Now for the festivities. This last post on about my wedding is some of the "tame" celebrating into the wee hours of the evening.

So this is the last post before the reception party pictures and video! Those get a little wild ya'll! ;-) Here we have our lovely family and bridal party shots. Every week when I go to post the wedding pics they just warm my heart. What a beautiful evening Ben and I had.

This was the best part of the wedding. The feeling I got when I walked out with my dads and saw all of our family and friends there to support our union was just incredible, even better, the feeling I got when we said our vows..... a deep, loving warmth rushed through me. A feeling I have never felt before.

We decided to do a private first look, just the two of us, in the garden before our ceremony. It was truly a magical moment.

So we have finally gotten all of our pictures back! There are so many so I figured I would take you all on a picture story of our big day in 5 parts. The morning of May 24, 2014....

In honor of my wedding day tomorrow, I wanted to share our love story. It's not a fairytale, it is real life and just perfect.

My best friend asked me to be her MOH this September and she is taking full advantage of my creative tendencies! For her small-town country wedding, I made her and her fiancé a burlap wall plaque with her new last name initial (K for Kaim) with a little inspiration from Pinterest. It was relatively easy to make and I have enough leftover materials to make many more burlap creations, including monogrammed corn hole bags for her outdoor game (stay tuned for those!)

I have styled many wedding and fashion shoots but this one is my favorite. I will saying I do where we shot on location. Can't wait to recreate some of these shots for my own bridal portraits with Yen Studios.

I finally got to experience my first bridal event, saying YES TO THE DRESS! There are so many designers, styles, fabrics, and options when shopping for a wedding gown. I was not prepared. In this post I will prep you for what you can expect... and NO, I will not be revealing my "white carpet" look.

Are you a bride that has come to the planning stage for your rehearsal dinner but find it so awkward to talk about with the in-laws? After all, it's not your money or family, YET, so you don't want to step on toes. This is a very common emotion for a bride, and as an experienced bride myself, I would love to give you a few tips on how to make this process easier for you and your new mother-in-law. And, ladies.... if you absolutely LOVE your future-in-law's plans for the dinner, stop reading now. Otherwise, you need to…

As a fellow lady going through the process of planning a wedding, I am so happy to have my fellow blogger Maddie by my side as she is the wedding photography guru! When it comes to photography for your wedding, you must make sure that you have the perfect photographer as all of them have different styles. So, what questions should be in your wedding photographer interview? Check out Maddie's 7 Questions Checklist.