Do you ever think about what kinds of choices you would make if you had to plan a wedding all over again (assuming you are married)? I am always looking at wedding pictures around the internet and thinking, Wow. If I could go back in time and re-plan my wedding, I would totally do this. I’ve always thought of my preferences as classic and timeless, but it’s very interesting how my tastes have changed in just 5(ish) years.

Not that I didn’t like my wedding plans, or that I regret anything we selected. I’m still very, very happy with all of the choices I made and how everything turned out. Wedding planning was not a fun process for me; I remember being so relieved once the wedding was over and done and we could actually just live normally. But in the end, I really did have the wedding of my dreams. It was beautiful! People still tell me how much they enjoyed it, which makes me happy. I wanted my wedding to be a PARTY: music, dancing, food, drinks, fun. It was all of that for me. And I still regard it as one of the best days of my life.

But if I were getting married right now, there are several things I would do differently:

… the photography. Our photographer did an amazing job, and we specifically chose him because his style was classic and he shot medium format FILM. We got fantastic photos. I still treasure those things very much, but times have changed, and I have a better perspective on wedding photography. Digital is so versatile now, and modern on-location photography is so available and affordable. (My BFF Tiffany is a good example – she is part of her own photography business now and does beautiful work! I would have been honored to ask her to shoot my wedding!)

… the dress. Gosh, I *loved* my dress. It was fluffy and beautiful and I felt like a princess. Even so, I think that I would chose something quite different now.

… the colors. Pink was SO me, and it still is. I am very confident that it was the only choice I could have made. But I often dream of beautiful yellows and lilacs and sage greens. Perhaps everybody wearing a different color.

… the time of year. September worked out well for us, and Heaven knows I love the fall, but if I could truly chose any month, I think I would pick April or May. A spring wedding!

Oh, but there are also many things that I would do all over again, exactly the same, not a thing changed:

… the flowers. My flowers were a combination of the classic colors (pearl pink and cream) and modern bouquets (the girls each carried 6 roses; mine included hydrangea). The florist did an amazing job and was one of the best parts of the planning.

… the location. Getting married in the oldest church in Nevada, which just happens to be the church my husband grew up in, was an amazing experience. And the reception location was perfect. I couldn’t have picked anything better.

… the music. I walked down the aisle to Canon in D because I picked that when I was nine years old (no joke!). A lot of people were very surprised by our “classic” choice. But I would do the same again.

… oh yeah, the guy. I think he’s a keeper.

What about you? What sort of wedding would you have in the now?