Have I told y’all about the time that I shoved cake in Nate’s face & it was totally socially appropriate? & then he licked it off my fingers even though we were in a Southern Baptist reception hall?! Scandalous!
But you know, the licking was okay. Because we were married & even if you’re Baptist, you’re totally allowed to lick your spouse. EVERYWHERE. Just not in reception halls.
July 8, 2006. The day that I manipulated trapped connived insisted was hot damn lucky enough that Nate met me at the end of a very long aisle. As you know, brevity is not my style & it’s a little daunting to write down your wedding day. I mean, it’s your WEDDING DAY. Where you stood before God, family, friends, & your other half & pledged your life to another person. Daunting does not even do it justice.
Especially when faced with someone that RIDICULOUSLY good looking & knowing that he was committing the same in return. & I kept thinking, “HURRY!” on the vows before Nate realized he was too good for me & ran.
Despite this, I was not nervous at all. I was so relaxed throughout the day, & almost drove my parents crazy at 5pm when I still hadn’t left the house for the church (we married at 7 pm). I shrugged & said, “Daddy, what are they going to do? Start without me?”
& despite dancing in the driveway for 30 minutes to scuff my shoes, I still worried I’d eat carpet while trying to ascend the stairs. But then the doors swung open…& I honestly don’t remember much past wanting to RUN to Nate, but Daddy holding my arm back.
Nate said he was thankful everyone stared at me, since he was bit his lip so hard he couldn’t tell if he was crying over me or his lip.
A huge dress. Music. Daddy stepping on my dress as he gave me away. A unity candle. Some prayers & readings from the Book of Ruth. & as our pastor pronounced us husband & wife, I jumped up & down & squealed. & as the entire congregation laughed, Nate pulled me in for the best kiss of my life, finally sealing the deal.
WE WERE MARRIED. Nothing else mattered. It did not matter that there was no champagne toast, or that the groomsmen forgot to decorate the getaway car. It did not matter that we barely ate, that the reception was FAR too short, or that I lost my necklace (somehow). Because we were together. MARRIED.
Happily, happily ever after.
Gorgeous! You, him, your dress…everything! Who made your dress? I love it!
Thank you!
oh, honey. David's Bridal. During one of their sales.
The veil, on the other hand…YEOW.
Love the dress!! Mine was also purchased at David's Bridal!
The pictures are adorable and the story too!
Love it!! I LURVE your dress. Probably in an unhealthy way since I'm already hitched. I also love your cake, I used fresh flowers on mine as well!
Carl (my hubs) got cake on my foreheard. It's quite possibly my favorite wedding picture.
Gorgeous! I love it!
Yay for wedding posts! You two are seriously the sweetest couple. This just got me even more excited for my wedding, just 5 more weeks!
Yay!! I can't wait for when WE leave in 23 days!! Woot woot!!
I love your dress by the way!!
Oh, Blair, you're gorgeous! Happy happily ever after!!!
Yay for B&N wedding pictures!!
Damn you are so HOT!
Okay I am a hopeless romantic and this brought a little tear to my eye. You two are so in love and it shows, Harrison and future sibs are so lucky
You are totally going to be the couple who kisses in front of their kids and hear "Ew, grody, get a room!". Love it!
lovin the sneak peak into the lives of blair and nate. I love stories like this, especially one with lots of visuals!!! Everything looked perfect, and it's heartwarming to see, sincere, true love. congratulations on your marriage and beautiful son.
I love love love this post!! Everything looked so wonderful! Since I don't have wedding pictures of my own (long story = crappy photographer), I love seeing other people's!
Lovely! I absolutely love wedding photos and you looked gorgeous dahling.
I'm actually not quite sure why I typed "dahling". That was really strange and random. Sentiment remains, you looked lovely.
Awwww, I love it. I had fresh flowers on mine, too!
Beautiful pictures, beautiful bride, beautiful post.
*sigh* Happy Friday, B!
That's the day I got married too. Perfect day!
So very sweet.
you looked down right amazingly gorgeous! the dress is flawless more so on you. and your hubs very debonair(sp?) and it looked so great. love it! love it love it! i love the dress … and the veil. the pics are great!
hard. to. read. thru. tears! you looked absolutely gorgeous! and nate is a total stud muffin! and oh, i just loved my wedding day too and we had those little snafoos too. like my bridesmaids forgetting to walk down the aisle with their bouquets! but nothing mattered. love this post!
I think it is almost tradition that your Daddy MUST step on your gown! It's like good luck or something
Beautiful wedding!
I love wedding stories, your's was great
AWWWWW – I too was totally calm, cool and collected on our wedding day, it didn't "hit me" until I was just about to walk down the aisle and then I had to fight back the tears.
Great post! I too wasn't anxious, just giddy and happy. Then one of my friends called to tell me that all of the groomsmen were going to be late to the church. Then I got all bridezilla for about 2 minutes (first and only time mind you). My grandma handed me a glass of champagne, which I downed in 10 seconds, and was back to my giddy self.
I love thinking back to my wedding day. It was one of the happiest days of my life, partly because I was so laid-back about it. I think I was able to enjoy it more.
Gorgeous dress by the way! And while you are always talking about how hot your hubby is, you looked stunning on your wedding day!
le’sigh <3
ah, I love a good sappy wedding story! LOOOOVE the dress!! A friend of mine is getting married in December and I am re-living my happy day through her. I wish I could get married everyday, so I could wear my dress everyday, eat yummy food and cake everyday, have all my family and friends in one room everyday… yea, you get the point… but it looked like a gorgeous wedding!
Oops, not sure if I posted in the right spot, but I think I had the same dress!
Great pictures! I LOVE wedding pictures.
So sweet! You are gorgeous…..very very gorgeous! I just love your dress! Congratulations Blair and Nate! I just love weddings…
Gorgeous to a fellow July 8, 2006 bride! Also, our sons were born only one day apart … small world.
Ahhh..Gorgeous Pics!! LOVE your dress, you both look amazing! And ohh so happy!
Also on a completely unrelated note, I just noticed that you and H. have bunny ears on in your header. Too cute.
You, Nate, your family, and everyone is gorgeous. Your hair, make-up and dress are fabulous. Love you!
Very sweet. You were a very beautiful bride, also! Our wedding anniversary is July 1, 2006…so we were married just a week before you were!
I'm pretty sure you and I have the same wedding dress.
I also tied the knot on 7/8/06. Great minds think alike!
Also, I LOLed that you said you were afraid you were going to "eat carpet" . . . because, you know, I'm 13.
Call me sappy or sentimental, but this got me tearing up a bit.