The day before my wedding, a massive power outage happened throughout Southern California. At the hotel I stayed at, their power outage went out from 11:30 pm-4:30 am. All of my family and friends coming in from other states and local could not check-in because they did not have a backup check-in paperwork or printed confirmation. Plus, to top it off, the AC was not working, and I had no sleep. My hairstylist came to my hotel at 5 am, and luckily the electricity was back on. The whole night I couldn't sleep. I cried many times, wondering if we would have electricity the next day.

Everything started crazy, and it didn't end there because my dress fit big! That food poisoning the Monday before and lack of eating due to stress impacted my weight. I did what I could to hold my dress and my emotions together. I thought to myself, I hope things don't get worse throughout the day.

Luckily, after all of this, the day went smoothly for me. Minor bumps here and there. It was definitely a whirlwind from beginning to end, and I wish I could relive the day. I felt some emotions that I never thought I would feel. It was definitely an out-of-body experience. I couldn't imagine it was my wedding. I also had some little emotional times as I was sitting with my husband, and I oversaw my parents and sister. That's when it hit me that I will no longer live at their house and make a new life with my husband. Gosh, that moment took it over the top for me, but it felt so nice to feel that.

All brides and grooms will agree with wanting to relive that day, maybe the brides more than the groom. You won't see the minor issues. You will just want to have fun and enjoy this day. You will just be taking it all in. Don't stress the small stuff because you will only be the one that will notice. No one else knows how your day is planned out to be, but people will always have something to say.

People have to understand that every wedding will be different. People's styles, budgets, likes, and dislikes will be different. I had people make comments about not having an open bar at my wedding. Just because " so & so" had it doesn't mean I had to do it. This is when you just do not have to care and let it go.

I enjoyed my wedding and my honeymoon to Cancun and Italy. It's a once-in-a-lifetime thing (i hope, haha) that I will always remember with a lot of love and laughs. Now I look back and laugh at the bumps that day. So enjoy the process, the wedding day, and the honeymoon. Enjoy every little moment because it passes by in a flash. Enjoy our wedding video!