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a year later…
[ one of my favorite pictures from the wedding. I always smile because we were laughing at the fact that I can't dance and our families had finally dragged me onto the little dance floor. I was more than a little embarrassed! hehe! photo by Kate Headley. ]
One year ago I said “I do” to the man who had won my heart before all our close friends and family. I remember how I had been treating it like any other Saturday, and had kept composed up until right before the ceremony: when my dad and I were standing outside the church sanctuary before I walked down the aisle. When we walked in, I couldn’t believe how sharp Sailor Husband looked in his Navy dress blues (or “Cracker Jacks” as their also known). How cold it was that day! I don’t think it got much above 34° that day as we scurried around with our photographer and tried not to freeze. The shyness I felt when our family convinced us to do just one dance together at the reception–I am an awful dancer with two left feet. hehe!
The admiration for my Sailor Husband I felt that day has not waxed or waned–it’s gotten stronger, as has our love for each other. It’s amazing how much can happen in one year; I look back and sometimes feel like a totally different person. Marriage has not only been sweet, but it’s had it’s harder parts too: the things that build character and force two people to become closer. It’s been an adventure and a wild ride, but I wouldn’t trade him for the world!
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wedding bells
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I can’t believe it’s almost been a year since Sailor Husband and I tied the knot! Some days it feels like we’ve been married for much longer (and I mean that in the nicest way), and the wedding a distant memory. hehe! So imagine my utter surprise when an editor from the Martha Stewart Weddings blog contacted me about featuring my wedding this month. I cannot tell you how excited and flattered I am (I swear it’s all Kate’s fault–her photography made our wedding look so good!). So if you want to (you don’t have to of course!), you might want to go take a peek over at the MS Weddings blog and the slideshow to see the feature on our wedding. It was a fun experience to remember many of the moments of that day (especially since our 1 year anniversary is a little over 2 months away). I feel so honored to have our wedding featured–I’m seriously jumping up and down here!
A big thanks to Kate Headley, Shira at MS Weddings and all the lovely friends and family members that pitched in to help make our wedding happen!
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wedding wonderment
I apologize beforehand for the length of this post… but breaking it up seemed rather awkward! There are lots of photos too, so be sure to click the “read more” link for the entire post!
Our wedding took place November 22, 2008, early afternoon amidst gorgeous late-November weather in a little town in western Northern Virginia. Aside from the cold (I just don’t do well with cold–which is why I’m so thankful I’ve moved south! lol), the wedding turned out far better than I had imagined! It was a blessing to be surrounded by our friends and family, to have a great photographer to document the event, and the generous girls and women from our church who volunteered their time and talents to help pull the day off!
If you remember my earlier posts about this, we had decided to go with a Japanese/retro theme. Something that we could do a lot of Asian elements in the decor, but also play some of our favorite old tunes, and still keep it simple and fun. The best part of the wedding? The fact that we not only made a lot of decorations and favors ourselves, but creatively sourced things and came way under budget. I don’t want to come off as bragging, but we did the wedding for $4,000 (thanks in large part to my mom who is very good at making a budget stretch!)! Which is amazing considering the average D.C. wedding is 8-10 times that figure. Plus, it turned out very us, which is what matters, right?
Here are a few highlights of the day:
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:: the time has come ::
“The time has come,” the Walrus said,
“To talk of many things:
Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax–
Of cabbages–and kings–
And why the sea is boiling hot–
And whether pigs have wings.”The time has come, my dear friends, to bid you farewell for a short spell! This weekend I’ll be standing next to the man I love, joined by our family and friends to celebrate our marriage. It’s still hard to believe that my life is about ready to take one of those “big plunges”… lol! Then I’ll be off to sunny Florida right after, with all our stuff (er… most of it being mine–eeek!) for the Big Move. Nesting and general domesticity are sure to follow, and by then I’ll hopefully be back online and able to show y’all some photos from the wedding!
I just want to say a big thank you to all the emails, advice, stories and tips you have shared with me since I announced L. and I were getting married! It’s been such a blessing to have a lovely group of friends who can offer help. Thank you all so much!
To all my fellow U.S. readers: wishing you an early, happy Thanksgiving! (I’ll be unpacking that day… lol!) See you all in a few weeks!
{ Photograph courtesy Kate Headley Photography from the photoshoot we did earlier this autumn. } post link
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:: knit-wit ::
After a month-and-a-half hiatus from knitting, I finally grabbed my sweater project and started working on it again last week. It’s nice to feel busy doing something non-wedding, and also see the sweater take shape! Currently, I’ve finished the front and back, and have started on one sleeve. It’s so exciting! lol.
I know it probably doesn’t look like much yet, but it’s fun to see it begin to actually look like a sweater. I have been pleasantly surprised how easy this has been to knit, having heard that vintage patterns are sometimes difficult or rather confusing to work with. There have been a few moments when I had to stop and think a bit about what the directions were saying, but that’s what photocopying the instructions so I can pencil in my version is for, right? Perhaps if I’m really quick, I’ll get this done before the wedding! Yeah right… lol!
This past weekend the women at my church threw a large wedding shower for me, which although wasn’t a complete surprise (I had told Mom she needed to tell me the date/time, otherwise I might unknowingly plan something for that day!), it was just far bigger than I had expected. Which nearly brought me to tears! It was so nice to have my friends there, celebrating with me, and gave me some time to socialize with people I hadn’t been able to catch up with in ages. And it felt very much like Christmas with all the gifts L. and I received! The joke now is that we may still be lacking bedroom furniture (not a huge, big deal: we’re getting it as soon as we move the rest of our stuff to the apartment), but we have a completely kitted-out kitchen!
I hope you all are having a lovely Monday!!!
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