7.12.2010
Married life.
So it's finally here. As of June 26, 2010, I am officially married. (Or maybe it's "official" now that we've gotten our marriage license in the mail). The wedding was beautiful! Here's a list of praises/great parts of the wedding that stand out to me:
1. We got married! :)
2. It was very hot, but IT DIDN'T RAIN!! (at least not until after the ceremony and pictures - apparently we were in a tornado watch during the ceremony and pics, which turned into a tornado warning during the receptiong...green sky, hail, pouring rain, and howling winds...the whole bit! Good times!
3. Lots of people whom we love were able to make it to the wedding. (People from all different parts of our lives - Sioux Center, Australia, BC, Iowa Falls/Eldora, Chicago, Iowa City - all of these places represent times where either Rachel or I spent some part of our lives.)
4. My lovely bride, Rachel, was radiant in her wedding dress!
5. We wrote our own vows and read them to each other.
6. I led the worship by playing guitar/singing, and Rachel signed alongside me. I love that we could worship together at our wedding in the ways that both of us worship the most naturally. :)
7. We had a lot of fun filling the vase with sand during our sand ceremony (so a little sand didn't make it in the vase...we'll show pictures later).
8. My sister, Becca, and Uncle Darrel were able to sing/play guitar during the sand ceremony. (They sounded AWESOME!)
9. My sister-in-law, Gabby, sang the song "Home" by Chantal Kreviazuk (or maybe someone else originally, but she has a good version of it) for our first dance as husband and wife.
10. Oh, yeah, and I guess it was fun that we were barefoot throughout it all! :) Thanks to all who made it and for the well-wishes from those who couldn't make it. Love you all!
11. Puerto Vallarta was the honeymoon spot and it was marvelous! Five days with the person you love more than any other human on earth with nothing to do but relax, ride rickety old school buses downtown, snorkel, ride a ferry to an island (twice!), eat lots of food, try some different drinks, eat at some fancy restuarants, and probably more that I'm forgetting...it was glorious! The only downside was that I left my phone down there...
Now we're trying to get our apartment in North Liberty put together. Rachel's up in Sioux Center taking some continuing education classes at Dordt, so I'm hoping to get some stuff done while she's gone. :) Moving in together sure makes for a lot of work and makes you realize how much stuff you really don't need. Yay for consigning and Goodwill! Photos to come soon!
1. We got married! :)
2. It was very hot, but IT DIDN'T RAIN!! (at least not until after the ceremony and pictures - apparently we were in a tornado watch during the ceremony and pics, which turned into a tornado warning during the receptiong...green sky, hail, pouring rain, and howling winds...the whole bit! Good times!
3. Lots of people whom we love were able to make it to the wedding. (People from all different parts of our lives - Sioux Center, Australia, BC, Iowa Falls/Eldora, Chicago, Iowa City - all of these places represent times where either Rachel or I spent some part of our lives.)
4. My lovely bride, Rachel, was radiant in her wedding dress!
5. We wrote our own vows and read them to each other.
6. I led the worship by playing guitar/singing, and Rachel signed alongside me. I love that we could worship together at our wedding in the ways that both of us worship the most naturally. :)
7. We had a lot of fun filling the vase with sand during our sand ceremony (so a little sand didn't make it in the vase...we'll show pictures later).
8. My sister, Becca, and Uncle Darrel were able to sing/play guitar during the sand ceremony. (They sounded AWESOME!)
9. My sister-in-law, Gabby, sang the song "Home" by Chantal Kreviazuk (or maybe someone else originally, but she has a good version of it) for our first dance as husband and wife.
10. Oh, yeah, and I guess it was fun that we were barefoot throughout it all! :) Thanks to all who made it and for the well-wishes from those who couldn't make it. Love you all!
11. Puerto Vallarta was the honeymoon spot and it was marvelous! Five days with the person you love more than any other human on earth with nothing to do but relax, ride rickety old school buses downtown, snorkel, ride a ferry to an island (twice!), eat lots of food, try some different drinks, eat at some fancy restuarants, and probably more that I'm forgetting...it was glorious! The only downside was that I left my phone down there...
Now we're trying to get our apartment in North Liberty put together. Rachel's up in Sioux Center taking some continuing education classes at Dordt, so I'm hoping to get some stuff done while she's gone. :) Moving in together sure makes for a lot of work and makes you realize how much stuff you really don't need. Yay for consigning and Goodwill! Photos to come soon!
