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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Wedding Wednesday: Getting Ready

AHH! I absolutely love all of our wedding photos. Iman managed to upload all 800 or so of them to Facebook. I was going to avoid that because of how long it took, but hey, that's why I have him right? To excitedly upload every photo to Facebook for our family and friends to see :)



I know I haven't talked much about the wedding day activities, but that was because I was waiting for this moment - the moment when I can provide pictures as well!!





My morning started early, with an 8:30am appointment to get my makeup done about 30 miles away.

My bridesmaids stayed asleep, and my little sister went with me. I was going to go alone because they
 wanted to sleep, but luckily she came or I would have had an absolute panic attack.



Things didn't go quite as planned while we were getting ready (but I'm okay with getting all of that out of the way before the actual ceremony). My makeup artist doubled as my florist and she was still setting up the flowers at the venue when I got to her salon.

I called my mom to let her know and found out that she wasn't finished with my dress yet. I made an executive decision to nix the top layer of the skirt if she needed to, but she ended up finishing all of it by noon! It was rush delivered to my room by my Ohio besties, arriving minutes before me.



While we waited, my little sis and I drove around my hometown and I showed her my high school where Iman and I met and where I used to live. (She isn't really related to me by blood.)

After makeup, we rushed back to the hotel to get my hair done and to get dressed. Things went smoothly from there!



Iman of course, had no problems getting ready and even had time to stop by our house and grab Warrior Queen bracelets for all of the groomsmen.








All photos from Holly Lynn Photography
Happy Wedding Wednesday!

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49 comments:

  1. Yvonne RhinehartJune 25, 2014 at 10:57 AM

    It's always something that goes wrong. Always! I forgot the bridesman's suit.

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  2. Betsy GettisJune 25, 2014 at 10:58 AM

    Getting ready for the wedding is such a special time! When my best friend got married in January, I loved getting to spend the morning laughing and getting excited with her!

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  3. AmberJune 25, 2014 at 11:03 AM

    I love wedding photos!

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  4. Amber DuffeyJune 25, 2014 at 11:33 AM

    BEAUTIFUL PICTURES!!!

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  5. Raewyn SmithJune 25, 2014 at 11:38 AM

    Thank you so much!!!! How have you been Amber?

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  6. Raewyn SmithJune 25, 2014 at 11:39 AM

    I would have loved to have that with my bridesmaids, I barely got to see them. I can't wait to be there for my best friends when they get married.

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  7. Mia MyrabevJune 25, 2014 at 12:43 PM

    You looked amazing and love the pictures x

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  8. Raewyn SmithJune 25, 2014 at 3:01 PM

    haha, actually no! The only text I personally read/sent that day was when Iman asked if his brothers could wear the roses. All other texts were read to me!

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  9. Raewyn SmithJune 25, 2014 at 3:01 PM

    Thank you so much!!!

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  10. Raewyn SmithJune 25, 2014 at 3:01 PM

    Yay!! thank you!!

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  11. Raewyn SmithJune 25, 2014 at 3:01 PM

    haha oh no! Did it end up working out? Yeah, all of my go wrong went wrong early and I felt totally calm about it!

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  12. Yvonne RhinehartJune 25, 2014 at 3:06 PM

    It was fine. My wedding planner drove to get the suit. It was only 15min away.

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  13. HimaJune 25, 2014 at 3:11 PM

    Ahhh love these photos and how amazing you look in all of them! Also, the warrior queen bracelets are perfect!

    xo, Hima

    Hima Hearts

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  14. Ruffled Paper - JessicaJune 25, 2014 at 3:12 PM

    Stunning photos! You all look great!

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  15. esther juleeJune 25, 2014 at 4:04 PM

    so beautiful! :) congrats girl!

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  16. Iris ZhouJune 25, 2014 at 4:08 PM

    Aww you look beautiful! And so does your wedding. :)

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  17. twolittlepigsdownunderJune 25, 2014 at 5:13 PM

    Wow, you look stunning! Looks like you had a lot of fun in the lead up to your wedding :) congratulations!

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  18. Krista KetterhagenJune 25, 2014 at 6:27 PM

    I love the gray dresses for your bridesmaids! Beautiful!!!

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  19. ChristenJune 25, 2014 at 7:17 PM

    I love your look for the wedding!

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  20. Logan CantrellJune 25, 2014 at 7:44 PM

    I love that the guys wore Warrior bracelets! Beautiful photos!

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  21. Ashley NicholasJune 25, 2014 at 10:32 PM

    Congratulations! You look so beautiful!

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  22. Jemma AndrewJune 25, 2014 at 11:20 PM

    You look amazing!

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  23. EllieJune 26, 2014 at 5:46 AM

    My favorite picture is the one of you in the chair getting ready. I know it's not like the typical favorite wedding picture but that picture shows how excited and just happy you are to be marrying the man of your dreams. Even though you had quite a bit of chaos it seems from the makeup/flowers/dress issues that I know if it was me, I would be a total wreck. The expression in that one picture shows that no matter what, you are ready to marry your man. Love it <3

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  24. Amber DuffeyJune 26, 2014 at 6:10 AM

    i am good!!! Trying to hold down the fort over here but loving it! How is married life?!?!

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  25. kaitleechJune 26, 2014 at 8:21 AM

    what a GORGEOUS bride!!!

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  26. Kristine FoleyJune 26, 2014 at 8:30 AM

    Love the touch of the bracelets! SO many things didn't go as smoothly on my wedding day morning either, but it was perfect in it's own way! Beautiful pics!

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  27. AmberlyJune 26, 2014 at 11:11 AM

    I love the bracelets! So you :)

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  28. RebekahJune 26, 2014 at 11:33 AM

    Great pictures, and love the bracelets!

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  29. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:33 PM

    thank you!!

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  30. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:34 PM

    Thanks so much!! :)

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  31. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:40 PM

    Thank you so much!!! And I'm glad you enjoyed yours even though things didn't go smoothly either!!

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  32. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:40 PM

    Thank you so much!

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  33. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:47 PM

    Wonderful! I'm trying to hold down the fort, too :P

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  34. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:48 PM

    aww Ellie!! Thank you so much! That is exactly how I felt that whole day! I was just ecstatic and calm and wonderful feeling. A lot of people keep telling me they love that picture and, the more I look at it the more I fall in love with it!

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  35. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:49 PM

    Thank you!!

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  36. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:49 PM

    Thank you so much!

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  37. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:49 PM

    Thank you!!!

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  38. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:51 PM

    thank you so much!!! That was my favorite touch :)

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  39. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:51 PM

    Thank you so much!!

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  40. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:52 PM

    Thank you so much!!!

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  41. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:52 PM

    aww, thank you so much!! It was a lot of fun

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  42. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:52 PM

    Thank you so much Iris!

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  43. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:52 PM

    Thank you so much Esther!!!

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  44. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:52 PM

    ahh thank you!!!!

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  45. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:53 PM

    Thank you so much Jessica!!

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  46. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:53 PM

    thank you so much!! I can't wait to share my wedding photo bloopers because they're RIDICULOUS :)

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  47. Raewyn SmithJune 26, 2014 at 5:53 PM

    oh perfect!

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  48. Jessica H.June 27, 2014 at 5:38 AM

    I love behind the scenes looks at weddings maybe even more than the ceremony itself! You can just sense all the excitement and love!

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  49. Raewyn SmithJune 27, 2014 at 11:45 AM

    aww, yess! I love it, too!! I can't wait to post our behind the scenes pictures :)

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