Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Wedding Recap: The Ceremony

The CEREMONY:

After spending the morning getting ready at our house, my girls, my parents, Dakota (My sister's boyfriend), and I all piled into the limousine and headed over to the church for our 3:00 ceremony. We arrived at about 2:50 so I had some time to wait in the limo. You can imagine, I was pretty much dying inside at this particular moment.
Dad helped me get out of the limo
 And I make my way into the church!!
I felt totally secret service style because at the church the entire entrance-way is glass doors. So if I just walked in everyone would have seen me, including Chris. So the limo drivers had my bridesmaids make a wall to block me so I could walk to the side and stay hidden. Not the best picture of me...but you get the idea, haha!
And then it began, and it's all just a bit blur to me! Chris' parents head down the aisle:
Our Bridal Party makes their way down the aisle:

 And finally, I head into the church
I was just keeping it together for most of the way down. I was definitely nervous, definitely taking really deep breaths to stay calm, and the second I reached the front of the church, a huge tear collected in the side of my right eye (I really don't know why it was just one eye) and I had to brush it away before we were seated. I kiss my parents..
Wiping away a tear...
And they take their seats next to Grandpa!


And the ceremony begins:
 Kerry does her reading perfectly
 And Ben does a pretty darn good job, too!!
 We steal glances at each other...
 Sisters <3
 Love this one:
 Beautiful Molly:
We exchange rings


We light the unity candle
 



And then we're done!! We're married!!!
K.Bufano
We headed out of the church, relieved, happy and ready to PARTAY! But not before a realllllllly long receiving line and taking photos with our Bridal Party!

Catch up:
We had our ceremony rehearsal at our Church
Chris gave his gifts to the groomsmen
Meet my dress
The Boys Get Ready 


** All Photos courtesy of Deja vu Studios  

12 comments:

Mom said...

Aww..what a beautiful couple! Nearly two years of planning and it's over in a flash. Well, not really just the wedding part. The reception is a whole different story! I guess it's true that it's not the destination it's the journey!

Jessica said...

Beautiful ceremony pictures! Your church looks so pretty, too!! :)

Heather said...

What a beautiful ceremony, Laura! Everything looks fantastic, and you and Chris look so happy!

It's A Love Story said...

I really love the girls green dresses! The ceremony looks beautiful did you have a full mass!

Unknown said...

So beautiful!! The church made an amazing back drop of course! And you looked lovely! As did your ladies!

Kerry said...

The pictures came out beautifully (I'm so glad they captured your second kiss)! It was such a lovely ceremony, full of personal touches. I can't wait to see the recap of the party!!!

eliz said...

wow I love your new blog layout!! :-) Can't wait to see more recaps!

Tiff For Tat said...

What a truly beautiful day it must have been! Great Recap!! I love how you and Chris were stealing glances at eachother :)

HiLLjO said...

OMG! I am like, dying over all your photos! Did you make that collage board? OH! it's fabulous!

steph c said...

Just beautiful! And mad props to you for not only being on time, but EARLY!! Not many brides can say that!

Anonymous said...

Oh my! You are just beautiful! Wow! I love the photos! I love the Secret Service wall! ha ha ha!

Nicole-Lynn said...

Everyone looked so nice! Love the color of the bridesmaids dresses, and you and your hubby looked so great!