Previously on Eels…
Episode 1: The One Where We Kick Off Our Wedding Weekend

Episode 2: The One Where We Get Ready

Episode 3: The One with the Gifts

Episode 4: The One with the First Look

Episode 5: The One with the Bride and Groom Portraits

Episode 6: The One Where We Say “I Do”

Episode 7: The One with the Cocktail Hour

Episode 8: The One with the Reception
My favorite recap posts are ALWAYS the details posts. I love seeing the hard work of planning come to fruition in the little details that not all wedding guests may notice, but truly make the entire wedding picture complete.
Ceremony decor
Admittedly, the details of our wedding were a labor of love by our wonderful friends and family with a little help from me. We have amazing people in our life who volunteered to help us throughout wedding planning, which not only saved us money, but also helped turn my vision into reality. We could not have had the wedding we did without their help, so for that I am extremely grateful.
Wedding vision come alive

Wedding coordination was provided at a steep discount for us by Mr. Eel’s family friend. Our coordinator helped me with our rentals, day of set-up and coordination, our program, and much more.

Our favors were chocolate chip cookies baked by my mother-in-law. She also designed our favor boxes and offered us a number of options before we decided on the heart-topped box. She purchased all the supplies and cut the box design on her Cricut. All ...