our wedding: the venue and ceremony.

today, i'm excited to share the photos from our ceremony and venue. but first, i have to say, thank you for all of your comments on my previous posts. i have been loving them. you are all so sweet and make me so happy! thank you.




ok, i'll go ahead and say it... the venue looked amazing. we lit hundreds of candles all over the barn, which made it feel so warm and romantic. we also scattered rose petals along the aisle, and decorated parts of the venue with bright blue and yellow tissue poms.



we decided to have a less traditional guest book, so we collected silly and vintage postcards, and invited our guests to write messages on them. the postcards are being mailed to us throughout our first year of marriage. (we've received a handful so far and love having even more to look forward to!)



our programs were designed and made by ellie of hello tenfold. aren't they gorgeous? :) there were four different designs and i assembled them with coordinating ribbon.


as pretty as they are, the part of the programs i am most proud of is that we included the following text to show our support of gay marriage:


"we feel so lucky to have found our life-partner in one another. today, as we make our commitment, we hold in our hearts hope for the day when everyone has the right to share in the joys of marriage."


since simon and i are wine lovers, our escort cards were made out of wine corks. we spent many nights making these babies, but it was so worth it! :)


our ceremony was led by a friend, and it was both hilarious and moving. here is simon waiting for me to walk down the aisle.



standing up there saying our vows was quite possibly the most fun i've had in my whole life. i was literally beaming, and couldn't stop staring into simon's beautiful green eyes.



we wrote our vows together and repeated the same set of promises. one of my favorite lines is:
"i will always believe in you, and in our marriage."



we both got a little teary, but for the most part, we just smiled the whole time.



and here we are... married!!

tomorrow will be the final set of wedding photos, from our reception! thanks, as always, for reading... it's been wonderful sharing all of these special moments with all of you. :)

hugs and kisses!

(all photos from & unlimited)