January 3rd, 2015
Truly the greatest day of our lives.
So many people told me that my wedding day would come and go so quickly and quite frankly I dismissed their opinions; however, now I see the quickness that they spoke of. The week before our wedding seemed like the longest week of my life. We had so much left to do, but at the same time we had come such a long ways.
On the Sunday before our wedding Joseph and I had decided that each night that week we would spend time doing something that we did when we first started dating. One night we went to Koto's to eat. *Funny story - before we started dating Joe didn't like Japanese food. He didn't want anything to do with it. But in my family that was one of our more frequented restaurants so we introduced him to Japanese very quickly and now when we come home we HAVE to eat Japanese at least once per Joe's request.* The next day we went on a day date to Winston. We had wedding errands to run and this was something we did with our families when we first started dating so it seemed appropriate. Another night we spent at my house watching a movie in our computer room. This was the spot where we always hung out when we were at my house so it only seemed fitting that we travel back to the computer room movies.
The rest of the week was spent laughing about all the memories we have made over the past seven years and dreaming of all the memories we will make as we begin our new lives together. Our time together ended Thursday night when his groomsmen and my bridesmaids starting arriving in town.
Friday, during the day, Joe and his groomsmen spent the day playing paintball while my bridesmaids and I enjoyed a Bridal Luncheon hosted by some wonderful women.
After lunch I was able to spend sweet time with some of my bridesmaids, my mama, and my MIL as we decorated for the rehearsal dinner and wedding. The day quickly got away from us and that evening we found ourselves at the church rehearsing for what would be the greatest day of our lives.
After the rehearsal we went to the rehearsal dinner and shared time with our closest friends and family. It was a sweet time as we shared memories and many stories over the past seven years. The night ended with many laughs, a few tears, and one last goodbye kiss between the Mr. and Miss.
We said goodbye that night and went our separate ways. He had a bonfire with his friends and me and my friends went on a little adventure with my daddy.
On the eve of our wedding, I saw every single hour. I don't think I slept more than one hour at a time. It wasn't nerves, it was just pure excitement.
I woke up the next morning with one of my best friends by my side, we showered, ran errands, and headed to the church.
Most of my friends would tell you that I was in rare form that day. I was very quiet. I didn't talk much. I was just taking in all of the excitement and preparing myself for what was to come.
As the day quickly passed by I found myself spending my last few moments before I walked down the aisle with my daddy. Those are moments that I will never forget. We laughed, took some deep breaths, and of course we had to take a selfie right before the church doors opened.
After lunch I was able to spend sweet time with some of my bridesmaids, my mama, and my MIL as we decorated for the rehearsal dinner and wedding. The day quickly got away from us and that evening we found ourselves at the church rehearsing for what would be the greatest day of our lives.
After the rehearsal we went to the rehearsal dinner and shared time with our closest friends and family. It was a sweet time as we shared memories and many stories over the past seven years. The night ended with many laughs, a few tears, and one last goodbye kiss between the Mr. and Miss.
We said goodbye that night and went our separate ways. He had a bonfire with his friends and me and my friends went on a little adventure with my daddy.
(The best bridal party of them all)
On the eve of our wedding, I saw every single hour. I don't think I slept more than one hour at a time. It wasn't nerves, it was just pure excitement.
I woke up the next morning with one of my best friends by my side, we showered, ran errands, and headed to the church.
Most of my friends would tell you that I was in rare form that day. I was very quiet. I didn't talk much. I was just taking in all of the excitement and preparing myself for what was to come.
As the day quickly passed by I found myself spending my last few moments before I walked down the aisle with my daddy. Those are moments that I will never forget. We laughed, took some deep breaths, and of course we had to take a selfie right before the church doors opened.
The back doors of the church opened and it was then that I saw my future, waiting at the end of the aisle for me. With tears in my eyes and tears in his eyes it was the moment that we both had waited for for so many years.
From that point on, it was magical. There are no words that I could use to accurately describe my feelings or how perfect the rest of the evening was.
The pictures are a good indication of how much fun everyone had, so without further ado...
#PresentingTheParsons
From that point on, it was magical. There are no words that I could use to accurately describe my feelings or how perfect the rest of the evening was.
The pictures are a good indication of how much fun everyone had, so without further ado...
#PresentingTheParsons
(My beautiful cousins sang for us)
(And my other handsome cousin surprised us with a very special song)
And we danced and danced and danced until they had to kick us off of the dance floor...
We never really understood how magical our wedding day would be until we experienced it first hand. Everyone has told us that this would be the greatest day of our lives until we have children. So we will hold onto the memories of this day and continue to name it the "best day of our lives" until the Lord decides to bless us with babes! And if He is going by our schedule that won't be for a while :)
Joseph and I just want to take a moment to thank each and every person who shared in this day with us, from our family to our bridal party to our guests. This day would have never been as amazing as it was without each and every one of you. We are so very thankful for the companionship that we have in each of you and we are so excited to share the journey of the rest of our lives with you!
To my mama and daddy:
Thank you for the endless time and money that you sacrificed to give Joseph and I the day we truly dreamed about. There is no way I could put into words how deeply thankful I am for each of you, but know that my love is endless and I'm so thankful to have you both as parents. I love you!
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