Wedding day regret

I probably wrote about this topic once or twice on my blog, but it's always a good reminder, isn't it?

Before I explain, I left the reception as the happiest girl on this planet! But...

I went into my wedding reception just hoping it'd be over quickly. Over the years, I've heard so many brides saying how stressful it was and that they just wanted the night to be over with. I took that to heart and carried that same attitude over to both our LA & Washington reception. One of the things I was most worried about before the big day was having sound problems because everything was being done so last minute. The sound guy didn't start setting up until a couple hours before the reception, and we weren't prepared for such slow wifi... and just our luck, sound was crappy, microphones barely worked...our fault.

Another thing I was worried about was if too many people would show up... To be frank, I really didn't expect more than 200 people. People didn't RSVP... My parents didn't give out invitations to other people outside of our ward, but in the Korean world, word spreads fast. I remember when we started the reception and my wedding party was being introduced, there weren't a lot of people. We sat down at the head table and slowly, you see people walking in over and over again along the stage of the cultural hall. And it wouldn't stop. SO many people.. maybe 250+... came to the reception and my dumb attitude was... oh my goodness, why are there so many people?! I was worried that there wouldn't be enough food (Justin and I didn't even touch ours lol).. people didn't have places to sit... etc.

But that was my biggest regret. The constant worry and stress I put on myself when I should've just enjoyed one of the greatest days of my life. It was all done with a mostly sincere smile on my face, but looking back, I wish I appreciated the little things more as it was happening and not in retrospect. I am so grateful for all the hard work my parents put in to prevent me from doing as little work as possible. My reception was beautiful and I was in love with the flowers that our family friend did for us. Our groomsmen and bridesmaids did more than I could've asked for, and to this day, I still think Justin and I had the best decorated car haha

 Our sun roof will not be included for its inappropriateness heh 

But most of all.. we felt so much love throughout the whole day and I couldn't be more grateful for everyone's support. I think when Justin and I were on our way to the hotel, I said to him at least 5 times, "I felt so loved today..."

So while a lot of brides may say how stressful and busy it seemed... I would tell the next soon-to-be bride to enjoy every little thing about your reception. Even if it turns out to be a disaster, you'll look back on it and say it wasn't such a big deal after all. Isn't that how everything is with life?