We chose a long time family friend, Lynn Camp, to officiate for us. His countenance reminded me so much of Grandy's. The first thing he said to me as I arrived at the front was how beautiful I looked. This was one of Grandy's trademarks in the weddings he performed and in that moment I felt like Grandy was officiating us and not Lynn.
These were two of my favorite moments from the day... After all that Nana had been through I was so proud she was able to walk down the aisle and not have to be wheeled down in a wheelchair. She looked absolutely stunning. We had found Mom some shoes with a kitten heel because she wanted a heel to go with her dress. The dress was hemmed for the heel but on the day of the wedding she wore the heels for about 30 minutes and decided that was enough of that. She ended up walking down in blue and white target flats and carrying her dress up to her waist. However her gorgeous and happy smile made the mismatched shoes unnoticeable to anyone else.
I was walked down the aisle by my brothers. I was so grateful to have them both stand up to the challenge as we were all a little emotional about it.
I cried the whole way down overtaken with emotion by the people witnessing our union and my Groom's uncontrollable tears. He told me several times he never thought he would get married because he could never dream of someone as perfect as me for him. As we reached the front of the ceremony my mom stood to give me away.
I don't remember the words during the ceremony I just remember not being able to keep my eyes off of my beloved. He was so handsome and nervous and overtaken with emotion. We held hands as we repeated vows and it all seemed surreal.
I was so anxious for our kiss I leaned in for a second and it was perfect.
After our walk back up the aisle as husband and wife we couldn't contain our Joy and emotions and sought comfort in each other's arms as only soul mates can.
Our guests snacked on the most delicious homemade salsa and guacamole while we took family pictures. They moved throughout the outdoor patio and into an indoor lounge cocktail area where a bar was set up. Ryan and Darrah had worked to put together a slide show of Drew and I through the years for entertainment. I to this day have only seen glimpses of the slide show but loved what I saw while waiting for our entrance into the ballroom.
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