1.04.2011

carnivale - our wedding was featured in a magazine!

not too long ago matthew and i got a copy of the nebraska wedding magazine in the mail...and there it was page 224...a 2 page spread of our big day.  i was beyond excited to hear that our wedding had been nominated for a space in the magazine, but then when i found out we had actually won i was speechless (and hello...we all know that does not happen very often)!  they only print the magazine once a year so that means our faces will be in there all year long....i don't think these brides to be could get any luckier :)

so finally i had some time to scan the pages and i thought i would share them with you today.


page 1


the first picture on the top left shows an overhead view of the courtyard where we had our ceremony and reception...everything was outside.

the photo on the right was taken inside the state capitol...this was taken moments after matthew and i saw each other for the first time.

the bottom left is a picture of matthew and i during our first dance.  we started with the song stand by me and 40 seconds in surprised everyone with our own version of the evolution of dance.  our song choices were...billy jean, thriller, the twist, ymca, what is love, ice ice baby, can't touch this, big butts, cotton eyed joe, love shack, apache...then we ended with adam sandler's i want to grow old with you :)It was 6 full minutes of laughs...one of my favorite moments!

page 2


the top left picture was taken of me inside the hotel room just before matthew and i saw each other

the top middle picture is of the butterfly release.  during our ceremony matthew and i released one butterfly for each loved one that we had lost.  our harpist played wind beneath my wings as each butterfly was released. by far this is my fondest memory of our wedding.

top right picture is of matthew and i in downtown lincoln

middle image of all the guys during our reception - the other four tiny images are random pictures taken during our reception.  that book you see was the ring bearer "pillow" the rings were hidden inside a little compartment inside.  the blue mason jars were filled with unpopped popcorn and pinwheels made by myself with pretty paper.  and the last is a picture of our wedding cake made to look like a carousel (red velvet...our favorite)!

the two bottom left pictures are photos taken downtown with our wedding party...the old car was the perfect touch.  and don't you love the girls parasols?  They carried these vintage beauties instead of flowers :)

and that last picture in the middle is of the homemade apple pie (ice cream not pictured!) that each table got to enjoy after the carnival food dinner.
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i figure that is about all the details of our wedding you can take for one day.  soon we will receive the copyrights to our wedding images and hopefully we will get the video of our dance soon.  once those come to us i will share more :)

hope you are all having a wonderful day friends!  xoxo - lindsay

36 comments :

  1. All I can truly say to this is "wow."

    Wow to a beautiful location, fun idea for a wedding, and to looking amazing on your wedding day. Also wow that the weather cooperated so well for your wedding! I'm from Oklahoma, and there is absolutely no way it would have cooperated that much here! All the pictures I've seen of your wedding are absolutely beautiful, and I'm so glad you got featured in the magazine! Very very cool wedding!

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  2. Wow, your wedding was beautiful and so creative! Congratulations on the feature - what an honor...and an incredible keepsake to remember the day by!

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  3. what on earth!? you are a legit princess! i cant get over how gorgeous you are, it should be illegal!

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  5. That is amazing! Congrats on being a celebrity :) And your wedding was incredible, so unique!

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  6. I agree with Morgan. Your gorgeousness should be illegal. What a beautiful & memorable day for you. Of course the creativity was a thousand ways of awesome! ;)

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  7. eeps. this gets me all excited about my big day! ♥
    youre wedding was so creative and beautiful. i can't wait until mine finally all comes together for the big day.

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  8. your wedding looked like a fairytale...I LOVE your dress and your hubby's suit. XOXO

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  9. WOW that is awesome! You are like celebrities now haha

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  10. Hello celeb status! Lindsay you are absolutely BEAUTIFUL! and I love love love your husband's suit! After our wedding we got featured on a website, but in a magazine?! Fancy!!! :)

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  11. How exciting! Your wedding and the magazine spread are unique and gorgeous (however I'm not a bit surprised!)
    Cool!

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  12. Eeek! This is so exciting! Congratulations!

    Oh, and what a beautiful wedding.

    Much love,
    Hannie - Tea and Biscuits
    xoxo

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  13. OH MY GOSH. First, Lindsay you're seriously the sweetest, most awesome girl in the world. Second, you are GORGEOUS. You look like a princess. The dress is gorgeous as well and your wedding looked like it was so much fun! You definitely picked a great spot. Third, I'm beyond excited for you. I jumped a little bit when I saw this. Goodness, it's like a fairy tale wedding. Okay I'm going to spot now because I'll start to sound creepy if I keep saying how incredible this all is, but really girl, this is perfection.

