On the weekend after Labor Day we had our big wedding by Lake Michigan. It was SO MUCH FUN!
My favorite part was seeing our friends and family all in the same place, getting to know each other and having fun! It made me so happy! I think the magnitude of this might be hard to understand unless you know that these are folks we have known at different times in our lives, living in different places/states/contexts/countries/continents, and most didn't know each other before our wedding day. It was truly magical!
And to think that during the planning process I was daydreaming about skipping the whole shebang and going with a courthouse wedding only. Boy are we glad we didn't!
Quick husband+wife stroll on the beach during sunset. One of my favorite shots from the day.
You might remember how enamored I am with Lake Michigan. We really wanted to get married there, so we found the perfect spot with a private beach, AND the weather played nice - perfect, actually! It enabled us to stay outside on the deck all day and all night, taking in the beautiful views of the sunset (and later the moon) over Lake Michigan. This was the plan all along, but I didn't dare wish for it in case I jinxed it. Thank you universe!
It was a truly wonderful day, and I am so grateful that so many people were able to make it out there, just to celebrate with us. Thank you, thank you, thank you, to everybody who helped make it happen! Six brave souls even traveled all the way from Germany to Michigan, including my grandma who recently turned 80!
This post is getting long, so I will tell you about being married some other time. For now I will say it's AWESOME and leave it at that!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Beautiful picture!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mark!
DeleteIch freue mich so sehr für Dich, dass alles sooooo schön war, und bin traurig, dass ich nicht dabei war. Ich hoffe, dass es bald mal möglich ist, Dich zu sehen und Deinen Mann kennen zu lernen.
ReplyDeleteIch hoffe auch, dass wir uns bald mal wieder treffen koennen!
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