Groundhog Day: Wedding

Our wedding portrait

Part 3 in the series asking the question: If you were forced to re-live a single day for the rest of your life, what day would you pick?

I know it’s going to sound trite, sappy, and maybe even a bit cliche, but if I had the chance, I’d totally marry Christy all over again. In a heartbeat.

Of course, there are things I’d do a little differently…

  • I wouldn’t panic when the mothers were late for their entrance. When this happened, I snuck to the back of the Sanctuary to see if I could figure out what was going on. Of course, I didn’t think that Christy would be just around the corner. From the look of some of the bridesmaids, I was within seconds of seeing her before I was supposed to. That, my friends, would have been a bad thing. A very, very bad thing.
  • I would have suggested that we let our Ring Bearer carry the rings down the aisle. At the last minute, it was decided that he shouldn’t carry the rings because it was too risky (he was quite young, after all). When he realized he didn’t have the rings, he threw down the pillow and drop-kicked it, refusing to walk down the aisle.
  • There were so many people at the reception and I really wanted to get to talk with them much more than I did. It kind of makes me wonder – why do we only have family reunions at weddings and funerals? Someone should do something about that.
  • I’d make sure I actually sat down and ate some of my Groom’s cake. I think I got to have one bite.
  • The song for Christy’s dance with her dad was supposed to be the IU Fight Song. But the DJ forgot to bring it. I would have had a backup recording because that would have been awesome.
  • Now that I’m thinking about it, I’d still keep the rings away from the Ring Bearer. That was just too classic of a moment!

Christy at our wedding

Of course, if I had to re-live that day every day, I’d miss out on Aiden and Alyson. That’s not a good thing.

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Howdy. I'm Matt. My wife, Christy, and I have four kids and two dogs, I'm passionate about orphan care. I'm a die-hard fan of the Evansville Aces, the Indiana Hoosiers, and Star Wars. I'm trying to live life by the Todd family motto: "It behooves us to live!"
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