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  14. Wow! You are so so so so gorgeous and such a sweet girl! What an honor! Your wedding looks like it was the most beautiful thing ever and to be kept forever in a published magazine?! That's so amazing! I love your hubs' suit and your dress is to die for! Thanks for sharing this with us!
    Have a beautiful day!

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  15. OH MY GOODNESS! Your wedding seems perfect espite the rain. haha. You look beautiful, the dress looks beautiful. I love the vintage look is my favorite. I want my wedding to be sort of like this in the future. Gorgeous. :)

    <3Chelsea Elizabeth

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  16. oh my gosh, that is amazing that your wedding was featured in a magazine! i loved seeing the pics and when i read about the butterfly release, well, that just kind of brought a little tear to my eye because it reminded me of my friend, but i think it's a nice touch. You and your husband look stunning. i'm sure it must have been the most beautiful day of your life. can't wait to see the video. you really should be like a wedding consultant because everything is perfect. i love the vintage feel. i'm so so so excited for you! :)

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  17. Um I am pretty sure this is the cutest most amazing wedding I have ever seen! I love the theme and all of the little details. I love your veil and head piece most of all! I kind of want to steal all of these ideas for my wedding!

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  18. very cool! congrats on the wedding AND the magazine!

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  19. My goodness! Your wedding was absolutely beautiful! I'm so glad that you were featured in a magazine, because it seems that you were definitely deserving of it! I've missed you on my little corner of the blogsphere, but I just got some amazing stationary today that is screaming to me to mail it to you right away!
    Xoxo!

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  20. your parasol, his suit jacket, the pinwheels, the butterfly release, the harpist, YOUR DRESS...oh my, heavenly wedding :) How neat (major understatement) that your big day was featured in a magazine!! And how fantastic will it be for your kids and grandkids to see <3

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  21. OMG, stumbled onto your blog and I am IN LOVE!! You are such a great writer. I love this post and ALL of the details about your wedding! How unique...perfectly you, I'm sure! How exciting to be in the magazine! You are a celebrity bride!

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  22. so, so many things about this post make my heart flutter with happiness. first of all, LOVE your layout and header. so fabulous and so YOU! and all your wedding details! i could listen to them forever. the sweetest thing (well they were all sweet...so hard to pick!) was the butterfly release. what a perfect moment and such a sweet song. i wish i had been more into the vintage flair when i got married! i was just dipping my toes in, but had i known what i know now, man alive...i LOVE your pictures, pretty lady!

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  23. OMG, what a beautiful bride you were! You two look amazing! As does everything else!

    Congratulations on being featured in such a great way!

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  24. Everything looks perfect! I mean like really perfect and you were a beautiful bride, like very beautiful! lol. I also think that the releasing of the butterflies for all the people you have lost is a beautiful gesture. I have lost some very important people in my life and I would like to find a way, one day, to honor them. Thanks for sharing your special day.

    AubrieAnne @ http://whosyoureditor.blogspot.com/

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  25. What a way to make it your own! And Congratulations on being featured! It will always be a fun way to remember the day.

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  26. holy wowza - that is gorgeous!!! the whole thing looks incredible!

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  27. Wow!! congratulations!! your wedding was soooo beautiful~ X3

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  28. Omg love love love everything!! Congrats on the spread, your amazing wedding certainly deserved it!

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  29. Holy sardines, Lindsay- I LOVE everything about your wedding that I have seen! You so deserve to be in every magazine ever invented (except for maybe sports magazines...and the dirty ones, of course! ha)

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  30. Soooo Beautiful! You two are THE MOST stunning couple! Your wedding looks absolutely fabulous...like magazine fabulous. Of COURSE! So exciting that you two were featured! Very Very Well Deserved!!

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  31. Speechless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!This is amaziiiiiiing!!!!!!!!!!!!You were such a BEAUTIFUL BRIDE my lovely Lindsayyyyyy!!!!!I am sooo happy for you!!!!!!!!Your wedding photos are peeeerfect and I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE VIDEO OF YOUR FIRST DANCE...XEXEXEXEXE!!!!!

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  32. Looks like you've had a magical day! And another magical moment seeing these photos in the magazine! :) You are such a beautiful couple!
    ♥ Mervi

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  33. Truly stunning. Your photos are amazing and you are gorgeous. What an awesome thing to have this featured. It truly captures the magic of your special day:)

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  34. i am in complete awe of your wedding... it was beautiful!! incredibly stunning and very whimsical.

    i think stressing out is normal for any wedding day :) there's so much that you've ben planning!
    but your wedding, you, your husbands tux, your cake... amazing!

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