More Dance Lessons!

We are definitely getting down to the wire with our wedding countdown (only 7 more days!).

That means we have to perfect our first dance, which has been a fun challenge but also one of the aspects of the wedding that makes me nervous. Recite lasting promises of commitment to each other in front of 144 family and friends? No problem. Last on the dance floor for not even four minutes? Terrifying!

Despite the fear of falling on my face (I've never actually practiced our dance in the dress so it's entirely possible), we've managed to get at least "decent" at the choreography. So now it's just a matter of fixing our little mistakes. Don't look at my feet. Don't forget to smile. Keep a straight line with shoulders. Glide when I walk. It's like learning to be a princess! Which is kind of what a wedding should be, isn't it?

Here's some photos from a Thanksgiving practice (shout out to fiance's awesome sister for coming to help us on a holiday! And Please ignore the messy boxes and floor of the garage).

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Mani-Pedi Ready

The wedding is officially SEVEN days away. That means that in one week (give or take a few hours), I will be a "Mrs." Exciting! Scary! Both! But in order to keep the big day from being too scary, I just have to make sure I'm prepared. That means perfecting our first dance choreography ( see next post ) and taking care of any final items that need to be done before the wedding. That means finishing the favors, printing the programs, and nailing my wedding-day nails look. I wish I could take credit for my new French tips, but I don't know the first thing about nail polish. My fiance's mom treated me to a mani-pedi (the second one I've ever had in my life and my first one with gels!) at The Nail Shoppe LV in town. I'm ready for ring shots!

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Wedding Videos Part 2

Official video is here ! Well, the 5-minute trailer of our wedding day, which highlights quotes from speeches, big moments (The bouquet! The garter! The cake cutting!), all the wedding party, and lots of dancing. Especially the first dance--I am so happy to have so much of our choreographed first dance captured on film! The full video will be coming later, but this is the part I've really been waiting three months for: a cinema-style film that captures the essence of the day and can be easily viewed and shared online. This is the reason I chose Lighten Films as my videographer. After seeing what they could do for my sister-in-law's wedding , I had to have them for mine. So now, feel free to enjoy the end result of all the planning, all the friends and family coming together, and a perfect, beautiful highlight of our big wedding day: Stephanie + Jayson \\ Highlight Reel from Lighten Films - 702.266.6226 on Vimeo .

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