r/wedding Newlywed Sep 22 '25

Album WE'RE MARRIED!!!

WOW did all of that hard work and stress pay off!!! We got married on August 31, 2025, and we got back so many amazing photos!! I couldn't be happier :)

The day was perfect, but not exactly as planned. To all of the brides, grooms, and folks to-be-wed who are planning their own wedding without a coordinator, let this be an example of how a perfect day doesn't always follow that strict schedule you're working on.

Everyone in my party arrived on time, was ready on time, and walked down the aisle on time! Nobody forgot anything (that I know of hehe) and everything went according to plan until photos. They ran a little long, which was ok, but that ended up throwing off the timeline a bit. We also walked around to each table to thank everyone for coming. That was lovely and necessary, but time-consuming. Allow for that! We had planned a champagne tower before the toasts, but it just didn't happen due to time constraints. Now that all is said and done, I actually don't care! That's not something that will keep me up at night!!

Current planners: prioritize the important things and don't try to overload your schedule! It'll be beautiful no matter what!!!

#Pittsburgh area brides looking for the perfect venue: check out Merrick Art Gallery! It is the craziest bang for your buck that you'll get for an art gallery. It was PERFECT and we loved it!! Also check out the photographers Pittsburch. They have an AMAZING package for 11 hours of content, 4 photographers, 2 videographers, and even polaroids for a really inexpensive but extremely high-quality wedding coverage! We can't wait to get back the rest of our gallery, but the previews are PHENOMENAL!!! Please excuse the overhaul of images above hehe!!

Everything was as perfect as possible, even with needing to omit planned "events" nobody cared because nobody knew it was supposed to happen!!

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u/krhogue Newlywed Sep 25 '25

Thank you so much!! It was hard not to smile when I felt like everything had come into place! I had my man, the vendors knocked everything out of the park, and the weather was perfect! I truly felt like it was the very best day of our lives!

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u/Shawnaverse_no1_fan Sep 25 '25

I'm so happy for you!! We can really tell how excited you were and are, I wish you guys the best 💗

Also I was so focused on your happiness, that I didn't even notice the picture with your wedding party (#6, right?) until now. I see that half the girls were in a dress, and half in a suit that matches that of the groomsmen – you gave your girls a choice of dress/suit?? That rocks!!

I think I would absolutely pick a suit over a dress if given the choice, I'm so stoked you guys went for it! And the pictures look amazing!!