WARNING: LOADS OF PICTURES AHEAD. Like seriously. It was so hard to pick a few...
Marriage is awesome. Marriage is a life-changer. And for me, marriage is a life-time commitment. That's huge.
But, I feel like it hasn't changed much for me. Other than the fact that I'm much more settled now and not so crazy busy with planning. It feels right. It feels safe. Marriage feels like home, familiar, normal. I love it!
I think a lot of my friends and family would like to see a glimpse of the beauty of my wedding day, though, so in the next few posts, I hope to give you a small glimpse of August 5, the big day.
J and I started dating February 2, 2016 and got engaged February 4, 2017. With our wedding being only six months away and me needing to focus on school, my summer ended up being very busy.
These are a few of our engagement pictures.
We got married in a small church close to my home town. Though I feared the weather would end up terrible, it was a gorgeous day. Getting ready with my friends, sisters and bridesmaids was so much fun. It helped me not to get too emotional.
I wore the hoopskirt my mom wore for her wedding. It was fun to tie in the past generation to this newly starting family.
I wore lots of pearls. They are so timeless and beautiful. And the pearl is one of my birthstones. The slippers I wore also because my mom wore slippers for her wedding. It feels special to do something the same way your mother did it many years before you...
Though J and I had seen each other the morning of the wedding, we stayed apart until the first look once we got to the church. This is when things seemed to really be getting real. I was marrying the man I love. And I couldn't wait.
Inspecting my dress... I had accidentally let it leak that my dress was champagne. But he still couldn't figure out if champagne was a fit (like, mermaid, sweetheart...champagne...? Makes sense, right?) or a color. This is him finding out..
It twirls! When I first started looking for a dress, I thought I wanted something with a lot less volume in the skirt, and DEFINITELY white. But when I tried on this dress I just couldn't take it off. It was like dress-up and I felt like a princess. I want to feel like a princess for J. He was my prince, so it only seemed fitting.
There was so much laughter on that day. That's one of my favorite and most vivid memories, because it lasted all day. I hope and pray it lasts a lifetime..
I will save the next part of the day for another post...
All of the photos in this post were taken by the immensely talented Elizabeth Michelle Photo.
Marriage is awesome. Marriage is a life-changer. And for me, marriage is a life-time commitment. That's huge.
But, I feel like it hasn't changed much for me. Other than the fact that I'm much more settled now and not so crazy busy with planning. It feels right. It feels safe. Marriage feels like home, familiar, normal. I love it!
I think a lot of my friends and family would like to see a glimpse of the beauty of my wedding day, though, so in the next few posts, I hope to give you a small glimpse of August 5, the big day.
J and I started dating February 2, 2016 and got engaged February 4, 2017. With our wedding being only six months away and me needing to focus on school, my summer ended up being very busy.
These are a few of our engagement pictures.
We got married in a small church close to my home town. Though I feared the weather would end up terrible, it was a gorgeous day. Getting ready with my friends, sisters and bridesmaids was so much fun. It helped me not to get too emotional.
I wore the hoopskirt my mom wore for her wedding. It was fun to tie in the past generation to this newly starting family.
I wore lots of pearls. They are so timeless and beautiful. And the pearl is one of my birthstones. The slippers I wore also because my mom wore slippers for her wedding. It feels special to do something the same way your mother did it many years before you...
Inspecting my dress... I had accidentally let it leak that my dress was champagne. But he still couldn't figure out if champagne was a fit (like, mermaid, sweetheart...champagne...? Makes sense, right?) or a color. This is him finding out..
It twirls! When I first started looking for a dress, I thought I wanted something with a lot less volume in the skirt, and DEFINITELY white. But when I tried on this dress I just couldn't take it off. It was like dress-up and I felt like a princess. I want to feel like a princess for J. He was my prince, so it only seemed fitting.
There was so much laughter on that day. That's one of my favorite and most vivid memories, because it lasted all day. I hope and pray it lasts a lifetime..
I will save the next part of the day for another post...
All of the photos in this post were taken by the immensely talented Elizabeth Michelle Photo.
