Our Wedding: An ever-fix'ed mark

Bless, O Lord, this ring to be a sign of the vows by which this man and woman have bound themselves to each other; through Jesus Christ our Lord, amen.

I give you this ring, as a symbol of my vow, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you; in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

Guest Photo

Our Wedding: Clasping of hands, blending of hearts

The music changed to Vitamin String Quartet's "Smile That Way," Sam opened the doors, and it was time for my mom to walk me down the aisle.

Friends, we have come today at the invitation of Heather and Joshua to share in the joy of their wedding. This outward celebration we shall see and hear is an expression of the inner love and devotion they have in their hearts.


The Bible teaches us that God is love, and that love comes from God. From beginning to end, the Bible is a love story. There we read of God’s love for his people, of the love that send Christ to the cross, of redeeming love for the sinner, of abiding love for the redeemed.


God loved us, and created us to love others. Our lives find completion only as we love and are loved in return. Together, we can become what we could never be separately.

Pantone Fall 2011: Phlox - Wedding Inspiration

Wouldn't a fall wedding with purple touches in a rustic setting be lovely?

Earthy Leaves by Wedding Paper Divas

De Nueva Photography via A Practical Wedding

Sunday Simplicity #36

Millie Holloman Photography via Style Me Pretty

Pantone Fall 2011: Phlox - Wardrobe & Home

My favorite color is purple, so I was capable of going very overboard on this particular Pantone round-up.

LOFT Floral Print Bubble Hem blouse - I wore this for business day at work- it made me feel so professional and ladylike and goes well with gray or black pants.

American Eagle Dolman Cardigan

J. Crew Maisie Dress - my object of lust.

Vera Bradley's "Watercolor" is by far my favorite pattern this season.

OPI nail polish in Parlez-Vous OPI? via Daily Cookie

Pier1's Amethyst Glass Lamp

Pillows by VeeDubz and MiaandStitch on Etsy

Enjoy the purple!  There's even more on my Pinterest!

Our Wedding: Processional

Our ceremony began to the strains of "Butterfly's Day Out" from Yo-Yo Ma's Applachia Waltz.

Our minister, Mr. Spin, and Spin's dad (his best man) walked in 

together to take their place at the front of the ballroom.

Our Wedding: Prelude

Your soundtrack for reading this post:  the "prelude" playlist I created for our guests to listen to as they found their seats.  The theme for this list was classy Southern - traditional music with some modern bluegrass-inspired tunes thrown in.

As guests arrived at the War Memorial, they were invited to take a program, 

and could take a few minutes to sign our photo frame guestbook or leave us a wish...

Our Wedding: Bridal portraits

A.K.A. my most narcissistic post EVER.

Seeing myself as a bride for the first time.

My purple shoes got the most complements out of all of my bridal attire!  Purple has been my favorite color since I was eight years old and rocked a purple hat, Blossom-style.  I loved my shoes and they helped me feel like I was me and not some strange bride-girl.