Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Three Years

Today is our leather anniversary!! There are only about 25 minutes left, but I thought I'd write a quick post. I thought it would be fun to try on my wedding dress today because it was beautiful, my dream dress and... sitting in a closet. That is not okay! I think it should be socially acceptable to wear your wedding dress whenever you want. Here are some pictures from my photo shoot! 

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I found a copy of my wedding vows in the left pocket while I was still relishing in the fact that my wedding dress had pockets. I expected that I had left them in the bridal dressing room at the church we got married in or that the cleaners took them out, but they were still in there! Apparently nobody could hear us talking on the altar because we didn't have microphones hooked up, so I'll share with everyone {three years later} what I told my groom. 
"Many people believe that the greatest part of love is living happily ever after, but looking back on the journey I've had so far with you, I've realized that the best part of love is when two people grow together in love and fight for love despite every obstacle and circumstance that tries to prevent it from existing or tells you that you don't deserve to have it. I've learned to look back on our story and cherish the moments that we fought for love when it didn't seem so close and for the times we clung to it when it was closer than close. I love the man that I have watched you become, and vow to fight everyday for what we have. I vow to fight for who you are and for who I am when I'm with you. I vow to fight for us. And I vow to fight with all my strength until the day that I die. Forever and always, from this day forward, with Christ and his church as my witness."


These past three years have been quite the adventure, but I couldn't imagine spending them with anybody else. I truly found the man of my dreams, and for those beautiful ladies still waiting... it's worth the wait. Trust that God has a plan for your life, and that it is worth waiting for! Oh how He loves to see His children delight in His good gifts!