13 years ago Monday...

[sugarplumkitty]

Eric pretended he had a craving for a sausage croissant on Monday so he could slip out and buy me a dozen red roses. I'd already told him he didn't need to, but when he didn't come back as quickly as usual I knew what he was up to. *swoon* I love him so much!

I posted a detailed account of our wedding a few years ago in this post. It was such a magical day. Everything that went wrong made it better. :)

We got married in a redwood cathedral. I always feel so connected to my higher power in the redwoods. The age of the mother tree of a redwood circle as large as this one meant it was alive and mature when Jesus walked the earth. In a redwood grove, I can feel the history the trees lived through and it fills me with awe more than any man-made building ever could. Happily, Eric agreed and we had a formal, traditional wedding in the wilds of a nature preserve. We had our reception in the attached picnic area. The grove is visible in the reception shot below.



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	Bride of Frankenstein Eric's favorite picture of me from that day!
	Coming down the hill to the grove Our ringbearer was my nephew Chris who was 10 years old and adorable in tails that matched Eric's tux.
	Listening to my cousin sing The Wedding Song We're slightly off center due to somebody's huge face that was on the right edge of the snapshot.
	Occasional showers kept the dust down It never rains in California in the summer. When it does rain, we rarely get thunderstorms. We had surprise thunderstorms rolling through.
	I love this picture of my sister. Eric's parents are visible on either side of her hat.
	In our going away outfits Eric chose a final song for us to sing while dressed like this... The Beatles' Revolution. I'm not sure why. lol

Comments

[sweet-byrd.livejournal.com]

Reading about your wedding was wonderful. It sounds so beautiful and happy, and very much a "you" kind of day. Thank you so much for sharing!

[sugarplumkitty.livejournal.com]

Thanks for reading all of that! LOL

[http://users.livejournal.com/_lindz/]

AHAHA love the hair! :P i love weddings so much.

[sugarplumkitty.livejournal.com]

lol SO does Eric! If I did that today, I'd have the required grey streaks up one side to make the picure more complete.

[kitfoxx.livejournal.com]

Eee hee! You two are obviously perfect for each other! (:

[sugarplumkitty.livejournal.com]

lol, there's no doubt about it!

[aikoheiwa.livejournal.com]

I love the going away outfits!

[sugarplumkitty.livejournal.com]

We loved them so much we wore them to pieces. This was mostly around the house. I can never get him out in shorts since those wore out, no matter how hot it is. Maybe it's due to the teasing he got about the dark shoes and socks.

[just-colleen.livejournal.com]

We've been married thirteen years, too. :)

[sugarplumkitty.livejournal.com]

Cool! :)

[honeyswtrose.livejournal.com]

LOL.. The hair picture was Great and so was the going away picture. Tie-dye.. :)

The wedding pictures are beautiful. and I loved your story :)

How sweet to run out and get you roses. You have a great guy

[sugarplumkitty.livejournal.com]

I do have a great guy! I think I'll keep him.

[angelsmum.livejournal.com]

Aw, happy anniversary guys! (^_^)

[sugarplumkitty.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[jenny-rambles.livejournal.com]

LOL - I love that last picture. :)

[sugarplumkitty.livejournal.com]

We love tie-dye! You couldn't tell, could you? LOL

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

aaaaaaaaaaw that was beautiful!
Congrats on your 13th anniversary Linda.

The first pic of you and your hair is funny. LOL**

It always hits me how different weddings are in your country. Seeing the bridesmades, the going-away-clothing. We don't know those stuff as you know them.
Bridesmades are a few kids here. Little kids (mostly 2) that walk in front of the couple that is getting married.
Going-away-clothing.. freshly married people never ride off right away from their wedding over here. They stay on the party until the last person and IF they go on a trip it's shortly after the marriage but never right away.

[sugarplumkitty.livejournal.com]

We were the last to leave. We couldn't bear to leave the party!