Finally.
On Saturday afternoon just past 2PM my dad walked me down the aisle at our church. We’ve walked together down that aisle many times before as gift bearers for offertory during mass, and once he even carried me down the aisle at a wedding. I was a flower girl for my aunt’s wedding – very young and scared of all the people watching me!
This time, I didn’t sit back down with him.
This time, I held flowers.
This time was the best time.
On Saturday, I sat down at the front of our church with Denis. When we walked our of the church together, we were married.
(and now I’m crying. Thank goodness I have my own office at work, however temporary it may be)
It’s going to take a few days to post the highlights of the best weekend of my life. Seriously, it was. I feel more secure, happier, and overall in a better place than ever before. Perhaps part of this is the elimination of the stress of all things wedding-planning-related. Maybe it’s the knowledge that now we can move on to the next exciting big things in life – a house, and children. But most of all, it’s just the happiness that we’ve committed our lives to each other. Forever.
Starting out, here are some pictures from Friday – decorating the hall, our rehearsal and the rehearsal dinner at a local winery. We ended the night at a local bar, Molly Blooms – the bar where Denis and I sat and talked (or tried to talk over the music) for hours about six years ago to celebrate a mutual friend’s birthday. It’s where we first really connected. I had *ahem* borrowed a (very) short skirt from Micaela because I knew he would be there – something that was definitely not my style at that time. I wanted to make sure he noticed me, and obviously it worked!
Aunt Rosie, Erica, Leah, Lauren, Aunt Louie
At the rehearsal
- At the winery for the rehearsal dinner
More to come soon…
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So happy for you Erica! Can’t wait to read more about your special day.
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I am looking forward to reading your thoughts from the day! Thanks for letting me be a part of it! Love you!
Congrats!! SO happy you had such a wonderful wedding and everything turned out perfect!!
wow! congratulations!
i love the dress you wore at the rehearsal, by the way!
Those (very) short skirts saw me through some good times too. I thought you were going to share the rest of that story! lol
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congrads can’t wait to see more of the pictures!
Congratulations!!! = D
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It’s always a relief after all the festivities are done. Now you can just enjoy each other. Congratulations!
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Congrats on your wedding. You’ll never forget this special day in your life. I wish you both the best that life has to offer:-)
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Thank you all!
brookem – I love that dress too! I splurged on it especially for the rehearsal.
Mic – umm, no :p