Our Wedding Day―06.02.12―was the happiest day of our lives. I spent fifteen months dreaming & planning & hoping and then… it was here. The reality of the day exceeded our expectations beyond my wildest dreams. All of my blood, sweat, and tears paid off and then some. Planning our wedding was one of the most emotionally (and at times physically) exhausting things that I have ever done. There were moments when I truly wondered if we had made a mistake. (See: Should we have just eloped?) But then the day came and it was absolutely perfect. I felt like my heart would explode with joy, love, & gratitude.
It’s official: I am a wife!
We are patiently waiting for our photographs from our amazing photographers, but in the meantime I’ve take some screen caps from our video. Credit for these snaps goes to our awesome videographer David Allen of Uproar East Productions.
Look for lots more photographs, stories, and memories from the day soon.
Every Friday, I post my favourite links, posts, & resources from around the Web. Expect to learn, grow, & be inspired.
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“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” —Lao Tzu
1. The Rebel’s Manifesto: “1. Do the opposite of what you were taught in school.” This is just chock-full of superb advice.
4. Post Secret: If you are one of the ten people left on Earth that isn’t following Post Secret, then I suggest you start now. 😉 PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard. It is completely ad-free & gets updated every Sunday. It’s incredible.
5. A critical message about food. Yes, it is a bit lengthy, but worth every moment of your time.
Additionally, last week I watched Food, Inc. and to say that my perception about food is drastically altered would be a catastrophic understatement. Every single person living in the USA (perhaps others, too) must watch this film.
6. A happy mayor: “Not only is Mayor Hazel McCallionhappy of the City of Mississauga in Canada happy at work, she is also 88 years old, has been elected 11 times, has a 91% approval rating AND has kept her city debt-free.” Dear Heaven: Give me a fraction of this woman’s health, enthusiasm, and spirit! I’ll be set forever.
7. The Crushing Problem of Student Debt: Excellent post about the growing problem of student loan debt faced by so many Americans. This is an excellent follow-up to my two part series about my own financialjourney.
8. Overcoming Fear: I write about overcoming fear quite a bit here; but every now & then it is nice to hear someone else’s perspective on the subject. I really enjoyed this post about overcoming fear, particularly Jared’s personal story about where he allowed fear to take him in his own life.
10. Renegade Health Care Reform: Don’t worry, I haven’t gone all political on you! Just click it. I’m sure you’ll agree, no matter which side of the fence you’re standing on.
To all of my friends that celebrate Easter, may your Easter be filled with love & light. To all of my friends who do not, may your weekend be full of passion & grace. xo
and to say that my perception about food is drastically altered would be a catastrophic understatement. Every single person living in the USA (perhaps others, too) must watch this film.
More Congrats on such a lovely day, the pics are just great.
I am so happy for you guys! I wish you two many years of happiness. Hugs
Aww, congratulations! So happy for you 🙂
I’d love to see more, your dresses look incredibly amazing!
So sweet! Please write about it on A Practical Wedding.
Congrats!! 🙂