Happily Ever After
In March of 2006 I became a wife to the love of my life. We found each other across the ocean and began our happily ever after in an amazing ceremony attended by friends and family. The American contingency was well represented and as is American tradition, we held a “rehearsal dinner” after the rehearsal for the wedding on the night before the wedding. The Reverend marrying us had never seen so many people attend a rehearsal!
To get the Americans and English to mingle properly before “the big day”, we had a brilliant Chinese dinner at a local hotel. There was too much food and way too much wine. I ended up in tears far too many times, mostly due to stress but courtesy of some amazing friends, family and memories. My Dad and Mom presented everyone in attendance with Mardi Gras beads in the colours of our favourite American Football team, the Green Bay Packers. My husband-to-be, however, got a Harley-Davidson set of beads. I found this particularly amusing, as is evident by the picture above.
In the church photo session hubby decided to sweep me off my feet and show me just how much he loved me…I love these moments. They’re a bit fewer and far between now but he’s always brilliant at sweeping me off my feet.
In the moments that followed after we left the church as husband and wife on that cold, crisp day in March, hubby and I looked at each other and said, “WE DID IT!” It was a blissful moment that was OURS and OURS alone. Who would have imagined that a girl from the midwest of the United States could find the love of her life in an Englishman 4000 miles away? We did do it and we are living our happily ever after with our amazing daughter. Bliss…
Thank you Tara and Josie for another brilliant Gallery/Writing Workshop prompt…this week- EMOTION!
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How lovely you both look so happy xx
Beautiful!
I love this the emotion of love is so apparent in your eyes. Xx
Karin this is beautiful!
Your faces in those photographs are just priceless! Sheer joy and love and happiness written all over them
I’m so glad you got your happily ever after xx
Bliss indeed. Keep working at it and even 15 years down the line like me you will still find days and moments of sheer joy together
Awww that’s a lovely happy ever after! Great photos
That third picture is bloody brilliant!!! Lovely story – thanks for sharing x
Great post, gave me goosebumps!
Those photos are just lovely. Full of emotion.
Aww, how lovely! That last photo is just fantastic!
P.S. Boo, Green Bay! LOL
Brilliant photos, you both look like it is the happiest day of your lives
Jen
What brilliant photos, it sounds like a perfect day!
Happiness is…
Love the pic outside the church – says it all [grin]
I know I told you on Twitter but wanted to add it here, what a wonderful post, you look so happy in those pictures.
Thanks very much Kelly- I appreciate your comment. We were so happy on the day…and better yet, we still are!
Lovely post, you looked stunning in your wedding dress. I also had to go and live far away, to Sydney, to meet my English husband and move back to England
I love it and especially the last photo! I love how you look at each other and how you seem to be on exactly the same wave length. You seem so happy together, so here’s to eternal happiness xx