After attending a friend's wedding yesterday, this whole getting married thing has begun to sink in. As I saw and witnessed the joining of this wonderful couple (Jon & Crystal) the water works started... and didn't stop! I held on to every moment of their ceremony. I made sure to pay attention to every detail because in 83 days, I'll be doing the same thing!
One of my favorite parts of weddings is when the bride is escorted down the aisle by her father. Not only do I love seeing the beautiful bride in her stunning white wedding dress, but more importantly, I look at the reaction of the groom. Jon's reaction to Crystal was exactly what I was waiting to see. He was grinning from ear to ear and you could see him trying to hold back the tears as he watched his beautiful bride to be walk down the aisle. Watching his reaction brought on my tears and even more came down as I watched Crystal crying tears of joy as she walked down the aisle. She was absolutely stunning and glowing! This moment brought on so many feelings that hadn't hit me before. It finally hit me that I'm getting married and that in less than three months I'll be walking down the aisle crying tears of joy! Ohmygoodness! I wasn't prepared for these emotions at all!
After seeing Jon's reaction to Crystal, I'm completely fine with our guests looking at Tyler before they do me. The reaction on his face will be priceless and be nothing but raw emotion! I've even asked the photographer to concentrate on his reaction as I come down the aisle. The way I see it is that I'll be walking down the aisle for probably half a minute, his first reaction only lasts a few seconds and then a smile will be stuck on his face the rest of the time :)
Next came the vows. I was touched by both of their vows to one another and was taking mental notes of what to include in my own vows. Getting Tyler to write his vows has been like pulling teeth, but I've realized that this is pretty normal. Crystal admitted to me that she didn't write her vows until a few day before the wedding! Maybe it's the perfectionist in me that pushed myself to have them done over six months before the wedding! However, I'm sure I'll be changing them the last few moments before our wedding. I'm actually adding to them as I write this.
And last but not least, being pronounced as husband and wife for the very first time. The only way I can describe this feeling (or what I think this would be like) is with this picture of Crystal. I'm pretty certain that I will have the same look on my face (beaming from ear to ear)! She was actually evening bouncing up and down as the past was pronouncing them :) Oh how I adore this bride!
Ahh how I love weddings!
Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Jon & Crystal Yoder!
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