then.
I kind of still want that with LO as flowergirl.
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Nope. I still love our wedding. It was amazing.
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No way. I loved our wedding, loved planning it, and was very glad when it was over and I would never do it again. There were little things I would change-- silly things like I wish the bottom tier of our cake was red velvet instead of the middle, so there would have been more of it, but overall I loved it. Now I love going to weddings where I don't have to do anything but enjoy myself and look like I'm having fun/
@Mrs. Pen: That's awful! I hope you do get to do a wonderful vow renewal one day.
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@redsmarties: ahh that was the same with me. I fell in love with a dress outside my budget and even though I found a dress I loved, it definitely didn't compare to "the one". But it was 3k more than the dress I did buy
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@Mrs. Pen: Yeah...mine was a budget thing too. I know it doesn't seem like much, but the dress I wanted was $1200, and the one I bought was $550. That being said, our entire wedding budget was about $6000, so spending a huge chunk of that on a dress would have been a no go
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@Mrs. Pen: I did the same thing. My dream dress was like 5x my dress budget.
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Only that I got drunk! Everything else was great.
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I went through a phase when I wanted to do it all over again. I wouldn't necessarily change anything, but I wish I spent less time worrying about everyone else and more time just focusing on me. I had a big wedding and the host in me was so caught up worrying about whether or not my guests were happy and having a good time that the day sort of escaped me. There were several moments that were absolutely amazing, but for the most part it was a blur. That being said, now that it's been a few years I wouldn't want to do it again. I've realized that at the end of the day the only thing that truly matters is that I married my best friend (corny, but true). Your circumstances are a bit different though and in your case I wouldn't hesitate to go renew my vows on some romantic island. I'm sorry that happened.
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@Mrs. Pen: Same. I didn't buy my dream dress because if was too expensive. I picked one I liked but it never compared to "THE ONE"
My wedding day was meh. I wish I could redo it all.
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I got married pre-Pinterest and my wedding was one of the first I ever went to. That said, our wedding was a blast and was so special to us, I do wonder what it would have been like if I had even been inspired. AND I would have hired a day of coordinator cuz we had quite a few day of snafus.
I really want to renew our vows on the beach for our 10 year anniversary. We had a very religious Jewish ceremony so there were no English vows in the first place, so I think it would be really special.
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