The day before the wedding is a hopefully a day of fun and pampering followed by an evening of rehearsing the wedding and thanking all that have helped you along the way. The plans (hopefully) are all set and this day is the first that as a bride, you get to enjoy the fruits of your labors. I definitely felt this way the day before my wedding. It began at a nail salon where the women closest to me and I were able to enjoy a little pre-wedding day pampering.
After the pampering, it was, of course, time for more food so we all enjoyed lunch at the pizzeria next door. As I remember, the food was very good and this was the last time we were all able to be together to enjoy some "free time" before everything really began.
After lunch some of us parted ways as there were errands to run and things to do before the rehearsal later that afternoon. As the bride, even though I had made lists upon lists, upon lists and time lines for the entire weekend, I still managed to forget the clothes I was planning to wear to that evening making me late to my own rehearsal. However it was either show up late or show up in the leggings and tank top I had been wearing that morning. It was important to me to look nice for my last meal as a single lady so I figured, they can't start without me! Ha! The rehearsal went perfectly with all my nit picky questions being answered and even though I was standing there at the altar with my future husband for some reason it seemed like a dream. It felt like we were practicing for a play or maybe someone else's wedding. It still didn't feel like this was all for me.
Then came time for the rehearsal dinner. We enjoyed a great meal at a restaurant I've been dining in since I was a little girl. I had at "breakfast for dinner" and ordered my favorite meal on the menu: Hash and Eggs. Hey, I was the bride and the bride gets to do whatever she wants especially the day before their wedding, right? Instead of a lot of fluff and extra money that can often go into the rehearsal dinner, we just wanted good food and a relaxed atmosphere to enjoy time with our family and wedding party. Since we are out of state, many of these events that might seem like a chore for most engaged couples were special times for us to spend with people we don't get to see as often as we'd like.
Although there were still some details to take care of before my last single sleep, I felt ready and excited for the next day. I was honestly still in disbelief that it was finally here but as I fell asleep in that hotel room with my girls, I felt confident that I was ready to give up my old life and move into my new life with my husband.
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BC15-8/13
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