Recap: Here's to the Happy Couple

The toasts after dinner were probably my favorite part of the evening. We have never felt such love coming from our friends and family at one time. It truly made everything we put into the wedding worth it.

Truth be told, I was nervous about the toasts. We had the idea to have a few people give the traditional toasts (father of the bride, best man, maid of honor, etc), and then open up the floor to anyone who wanted to say a few words. I thought we would hear crickets; that no one would want to get up and speak. Boy, were we wrong!

Friends got up, distant relatives got up, siblings got up, nieces and nephews got up. They all wanted to share some little tidbit or embarrassing (yet hilarious) story about us, give marriage advice, or just tell us that love us.

It was an amazing experience for us to see so many willing to get up in front of 100+ people and speak in the microphone. It was one of the best moments of the day, and one of the funniest!