Wedding
Honeymoon
One year anniversary!! Ha Ha! Most of you were at my wedding but here it is because I love this kind of stuff. I'm going to find a family related one sometime so I can learn more about that area of your lives. :-)
1. Where/How did you meet? 2001 Jayne and Steve Barnett's house at small group but we didn't really become friends until later. He showed up before reporting to work in his flight uniform and I thought he was very handsome!
2. How long have you known each other? We have been friends for about 6 years.
3. How long after you met did you start dating? about 2 years, I was a meany who strung him along for 6 months before almost losing him and then running back to him... humbling story to this day.
4. How long did you date before you were engaged? 1 year, I was dyyyyyying for a proposal, I had expected it for months!!
5. How long was your engagement? 5 months, a great amount of time in my opinion
6. How long have you been married? 4 1/2 years
7. What is your anniversary? May 22nd
8. How many people came to your wedding reception? I think close to 250
9. What kind of cake did you serve? I have no idea :-) It was pretty and cheap, that's all I remember. :-)
10. Where was your wedding? Grace Fellowship Church
11. What did you serve for your meal? I remember garlic chicken and roasted potatoes, there was lots more, but I don't remember except that my parents and friends did it all and it was fantastic!!
12. How many people were in your wedding party? 12
13. Are you still friends with them all? One groomsman moved to FL so we don't see/hear of him much but otherwise yes, even if it's only a little.
14. Did your spouse cry during the ceremony? I think so, everyone else including Pastor Brad did so John probably did too. (considering he tears up at movies more than I do. :-)
15. Most special moment of your wedding day? Tough one! I loved the ride out to the Gautrauds (reception) when it was just the two of us going over all the fun moments of the ceremony. (Another one of those times like Melissa was talking about where all the rest of the world is just having a normal drive but the world seems to be standing still for us.)
16. Any funny moments? We forgot to blow out the "mom candles" after we lit ours so my mom told us she and Bonnie are still allowed to make decisions for us. :-)
17. Any big disasters? Nope, but I probably wouldn't have noticed or cared anyway.
18. Where did you go on your honeymoon? Mazatlan, Mexico (where we met a couple who were married the same day that we were, lived in Iowa and went to the same church John used to go to. They visited us for the WEBN fireworks the first two years we were married.
19. How long were you gone? 1 week.
20. If you could married again, would there be anything you would change? Even though our wedding was a very reasonable cost I still think I would have tried to cut a little more.
21. Greatest strength as a couple? We are totally opposite so I love learning from him, I guess I can't speak for him but I think he would agree. :-)
22. Greatest challenge as a couple? Not wanting to learn!
23. What did you dance your first dance to? Josh Groban, John picked it out. He said if I could have danced with Josh I would have done that too. :-) He's very wrong... but he does have a wonderful voice!!!
24. Describe your wedding dress: Ivory, very simple, beading across the top and inside the train (here is one area where I would spend less if I did it again, 450.00 for a dress, what was I thinking?It's still hanging in my closet, stained.)
25. What kind of flowers did you have at your wedding? I think white roses and purple Calla lilies
26. Are your wedding bands engraved? nope
27. How old were you when you got married? I was 23, he was 27
4 comments:
That's so fun. I was at your wedding and didn't know some of that stuff.
I don't know if I've ever told you this or not, but I remember realizing when John was totally in love with you. We were at the Brewsters for small group and I was standing in the kitchen with John and some other people. I caught movement out of the corner of my eye and glanced over at John as he raised him arm and took a drink of soda and at that exact same moment you came into the kitchen. The look he shot you over the can as he set it down was, like, electric. I remember turning my head to see who he was looking at and there you were...in your blond haired, blue eyed gorgeousness. In that moment I thought, "Whoa! I just felt that across the room...that guy's head over heels for her." This was before you guys were dating and I remember thinking, "I wonder if she's figured this out." Totally true story, Kris! I KNEW in that moment that he was a smitten kitten! I actually thought about that moment on your wedding day and was so happy for him. And you, my dear!
It's VERY funny to me that the one thing you'd try to change about your wedding was the cost. It's so... Krissy of you!! :o) We have the most inexpensive (and most gorgeous) weddings of anyone we know and STILL you'd try to do it cheaper. Love it.
Again: frugal is for wimps. We're cheap.
Kim, Thanks for sharing, that's precious. One of the things I love about John is how full of expression his blank stares can be! I probably did know I was causing that in the poor guy but I didn't realize yet how lucky I was to be on the receiving end of it. :-)
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