Some reflections

So many details of our wedding experience amazed us.

First, our families and friends have left us humbled by their (your) support and help. Truly, we couldn't have done it without you all. You recognized important moments along the way, and you kept us from getting too stressed out sometimes with your help and sometimes with your listening ear and compassionate responses. It took an army to pull off our wedding, and you were there ready to decorate, move things, and take our minds off of the craziness. We are grateful for you, and there are not enough words to communicate the depth of our gratitude. We were also humbled by your gifts to us. There will be notes in the mail eventually, but we sure do want you to know that we appreciate your generosity and thoughtfulness!

Second, with an outside wedding and a honeymoon trip that depends on good weather, we have been stunned by what we have seen. In the ten days before our wedding, Macon got over eight inches of rain! Lots of folks were afraid for us, and we stuck by our plan. In fact, on April 4, the sun was so bright that our programs were used to cover heads and keep sunburn at bay. Then, a few days after our wedding, the air was very cool, even getting down to freezing one night! It didn't rain really, but we were watching the weather on Jekyll Island carefully. The wind came during the weekend, so our bike-riding was more demanding. But, the rain storm that came through Georgia yesterday did not affect our vacation nor our unpacking after we got home. We literally drove through the rain for eighty miles! People have said they prayed for the weather during the weekend of our wedding. I don't know if God has anything to do with the weather, but it all turned out amazing for us!

We know life won't always be this sweet, but it's been a great way to start our marriage! We even talked over the last weekend about trying to extend our happiness during our honeymoon into at least the first year of our marriage. Things will happen, stuff will come up, but we'll negotiate it all as best we can. If the year of our dating relationship and engagement is any indication, we'll resolve things things well together.

What stories do you remember from our wedding? Who did you see that you hadn't seen in a while? What surprised you? What still makes you smile ten days later? Especially, we know we couldn't be there for everything, so we want to know what we missed. Let us know in the comments here.