Monday, June 2, 2014

It's About Freakin' Time! {We Tied the Knot}

On Friday, May 30th, 2014, I finally married my handsome love. While he was a cadet at the Air Force Academy, he wasn't allowed to have any dependents... and since he graduated on May 28th, we didn't waste much time!

I'll post all about his graduation parade, commissioning, and actual graduation later, but I wanted to show off some of the pictures people took from their phones during our ceremony and reception on Friday.

We won't get our official photos back until the end of the summer, but that's okay because we're leaving for a six week honeymoon VERY soon anyway! :)

The weather was NOT as nice as it had been all week, and that was kind of a bummer... but Mother Nature did her best to take care of us, and it didn't start raining until the ceremony was complete! We were able to dodge the weather for pictures as well, and everything fell into place.

Our guest book! We will add a photo from our wedding when we get them back and hang it in our house each time we move. It'll be a nice piece of stability wherever we go. It's BIG! 

My little brother walking me down the aisle... he looks so proud!

Our ceremony was a blast! We had so much to laugh about, and I was SO giggly! 

Seriously. Our officiant (and friend) made us laugh several times.

I had an AMAZING time during our ceremony!

We sealed up a bottle of wine that we made together along with love letters that we wrote to each other from separate places the night before our wedding. The plan is to open it on our five year anniversary, but if we have a big fight before then and need to remember why we got married, the box will always be there! 

I felt 100% triumphant as I slid that ring onto his finger!

You may now kiss your bride! (and he did... a few times!)

Feeling on top of the world as we walk away!

Happiest we've ever been!

I love this one because it's so candid. His tongue is out, and I'm smiling ear to ear!

Of course we had a saber arch! I can't wait to see the real photos from this moment! We had six AMAZING friends do this for us, and we couldn't be more thankful that they all agreed to. 

One of my coworkers and friends made all of these cupcakes for our guests... and a cake to cut on top for us! (And you can KIND OF see the groom's cake to the left... it had a Thunderbird (Air Force jet) on it, and Dan was so surprised.

Cutting the cake with the saber - such a fun moment! 

Three amazing friends and fellow wives of USAFA grads came to watch us get married... so here we are in year order showing off our rings! Danielle is married to a 2010 grad, Ellie to a 2011 grad, Lizzie to a 2013 grad, and me to a 2014 grad!

We made 120 bottles of wine ourselves to serve at our reception. They were a BIG hit! A friend of a friend designed the labels for us, and they are ADORABLE! I can't wait to share a better picture when we get them. 

This is the "Fab Five" from high school... the five of us ALWAYS hung out together and had a lot of fun eating Chinese food and making prank phone calls... and they came out from Washington, Kansas, Florida, and Missouri for my big day! Love them!
I sat on the Best Man's knee while my groom fished out my garter with his teeth... awkward but so much fun!

Dan called up the entire Air Force Academy Flying Team (the team he was a part of until he graduated), and they serenaded me Top Gun style with "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"... and it was SO MUCH FUN! A friend posted video of it already, and it's great. I'm so glad those guys (and gals) were able to make it! 

I feel AMAZING right now. Our wedding day was definitely the best day of my life, and I can't get over being called "wife", "bride", and "Mrs." - so fun!

15 comments:

  1. I'm so glad it turned out well! I can't wait to see the other pictures later this summer!

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  2. Ahhh congrats!! Love these pictures! You can just tell how much you love each other, so sweet!

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  3. Congrats!!!!!!! I love it all!!! I can't wait to see more pictures!!! (PS I wrote our wedding anniversary post a few days ago since we'll be out of town for it here soon and I included my top moments..of which were the Sword Arch and "You've Lost That Loving Feeling") Enjoy your honeymoon!!!

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  4. I'm so happy for you!! I hope your honeymoon is amazing! Welcome to official military wife life! My sister also had a huge picture & mat at their wedding and it's awesome.

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  5. I've been patiently waiting for this blog post! It looks like y'all had an amazing wedding. I love the "Top Gun" style serenade...that's just the icing on the cake! Congrats!!!!

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  6. Awww! I was smiling the entire time I read this! Still am. :p I am just so happy for you and Dan! You guys both look amazing and so happy. :) Your guestbook is awesome...love that frame. And you guys made 120 bottles of wine?!?! So cool!! So excited to see pics from your fun summer...you have so many exciting things to do!! Let me know if you guys are ever in Portland. :)

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  7. CONGRATS!!!! "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'?" LOVE IT.

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  8. Congratulations! And I'm so glad that the weather held out for the ceremony! Where are you guys going on your honeymoon? I hope you have a wonderful time!

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  9. Yay!! So excited for you! And a 6 week honeymoon- that's awesome!!

    XOXO
    Chelsea

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  10. Congrats! It was fun to see the pictures, but I'm excited to see your "real" wedding pics! :D

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  11. Congratulations!! Can't wait to see more pictures..that serenading looks too funny!
    -Marley
    http://www.afandlove.blogspot.com/

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  12. Congratulations!!! You look beautiful and it seemed like the perfect day! Welcome to military wife life! :)

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  13. Ahhhhhh!! This post makes me smile from ear to ear. I am so happy that I was able to be there for your special day, it seriously was such a blast. As I've told you probably a million times already, I am SO happy for you guys!! <3 <3 <3 My bestie is a wifey now!
    <3 you!

    Elizabeth Seis
    www.seis-matters.blogspot.com

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  14. Yay! Congrats again! And they say that rain on your wedding day is good luck. As a fellow bride on a thundering day, I think they just tell you this to make you feel better about the rain. However, I can tell that it should make for some awesome professional photos with those clouds in the background!

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