Just Married

I'm baaaack!!

There is so much to write about, but I'm not about to cover all of it right now. Here's a peek at our wedding day.

The wedding was perfect, and it all worked out like everyone said it would. The day went by incredibly fast just like everyone said it would. I was SO nervous beforehand, and I don't even know why, but it was fine.

I cried when we gave our Thank-You's at the reception. Art cried during the ceremony AND during the reception. (I have never seen Art cry before).

I was too nervous/excited/squished into my dress to eat most of my meal. I predicted that one though, so I made sure I had a few bites of everything. I felt a little bad that every plate of mine went back almost full. Including the dessert. But everyone knows that brides don't eat a lot at the wedding, right?

Nothing started on time, just like everyone said it would. (or wouldn't). I made sure to take time and mingle during dinner, even if it pushed everything back. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gotten the chance to see people, and then what's the point of having them there?

Dancing was tons of fun, even if not a lot of people danced. I found out just how difficult is to dance in a wedding dress. I also found out how difficult it is to go to the bathroom while wearing a wedding dress. That's what bridesmaids are for. ;)

Art and I found out how awkward the First Dance is. Nobody ever talks about that. But it is awkward. There's just the two of you on that big dance floor, and everybody is watching you, and suddenly the song you picked seems really long, and you don't know where to look or what to say or how much to kiss, and you hope you don't stumble or step on each other's toes.... It wasn't awful, but it was a bit awkward.

I'm trying to pick a favorite part of the day, but I can't. I have a few favorites.

1. I was the first one up in our house that morning. That makes me happy, though I don't know why. It wasn't incredibly early either. But I had a couple of minutes to myself, being the only one awake. It was nice.

2. Me and my best friend and bridesmaid from Edmonton spent about an hour after breakfast tearing rose petals off of roses for the aisle, and for the flower girl. It was fun. Again, I don't know why. But I remember being incredibly relaxed, and I was very glad for that.

3. Walking into the church half an hour before the ceremony, and I didn't want anyone to see me, so my bridesmaids literally made everyone close their eyes/hide their faces. It was funny. Bridesmaids are the best.

4. My dad seeing me all dolled up for the first time, but my little niece was also in the room (all dolled up) so he went straight to her instead. I was upstaged by a baby. A very cute baby. It was funny.

5. Hearing from my dad that Art was just as nervous as I was.

6. Hearing from people that it was one of the most beautiful weddings they had ever been to, and how many of them loved our vows, and how much our wedding reflected our personalities. I really didn't expect people to say that, and it didn't really matter if they didn't, because it was the wedding we wanted, so we were happy. But the fact that everybody else really loved it makes it that much better.

7. Seeing my cousins go nuts on the dance floor. They were the life of the party. Thank you Justin and Caleb and Melanie!

8. After the dancing was over, my youth pastors and a bunch of other people who were there at the very end surrounded Art and me, and they prayed for us. That meant a lot.


Well, this blog ended up not being the quick recap that I thought it was going to be. I haven't even talked about the honeymoon yet! That will happen very soon, I promise. And there are pictures, but you'll have to be patient a little while longer.

Art is back at work today, like a good husband. So I should start cleaning, like a good wife. (Good thing I actually like cleaning!)