Newlyweds!

It's been a very long time since my last blog so I thought I would update you on what's been going on in our lives. June 25th my oldest brother Jason married an amazing girl that I am excited and proud to call my sister! It was a very small ceremony in her parents backyard with me as her maid of honor and our youngest brother Paul as Jason's best man. I still can't believe that my brother finally found the one after 30 years! haha just kidding, i'm sooo happy for them!

July was a very busy month for me between two of my bridal showers, my bachelorette party, a friend's wedding and my dress fittings, I put A LOT of miles on my poor car! Matt and I also got a puppy named Jett! He's a black lab and of course has tons of energy, he's a lot of work but he's worth it :).

I can't believe I get to say it now, but we've been married for 2 weeks now and we're enjoying every minute of it! It really doesn't feel any different than before but it feels great to be married to my best friend and the love of my life! Thinking back on our wedding day, I don't think it could've gone any smoother, I thought it turned out to be a perfect day! The day before our wedding the forecast called for a 50% chance of rain on saturday, and on our way to our outdoor wedding rehearsal it started pouring. As you can probably imagine I was one stressed out bride! But, as soon as we got to Elmwood Grotto, the rain stopped long enough for us to do our rehearsal and didn't start back up again until we were leaving! Overall the day before the wedding was probably the most stressful for me because there were a few bumps along the way, but it all turned out in the end. :)

I was shocked that I was actually able to get some sleep the night before our big day. It really helped that my brother Jason and his wife were staying down the hall from us in the hotel and he brought a beer over to help me sleep, hehe. The next morning I woke up still feeling a little groggy but soo ready for the day to begin! One of my closest friends commented that I seemed so calm and collected while we were getting ready, and I remember feeling so happy and relaxed as if I already knew somehow that everything was going to go well that day.

One of the memories that sticks out the most in my mind was when we were driving back to the hotel from the hair salon, I started listening to a voicemail I received from one of my best friends that wasn't going to make it to the wedding since she was in another wedding that weekend. Little did I know that as I was tearing up listening to her message, she was on her way to surprise me! I don't think that I will ever forget the moment when my maid of honor walked up to me approximately 20 minutes or so before the start of our ceremony to tell me she has a surprise for me, then here comes April Nauss, one of my best friends with her hair still done up from the wedding she was in the day before! I shed a couple tears earlier when Matt and I had seen each other for the first time, but as soon as I saw April, I just lost it. The entire time i've been planning our wedding i've known that she wasn't going to be able to be there that day, and I always had a little twinge of sadness, but her making the drive that day was probably one of the best gifts and one of the best memories of that day!

Another moment that sticks out was right before my bridesmaids started walking down the aisle, my personal attendant Holly whispered in my ear, "Just look at Matt." Boy am I glad she said that! As soon as my dad and I started walking down the aisle to meet my groom, I looked out at the crowd and started tearing up and I thought I was going to cry, then I focused in on Matt and then everything was fine. I would like to thank all of our attendants, our pastor, the band, and everyone for coming to help make our day soo special. We would also like to thank our parents for everything that they did for us, all the love and guidance over the years that has shaped us into the people we are now. I personally thought that our wedding day was perfect and everything went smoothly and that our reception was possibly the best reception I had ever been to. The Pat O' Show kept everything running smoothly and it didn't follow the traditional schedule but it was refreshing and I loved it! I'm just soo excited to receive the rest of our wedding pictures back and for our honeymoon to Cabo in about 6 weeks!

One last update for this post, I started taking some classes to add to my skill sets and build up my resume. It's going well so far and I love my professor! I'm just excited and ready to start my kitchen and bath design course next semester! Oh and i'm also having a ton of fun decorating our house with all the gifts we received from my bridal showers and the wedding!