one year
A year ago today, Jason & I were married in an indoor park, which featured live trees and plants and a gorgeous waterfall.
This past weekend, Jason took me back to reminisce on our first year of marriage. There was another wedding getting ready for pictures. The waterfall area was blocked off and the wedding party milled about, one groomsmen in a wheelchair with a broken leg. The bridesmaids wore brown dresses, just like in our wedding, and the bridge and groom used pumpkins and fall decorations at their guest book table, just like we did.
After spotting the groom, Jason asked if we could go by the waterfall while their photographer was in the process of setting up, and assured him we’d leave as soon as he was ready. The groom said, sure, no problem, so we ducked under the barrier and stood just where we stood a year ago, him in his suit, me in my dress. We kissed each other and said, “I love you.” Another groomsman strolled by. We told him we were married there last year and asked him to take our picture. He did, gladly.
We then went out to dinner where we had our rehearsal dinner and came home and watched our wedding video with a bottle of champagne. It’s been a great year, and we’ve both learned a lot. We’ve laughed and fought and laughed some more. And it’s only going to get better from here.
Tonight’s our real anniversary, so we’re celebrating it our own special way: by eating the wedding cake we’ve saved in the freezer, watching the Vikings on Monday Night Football and eating some Buffalo Wild Wings.
Happy anniversary, baby. I love you.
What a lovely, romantic thing to do. Happy Anniversary!
Comment by LoriD — October 6, 2008 @ 10:08 am
Awww…you guys are so sweet! Happy Anniversary and may you have many, many more!
Comment by Shelly — October 6, 2008 @ 10:34 am
*sniff* Happy Anniversary! I LOVE fall weddings!
Comment by Nowheymama — October 6, 2008 @ 10:35 am
Shauna; thank you for the wonderful post. Saturday was perfect, reminiscing about our wedding, while watching another couple prepare the same way we did one year ago.
Just the same, I can’t wait for wings and football tonight. We’re so romantic!
Here’s to many more…
I love you.
JB
Comment by Jason — October 6, 2008 @ 10:45 am
Awwww! Happy Anniversary!
Comment by Saly — October 6, 2008 @ 11:48 am
CONGRATULATIONS, you two!!
god, i love your dress. and your flowers. jason looks so handsome!
what a neat place! i want an indoor park now
Comment by Alice — October 6, 2008 @ 11:49 am
What a great tradition! And yay for indoor parks with the Minnesota winter right around the corner.
Comment by My Buddy Mimi — October 6, 2008 @ 2:13 pm
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!
Wishing you many many years of growing old together while always staying young at heart. Keep that romance going strong.
Comment by Grimmie — October 6, 2008 @ 2:51 pm
How sweet! Happy anniversary!
Comment by nonsoccermom — October 6, 2008 @ 3:50 pm
Happy Anniversary! Ours is next Tuesday.
Comment by slynnro — October 6, 2008 @ 6:12 pm
Aww Happy Anniversary! What beautiful photos!
Comment by Christina — October 6, 2008 @ 7:37 pm
Congratulations, you guys! What a great idea to do on your first anniversary! And, an indoor park?? Very cool.
Comment by LA — October 6, 2008 @ 9:34 pm
I can’t believe it’s already been a year! It feels like you just got married. I always think of us as both being engaged bloggers and you just got married a bit before me. I don’t think I realized there was more than a year between our weddings.
Anyway, happy anniversary!
Comment by Jess — October 7, 2008 @ 8:27 am
All right, all right. You’re not dead to me anymore. Lovely.
Comment by Ellie — October 7, 2008 @ 9:14 am
Absolutely gorgeous pictures. And how awesome of you two to go back there on your one-year anniversary and snap a picture. You two are too cute.
Congratulations and here’s to many more years to come!
P.S. Mmmmmm….BWs (pronounced B-dubs…that’s what it was called back in the good ol’ MSU college days)
Comment by Me Today — October 7, 2008 @ 11:22 am
Happy Anniversary!!! May you have many more
Comment by Michelle — October 7, 2008 @ 12:52 pm
Happy Anniversary!! Yesterday was my husband’s and my fist anniversary as well. We went out and stuff, but I liked your idea of going back to the wedding site and then eating at the rehearsal restaurant. I can’t believe i didn’t think about watching the video. Anyway, I hope you guys have many many more!
Comment by Mary — October 7, 2008 @ 3:35 pm