Three Beautiful Years

Today is our third anniversary!

A confession. I never ordered a wedding album. We purchased the hi-res images from our photographer but never did anything with them except frame a few around the house. It makes me so happy to look at our wedding pictures and think back on one of the happiest days of my life.

Another confession. I hated wedding planning. I honestly thought there was no way that the actual day of would be worth all of the hassle and headache that went into planning it. I was wrong. I wanted the day to go on forever. I have never felt so much joy and love in one place, at one time in my life.

Brandon and I were married in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (right outside of Charleston). We lived there for a year after college before Brandon went to law school and it was a dream come true to be able to go back and be married there. Charleston will forever be one of the specialist places on Earth for us.

So let’s get some use out of my wedding pictures and I’ll share the day with you the best way I know how, through a blog post!

The dress: Paloma Blanca

The makeup – Bobbi Brown. Done myself because I didn’t trust anyone else to do it.

My mother and my grandmother. THE two most important women in my life. They approved.

Six of my beautiful best friends. Cristen, Michelle, Meghan, April, Rachael and Becky.

Seven good looking guys. Brandon, Bob (dad), Reade (brother), Lee, Ryan, Drew and Josh.

Gale force winds on our big day but the sun was shining and it was beautiful. What more could we have asked for?

The cake.  Three layers. Vanilla with raspberry curd. Vanilla with chocolate mousse. Vanilla with buttercream. I was the bride who took a break from the reception to eat a piece of cake. Are you surprised!?

The flowers. I won’t even pretend to know what went into these. I am not flower-savvy. I just wanted brights.

The ceremony. Under a huge oak tree overlooking Charleston Harbor.

First kiss.

Married.

First dance. Kept it classic with Sinatra.

Sax on the floor. Best band ever.

Presenting my grandmother my bouquet.

We stayed glued to each others side on the dance floor all night.

And they lived happily ever after. I am so incredibly lucky to love and be loved so wholly.

Our wedding planner was Melanie Murphy of By Invitation Only and our photographer was Kim Graham.

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