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Our Wedding: The Reception

foundation for the carolinas wedding

Hi, friends and happy Wednesday! And yes, it’s October and I’m still talking about my wedding. Is it so wrong that I don’t ever want wedding Wednesdays to end?! Today I’ll be sharing the details from the first part of our reception. The cake, the dancing, the decor. This post also gets me super excited for the wedding of one of my best friends and maid of honor happening this weekend. She is also getting married uptown (actually a block away from our venue) and I can’t wait to do this all over again with all of my best friends… except in a bridesmaid dress this time!

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After the jitters of the ceremony were over and the guests enjoyed some drinks at cocktail hour, it was time to get the party started. Our reception was an absolute BLAST! Intros were first up and it was so exciting to watch our parents and wedding party enter the room and then we danced in to “Danza Kuduro” by Don Omar. Does anyone else go into all-out dance mode when that song comes on?! We went right into our first dance to “Everything” by Michael Bublé and it was definitely one of the highlights of the day. You can read more about our first dance here.

foundation for the carolinas wedding
After the dance we welcomed our guests and then it was time to eat! I know many brides often forget to eat but I made it a priority. Now, I didn’t have a huge appetite because I was just so excited to talk to our guests (and let’s not forget how tight my dress was) but I did have a little bit of everything and it was so worth it! We had different stations including shrimp & grits, rosemary chicken skewers, beef tenderloin with horseradish sauce and lots more. The food was all SO good and our guests were talking about it for months! In my opinion, the food is one of the most important parts of the reception so whatever you do, don’t skimp on this part.
gold and white wedding cake wow factor cakes
foundation for the carolinas reception
We were just about finished making our rounds when it was suddenly time for the cake cutting. We had a simple gold & white 3-tier cake with two different flavors and it was amazing. My only regret was not getting another piece after our first bite but then again, I was too busy on the dance floor. Our top tier is currently in our fridge wrapped up super tight and I can’t wait to dig in on our anniversary!

wedding cake cutting

Next it was time for some awesome speeches from my MOH, Ryan’s best man, and my dad. We laughed and we cried and in that moment we just felt so loved as we were surrounded by our closest family and friends. It was truly such a special night!

maid of honor speech
After the speeches we moved into the parent dances. My father-daughter dance was to “My Girl” and Ryan and his mom danced to “Stand by Me.” We also chose to have an anniversary dance where all married couples started out dancing until the longest married couple was left standing which turned out to be Ryan’s aunt & uncle. And then… it was time to dance!! Check back next week for the last recap of our wedding, the #Sapelebration 🙂

    

Photography: CaptureMeCandid Photography | Cake: WOW Factor Cakes | Cake Topper: Better Off Wed
DJ: Split Second Sound | Wedding Dress: Ladies of Lineage | Venue: Foundation for the Carolinas
Linens: Party Time Rentals | Hair: Mirror Bomb | Makeup: Erin Ashley Makeup

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  19. Nikki @ makeupHER says

    Seriously looks like such a fun reception! How fun that you get to relive it (sort of) at our friends wedding! I love Danza Kuduro, we wanted to do that, but instead chose Bailando and it was perfect! Both songs are really upbeat and get you in the party mode which is exactly what we wanted! I loved our food and made sure to get some too, our guests are still talking to me about how good the food was!

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  21. Melissa Fitch says

    Absolutely gorgeous!! Looks like it was the perfect celebration! My dad and I danced to My Girl, too, just as we had my entire childhood. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

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