Couple of Crumbs

I feel like I’m cheating with this one. It’s just too easy. I would have to say the month that I married my fabulous, kind, patient, generous, laidback, funny husband. After over a year of planning and just wanting the big day to show up already, we were able to finally call each other husband and wife.

We still can’t believe it.

I am a total perfectionist, and we both worked really hard to have a wedding that showcased who we are as a couple. After some craft fiascoes, minor drama, and a venue coordinator that I don’t think liked us very much, our wedding day was one of the best days we can remember and just the start of something even better. It was a day we spent completely surrounded by friends and family and I don’t remember feeling so happy in a long time. I managed to sleep a full eight hours the night before, I didn’t panic while we were getting ready, not even on the way to the venue. I remember how nervous I was before seeing my groom. I had kept my dress a secret, and while taking my favorite “first look” shots, we didn’t do much but lean in and touch foreheads. It didn’t make much of a photo but it was a calm, perfect moment for us.

Dancing with my parents, dancing with my friends (or trying to anyway), doing shots with old friends and my cousins. I could have done without my dad drinking too much at the end and maybe my father-in-law deciding he should give private tours of our suite (not kidding about that one). But all my friends in one place? It felt like prom all over again (and for the record, I loved prom).

To make things even better, we jetted off for a magical 2-week honeymoon. No work, no laptops, no distractions. Just him, me, the sun, and a lot of beer.

If I could suggest anything to anyone when it comes to wedding planning, go on a honeymoon right after your wedding. Don’t wait. Budget it out. You will NEED to get away. My brain was just about drowning and I’m not sure I was speaking English the day after it was all over. Jumping on a plane and getting away was just what we needed, after staying up and crying over who knows what and forgetting to eat because there is so much to do. While I wouldn’t want to relive a lot of the planning, I wish I could just do the wedding day one more time, and the honeymoon too, of course.

It’s been an amazing year, and I just feel so incredibly blessed in so many ways. (And I do not say the word “blessed” ever so this should tell you something.)