I’m Mrs. Morgan!

Josh and I are married!! Woohoo! I can hear the cheering from here 🙂 (and one or two slightly inappropiate comments *cough, Brad Christian, cough *) I don’t plan on rehashing every detail from the wedding but there a few things maybe not everyone knew. So here goes, my been-married-for-17-days-and-counting tips:

1) If possible, get married on national flip flop day

Ok, ok so it may not really be a tip but it was defnitely a happy convenience! All the girls got lunch at Tropical Smoothie (think filling lunch that has low potential for gastrointenstinal discomfort) and on national flip-flop day you get free smoothies. This especially works if you are wearing a tank top that says “Bride”. Conversely, Josh and the guys ate Big Daddy’s Pizza. Not a terrible decision but my dad either grossly underestimated the size of a Big Daddy or overestimated how many people were coming. At least the Ebeling boys were thrilled to get the leftovers!

My dad ordered 3 of these. No photoshop required.

2) Hire my team of bridesmaids.

Some people are just naturally super prepared. That was my group of bridesmaids (plus my mom). I don’t think I could have 6 women who were more ready for anything than this group. Need something random like an iron? Well of course Lis brought one! How about that hair that the stylist screwed up? Not a problem! Rhea brought her curling iron and Lora just happens to love doing hair and can do an updo just as good as a professional! Stressed out? Get Rachel or Lyla to drop a one liner and get you laughing. Seriously — best group of women EVER.

3) Buck tradition and do the pictures before the ceremony.

I really didn’t think I would be a bride with a bundle of nerves on her wedding day. I knew I was going to be excited but I hadn’t counted on that “oh wow, this is it. This is really happening. He is the only man for you for the rest of your life.” And none of it was really scary nerves like I had cold feet or something but it sort of all hit me on that day of how much of a big event it really was, how serious in a way. I was afraid I wasn’t going to remember anything and of course my stomach didn’t feel too great but all of that went away when I saw Josh. It was just him and I and the photographers and we got to share a moment alone.  Then we were able to do all our pictures before the ceremony with time to spare which meant that afterward we weren’t rushing trying to get to the reception for dinner. Plus, the entire bridal party got to hang out together beforehand it helped me relax so much that I felt like I had the chance to really enjoy everything. Overall, it meant that throughout the day we never felt rushed and we never had a ton of down time. It was like the perfect pacing to be able to take everything in.

One of our “first look” shots

4) Have fun!

Sounds dumb or cliche but it’s true! Josh and I knew from the beginning that we wanted to have a lot of fun at our wedding. That affected what music we picked and how we did certain things (like dancing out of the ceremony, having a full band, etc.) When people say to make your wedding what you want, they really mean it! Josh and I had so much fun because our wedding reflected US. Plus, when you’re having a good time everyone else can tell (at least I hope). Future posts on the honeymoon and married life!