Thank You!

Thank you seems so insignificant when I think of all the people who helped make our wedding the wonderful day that it was.  

Whether it was tying a pew bow, decorating the reception hall, shooting amazing photos, greeting people, cutting the cake, shooting video or just being there for us all day, we thank you and are humbled by your generosity and love that you have shown to us.

Wish we could've gotten pictures with you all :)

 

Wedding Party

 It was a great blessing to have some of our best friends stand up for us at our wedding.  

What an amazing group of friends who have encouraged us and challenged us to be better people.  

Thank you all for making our day perfect and for your continued love and support as we begin our married life, you are the best!

 

I am glad we have family and friends who know how to be serious as well as how to have some good fun. :)

Nathan was so good and patient through all the pictures.  Love this guy!

 

Our not so normal socks. ;)  (Nathan got cheated on this one :)

Cate also did a great job for the pictures, even in the chilly weather.

My youngest brother, and might I add, cutest. :)

the beginning

There are days in a person's life that they forever want to remember.

November 2nd was our day.

A wedding is something that takes planning, patience, and a mother. :)

I won't say that everything went absolutely perfect according to plan, 

but I will say that the day was beyond perfect.  I savored every moment 

and will never forget the way I felt when I walked down the aisle 

my hand entwined with my Dad's. 

I will never forget listening in the back to the song, In His Time.

When I was a young girl we would watch my parents' wedding video

 and I would think to myself,

Someday, when I get married I will have this song sung..

Little did I know how fitting the song would be or the passage from which it came.

I claimed that verse when I saw friends go off and teach or when I watched classmates

get married.  I looked around and would wonder,

Maybe I am to remain at my home and serve in my church, unmarried.

And then God would remind me of the passage in Ecclesiastes,

He hath made everything beautiful in HIS time.

 Marrying Jack was not something I could have ever imagined, thought up, or planned for.

It was clearly God who brought us together.

If you have not read our story, you can read

both mine and Jack's side.

Listening to the soloist sing just reminded that God had made everything beautiful

in HIS timing.

{Chellberg Farm:  First Look}

Making traditions

Jack and I had so much fun on Black Friday...

Not doing what most Americans do but instead,

sleeping in, eating brunch, and putting up our tree.  :)

We would like to make one ornament every year to add to our tree...

this is year #1 - our house key :)

We bought this anchor ornament on our honeymoon in Fort Meyers, FL 

and I personalized it...

We trust you are all having a wonderful Christmas season too!

My gorgeous Nicole

 

  

 Just a picture of my amazing and lovely wife that I got today.  :)

This first Christmas season as husband and wife has been such a blessing and I look forward to many more!

If you want to check out the lighting setup I used, head over to my photography blog HERE