Flashback: Anniversary Edition

Because we will be out of town this weekend, I decided to blog my one year wedding anniversary slightly early. Despite the fact that I was a total loon up until the moment I said "I Do", I earmark this day as the best day of my life. I hardly remember feeling so many emotions in one day. I remember crying over missing balloons, and yelling at the top of my lungs at the catering company (they mixed my order up with another wedding party). I nearly fainted at the rehearsal and sent my mother-in-law on a wild goose-chase for a large black umbrella a few hours before the wedding. I laughed until I cried when we caught a certain ring-bearer peeping through the window as the bridesmaids were dressing! And I felt like the most beautiful woman in the world as my mother helped me put on my wedding dress and veil. There are many things I don't remember about that day, but the one thing I will never forget is how loved I felt at that very moment. I am truely blessed.



Last year at this time, we were decorating this.

And making these...

Just when it seemed like everything was falling to pieces, these people came. And that definately made everything O.K.

Our first dance. Lovely photo. Very simple. Just like us.

This man is wonderful.

He has held me just like this my entire life.

I am lucky to call this man my grandfather. So very lucky.

Mmmm....very sweet!

And let's not forget about these people. You both are so much to both of us: family, friends, role-models, supporters, and the parents of our beautiful niece. We couldn't have done it without you... and we couldn't love you more!

A rainy day couldn't ruin my pictures! Mother Nature wasn't expecting the giant-mega- huge umbrella or my talented photographer!

Ahhh... the wedding cake! Very classy photo.

And that folks, is where class went out the window. I can still hear Mr. Willis saying, "No, don't do the smash!" Too bad I didn't listen! Because then, THIS HAPPENED!!!!

Not my prettiest picture ever. And for the record, I will always discourage the groom from shoveling a handful of cake up the bride's nose! I do not recall whether this cake was particularly tasty as I have no taste buds in my nose! [All has been forgiven but we no longer feed each other!]

And that's our wedding day! The craziest, funniest, and loveliest day of our lives!