Sunday, November 1, 2009

Better late then never, right? We've been married for almost two months but I still want to write a post dedicated completely to the most amazing day of our lives.

After a short engagement, we were married September 12 at 7pm in Door County, WI. Our engagement was filled with many hours dedicated to planning and organizing our wedding day. While it was stressful at times (to say the least :) ), I can honestly say that we were blessed with the wedding of our dreams.

The weekend of our wedding was...chaotic. There was alot of work that needed to get done, but thankfully there were many hands on deck!


Setting up our reception tent the day before our wedding. We could not have had our wedding without the help of many family members and friends. We are so blessed!





After our rehearsal we had a fishboil down on the lake in our reception tent with our friends and family. What a beautiful night we were given!



yuuuummmm!!!



Wedding day!! Getting the finishing touches put on by my sister Mandy and my mom before I go see my groom. Since our ceremony was so late in they day and the reception was immediately following we decided to take pictures earlier. It also was fun to spend time with our bridal party and family!


The first time we saw each other on our wedding day! :)
I can't explain to you the butterflies and excitement I felt at this moment! It all of a sudden became so real...and I loved it!



Getting prayed for right before I walked down the aisle...definitely a holy moment.





The church during our ceremony. Everything was so beautiful, even more beautiful then I could have imagined!



The decorations in our reception tent...it was absolutely stunning! We ordered the flowers from Sam's Club and made all our centerpieces and bouquets ourselves. We were so pleased with the result!



Our cake which was absolutely perfect and delicious!!



Our sweetheart table!




The dance was a BLAST! I don't think the dance floor was ever empty at any point. It was basically a cousin dance party for the most part but there were definitely people of all ages out on the floor. What a celebration!



Our wedding was the most beautiful day of our life. From the tangible things like our flowers and decorations to the spirit of all those who celebrated with us and ultimately the reason for the day: the joining of our hearts, souls and lives with each other.

As I look through our pictures and think again about our wedding day one phrase resounds in my spirit: I am so blessed. God has been so good to Jason and I and so faithful to us. Our wedding was about Him and blessing His name and our lives will be a continuing outpouring of praise to Him.

We are so blessed.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

More to come!

I recently received a somewhat subtle request from my mom that I keep this better updated. Or really, updated at all. So, I'm definitely going to try and make this more of a priority in my life.


Here's to new posts, updates more then every six months and maybe even a few pictures! :) They will be arriving shortly.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Thoughts of a soon to be wife...

I'm really excited about this blog! I hope I can use it to communicate with people in my life who are close in spirit but tangibly far away. I also want to thoroughly document this new chapter in my life.

I feel like it was just days ago that I was engaged... oh how time flies. I believe the official count down to the wedding is 9 days. Things are so busy between a lot going on at work and obviously in my personal life. Much to do and the time clock is counting down. Although things have been busy I have had time to gather my thoughts and ponder this upcoming marriage. Here are a few things that I come back to again and again..

Am I old enough for this?! I can confidently say that my entire life I have anticipated the moment that I would emerge out of the back of a Church and start my walk down the aisle to my future husband. Fast forward 24 years and that moment is quickly approaching! There are so many times I pinch myself and think "wow, this is really happening!" It's not a dream anymore, this is my reality. I honestly cannot wait. I hope that I can calm my heart and truly live those few quick moments in slow motion.

How did I get so lucky?? I'm sure most soon-to-be brides feel this way, or at least I hope so! Jason has always been someone that I was attracted to, respected and admired but it seems like every day some new beautiful quality shows itself in him and once again, I'm astounded. I feel truly blessed to be marrying such an amazing man. I've met many people, but I am confident that I am marrying the cream of the crop! :)

It takes a village. You know the old saying "it takes a village to raise a child?" Well, wait till that child grows up and it's time to plan a wedding...then you'll truly see the village come out in full force! It's honestly been overwhelming the amount of support we have received from not only our family, but our friends. From the ladies that are lending us their tulle and Christmas lights to the multiple people that are bringing food and drinks to the rehearsal dinner and reception. From my mom and sisters who have spent countless hours lighting candles and blowing them out and creating the most gorgeous hair wreaths you can imagine for our flower girls to all the people that tell us they are praying for beautiful wedding weather...we are truly blessed. And that's just a quick summary of those who are helping in some way! There's no way we could do it without everyone's help and we feel so incredibly loved and grateful.

A wedding is not only the coming together of two individuals but the marriage of two families, two sets of friends, two communities. I think this has been so beautifully demonstrated the past few months during our wedding planning.

Well, probably should get some sleep....Lord knows I need it. :) Looking forward to sunny skies and a loooong weekend!