MESSY MOMENT

“I would have let him shove cake in my face. I cared too much at the moment about my makeup and hair. But now I wish I let him shove the cake in my face.”

Angela Amundson, 25, Bellingham
Married Kyle Amundson on Sept. 8, 2007, in Bellingham

DEEP BREATHS

“The night before I was really stressed out and worried. I should have calmed down and listened to my mom. She said everything would be fine, but I was still stressing.”

Tara Bishop, 23, Lynden
Married Michael Bishop on Sept. 15, 2007, in Deming

THOUGHTFUL GIFTING

“I would have put a little more time in the gifts for the guests. I had a few ideas, like on M&M.com you can put your name and date on M&Ms but I didn’t put much time in it. The gifts were done at the last minute.”

Callie Kendon, 20, Lynden
Married Travis Kendon on July 28, 2007, in Lynden

TICKING CLOCK

“I would have given myself more time to get ready. You think you’ve given yourself enough time, but you just have no idea how fast the clock ticks on the day of. I would have taken all day to pamper myself more.”

Jamie Shannon, 30, Bellingham
Married Chris Shannon on Aug. 25, 2007, in Blaine

CULINARY STAFF

“I did my own catering, and I probably would have hired someone to help. I had a lot of members of the wedding party help, but they were busy refilling trays, not sitting down.”

Jessica Hamerski, 30, Bellingham
Married Eric Hamerski on Sept. 22, 2007, in Ferndale