Wedding Recap {The Personal Attendant}

Word of advice to all you brides out there....make sure you have a kickass personal attendant. 

Robyn and I have been friends since college and I knew that there was no other person who could be my personal attendant. She knows me SO well, she knows what makes me happy or sad or angry and she somehow always knows exactly what to do to help my mood. On top of that she is organized, she cares about me, she is loyal, and she knows every one of our parents {super helpful during family photos}. 

I honestly don't know what I would have done without Robyn that day. She was beyond a ROCK STAR. 

It was Robyn's idea to meet the week of the wedding to go over all the details of the day. Because I work in printing, I was able to whip up a book of wedding day information for Robyn, my photographer, videographer and my mom. 

Side Note: I HIGHLY recommend doing this. I think it's super important that you (the Bride) are not the only person to know all of the day-of details! The book had vendor's phone numbers, families phone numbers, wedding party phone numbers, an itinerary, a list of venue addresses, and a list of must-take photos. It was a huge help!

Anyways, we met the week of the wedding and went over ALL the details so that she knew exactly how I wanted the day to go. The first thing Robyn did Saturday morning was take my cell phone. She fielded all phone calls and made sure that there was nothing to stress me. I literally didn't have to worry about a single thing! 

On top of making sure that I didn't receive any calls, complaints or questions she also came up with the most perfect way to tackle my biggest wedding day fear----crying the whole damn day. 

I was so nervous about being a blubbering mess the whole day and Robyn created the smartest, sweetest, most brilliant and most hilarious way to make sure that didn't happen. 

Enter: The Laugh Book

The first time I felt like I could lose it is when I put my dress on. Out of nowhere I have this book in my hands. Robyn talked to all of my bridesmaids and complied a hand-drawn book of all my funniest inside jokes, quotes and memories with all of my friends. 

She would only let me look at a few pages at a time...to make sure she had reserves for the rest of the day. 

It worked every time...in the elevator on my way to the First Look, before the ceremony....no fear....laugh book was there! Brilliant!

Some people think that being the personal attendant isn't as "important" as being a Bridesmaid, but I completely disagree. My entire wedding day went perfectly because I had complete and utter trust in one of my best friends. I knew she had my back no matter what happened that day. But more than that, Robyn got to be a part of one of the most incredible moments in my life. The wedding party was down the aisle and the doors closed. It was me, my dad and Robyn standing there...seconds before I was about to walk down the aisle. Something I had been dreaming of since I was a little girl. 

I wouldn't trade that moment with her for anything. And to top it off, she had saved the best Laugh Book picture for last....right before I walked down the aisle when I was nervous, emotional and about to completely let the tears fly Robyn opens that last page to reveal a picture of my ex-boyfriend crying tears of black. Funniest thing I'd ever seen. 

Moral of the story. Make sure you have an incredible friend by your side on your wedding day. 

All photographs by Sara Jayne Photography.