I'm so excited to share our special day with all of you here on the blog.
First of all a HUGE thank you to Amy Daring photography for not only capturing our special day beautifully, but for being my personal florist and helping me with so much of the leg work for the wedding. Also, a huge thank you to Who's the Fairest Cosmetic's for doing our makeup and making us girls feel so glam for the day!
Going through these photos takes me right back to that day and all of the beauty that accompanied our wedding day. It was relaxed, fun, filled with so much love, lots of laughter and wonderful memories for our precious family.
Our wedding was originally planned for March but when Ryan purchased our home we pushed it up.
My grandad (who knows me so well) tore the sweetest reminder out of a magazine and gave it to me the week before the wedding.
It read:
While there were so many more loved one's I wanted to share this day with, we were only able to have our parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles there with us- But there was something about just having our closest relatives there to witness our vows exchanged that made everything so special and intimate.
Ryan's dad was his best man. I love him so much and was so excited that he was the one standing beside Ryan.
My best friend Erika was my maid of honor. We are soul sisters, kindred spirits- whatever you want to call it, there's a level of friendship between us and our children that surpasses all understanding.
The four of us together really and truly is just too much for words.
We broke a few traditions with our wedding: one of them being Ryan and I seeing each other before we took our vows and the other being my sweet little man walking me down the aisle.
When Jude overheard me talking about my dad walking me down the aisle he immediately interjected and said he wanted to do it. *tears*
And so he did...
"Just because something is traditional is no reason to do it, of course."
- Lemony Snicket
Pastor Don surprised us with a special moment where he talked to the kids in a child-like manner about what our wedding day meant for us as a new family and how they were just as much a part of what was taking place that day as Ryan and I were. It was such a sweet and unforgettable part of our ceremony.
You can't see Jason really well in the back left corner but he plays music by ear and he's incredibly talented. He went above and beyond to arrange a mash up of the music to 'As Sure as the Sun' and 'Lost Boy' exactly the way I'd imagined it. He was truly a blessing to us in so many ways.
And so was Pastor Don. We are so thankful for him and all the ways he made our ceremony specific to us as a couple and our newly blended family. We couldn't imagine any one more perfect to marry us and pray God's best over our lives together.
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