Our wedding invitation is special and unique. My aunt Renee painted the border on a large scale, maybe 11X14, and then we took the painting to a print shop that turned it into an invitation format. It has always been very special to me. Every time I look at it, it reminds me of the wedding of course, but I also think of Renee and how kind it was of her to create such a beautiful memento.
Here we are practicing at the rehearsal. I loved that dress. I loved how I put those ribbons together for the bouquet. I loved how long I had grown my hair. Ironically, I spent a long time growing out my hair just to pull it back for the wedding. Goofy. I think I pulled it back because we chose JUNE for a wedding. June wedding + Houston = HOT! I think we look particularly young in this picture!
Here we had only been married less than 5 minutes.
Cutting our delicious cakes!
Changed and ready for our exit. I loved that dress too!
I can close my eyes and relive that day. I spent 9 months planning that wedding. Well, many many years planning it actually! My mom and I corresponded long distance since we lived in Lubbock, coordinating every minute aspect of it. The cakes, favors, clothing, food, schedule, decorations, flowers, and the honeymoon to Maine: everything about the event was perfect. I love the fact that we married young. I love that it felt perfectly comfortable and perfectly right. Life has taken us down many twisting paths since June 12, 1999. Thirteen years later, we celebrate our past and look forward to many more years together. Happy anniversary, Nick!
