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200 ppl, golf club banquet room, yellow was the theme, sept 18! fall is the best time of yr in MI (tho short)

We had two wedding ceremonies and receptions, on consecutive nights (Friday and Saturday nights). It was in Dallas, and Dh and I both had to fly in for our own weddings, since we'd just moved to NYC area 2 months before. I only got 2 days off work, since it was a brand new job. lol. Everyone kept asking if I was stressed (no wedding planner, we did everything ourselves), but I really wasn't.

I made the programs for both nights, the escort cards, the gold manzanita branch centerpieces, my inlaws made the favors for the first night, and my mom made the favors for the second night. We decorated the room ourselves---both nights! Our friends and family were a gigantic help.

We had about 120 people for each night, and on the first night we served indian and sri lankan food. On the second night, we had tex-mex--so everyone got to experience both of our culture's food. We had guests from Australia, UK, Switzerland, Canada, and all over the US---so many hadn't experienced either type of food before.

Since it's not a gold thread, I'll just post some of the details from each night. All the red/gold decor is our hindu wedding and all the white decor is our american wedding. Honestly...I loved our weddings.

Awww, I want to play too!

We had two ceremonies, one was the civil ceremony where my father (a Justice of the Peace) married us at our kitchen table. We had a Carvel ice cream cake and I was wearing my pajamas.

Our second ceremony was the wedding, we reaffirmed our vows with a Lutheran pastor at a French restaurant with 135 guests. I wore an ivory lace ML sheath dress with a taupe ribbon belt and my husband wore a taupe linen suit. I carried a bouquet of deep red lilies and black magic roses, we had no attendants but a sibling each did a reading in English and German.

Our invitations were done by Rebecca at The White Aisle (bless her) and they were ivory with a brown letterpressed lace design and text. I handdrew maps for both the invites and the programs. Our favors were simple, we did chocolate Swiss Army knives as a nod to my husband's birthplace and our future temporary home.

Most people were surprised when the Pastor announced that he was welcoming them to the marriage of the already married, we kept it quiet that we were already married and this was really a vow renewal. People love that my dad married us!

We were married in October, colours were orange and charocal gray with some white and silver mixed in. We got married at a ski lodge in the Gatineau hills and went for pictures at Mackenzie King Estate. We both had 4 people - I had a bridesmaid & DH had two groomswomen. We had about 65 people, mostly oot. We didn't have an open bar & nobody died (we did provide wine with dinner, of course). I wore a VERY short veil which fell off 3 seconds after the ceremony & my MoH wore it during dinner, my bridesman & my mom wore it the rest of the might.

We had a hand fasting ceremony incorporated, my mom walked me down the aisle, we had a sparkler send off & black lanterns as centrepieces. I DiYed an orange tissue paper flower napkin-ring for each place setting as well as our invitations and the Chinese take out containers for our candy bar (which doubled as favours).

we served a four course sit down dinner of butternut squash soup, salad, prime rib & creme brûlée. We served a late-night snack of poutine. Our cake was red velvet and chocolate. My brother & uncles played me down the aisle - all Irish songs like "when Irish eyes are smiling" and "Irish washerwoman". Then my brother and his girlfriend (who are actual professional DJs) provided the music for the dancing (which we did a LOT of).

All in all we spent just under 15k and if you know ottawa at all, that is AMAZING.

We got married in my parents community.
We were married in a non-denominational church that has a maximum capacity of 80 people. We had 79 including the photographers.

The reception was in the ballroom and bar of one of the club houses. It was the perfect size for our crowd.
Our colors were blue and orange.
I had my best friend as my MOH and my husband's best friend was his BM.
I bought the ties at Macy's, My MOH's dress came from the shop where I bought my dress.
The reception was 4 hours long, we had a sit down dinner with the option of crab cakes, filet mignon or chicken (one person chose chicken).
We had a DJ who I wouldn't use again.
It was the best wedding I could have asked for.

This is how I felt all day long (other than the one moment where I cursed out the florist but that is a story for another day...):

@LivsMama: I didn't know you were KellyV!

What a fun thread. You can see my wedding recaps on WB here: http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/daniellemybelle-got-married-recap-with-tons-of-pics. I was so young and skinny! I would have a totally different wedding now, but I loved it and it was one of the best days of our lives.

We ended up with a "destination" wedding just outside of Austin, Texas. (DH and I were living in Georgia and Texas is where I grew up, albeit, no where near Austin. I figured if people were going to fly in to come to our wedding, it might as well be somewhere they've always wanted to go! And Austin is usually one of those "I've always wanted to go" places.)

It was less than a 100 people, married outside next to an enormous, old oak tree. My DH's fraternity brother (who is a minister) officiated the ceremony. My biggest splurge was the 15 piece jazz band. Both singers were absolutely amazing and it took it from a party to a Party. (They were less expensive than the photographer!) Totally a bonus thanks to the intense Austin music scene.

I refused to choose colors, bought a mess of ranunculus and roses on-line, bought so much booze that our rental car was a rolling molotov cocktail, told my bridesmaids and bridesguy to "figure something out", bought my wedding dress off the internet and somehow the entire thing still managed to look "put together". I'm still amazed it turned out as storybook perfect as it did. Easily the best day of my life next to the day DH told me he loved me.

Did anyone else have to cut themselves off from the internet as the day got close? The insane "crafty, project" weddings did nothing for my self-esteem!

@rattles: So cool!! I absolutely love it. I almost didn't buy it out of spite (the antique store we rented it from jacked up the price when I inquired about buying them by $100). In the end I'm so glad I bought it!