Best Wedding Moments

Best Face: Ryan’s face when he saw me


Best Cute Kids: The Flower Princess and the Flame Bearer




Best Disguise: Leslie hiding the fact that her dress ripped all the way up the side BEFORE the ceremony – and taping and pining her dress together without me ever knowing (note: the only reason it ripped is because she was helping carry my very old, very precious veil - and I took off like a thief in the night while she ran after me with the veil - hence, the rip. Bridezilla!)


Best Disguise Runner-Up: Nivah and AJ hiding my burnt eyelid with make-up and prayers


Best Hair: AJ’s masterpiece


Best Rib Crushing Moment: The Zipping of the Dress


Best Aides: Karina Bissinger and Jen Pecinis




Best Friends: The women I love (who are all so beautiful!!)




Best Veil: Handmade by my grandmother, Eloise Wise, in 1975


Best Embarrassing Moment: Having to pee – and needing the assistance of both Nivah and Laura to do it

Best Wedding Thugs: Troy Vest and Sam Shifley


Best Food Moment: Nivah feeding me cheese cubes and pretzels (tastes like Combos…mmmmmmmmmmmmm)

Best Wedding Refreshment: Diet Coke


Best Parents: Mom and Dad



Best Parents Runner-Up: Dawn and Vern


Best Anxious Moment: Standing on the side of the house waiting for my turn to walk down the aisle




Best Patriot Moment/Awwww Moment: Dodger carrying a sparkler down the aisle



Best Moment Period: When Ryan was reading his vows to me and me to him



Best Ceremony Slip-Up: When Dad said “This is an emotional day for me since I’m the Bride of the Father”.


Best Ceremony Noise: When the train roared by

Best Tearful Moment for Everyone, Including Guests: When Dad started to cry


Best Music Moment: The Harp of Dreams


Best Fly-On-The-Wall Moment: Jen dreaming that someday she’ll get married too


Best Kiss


Best Shocking Moment for Guests: The Streamer Cannons



Best Cake:It had our wedding vows written on it, and photos of our parents at their weddings




Best Cake Topper Likeness: The Illingworths


Best Disguise Second Runner-Up: Vader


Best Song: MY KD Sisters singing to me



Best Moment with a Long Lost Friend: Englert


Best Friend: Robert Ryan Illingworth, the love of my life