WE GOT MARRIED!!! After our engagement in January, Jesse and I decided the best idea would be to get married before he got deployed. It was a decision that took a lot of thought because we didn't know what our families were going to say. So Jesse and I sat down on February 11th and had a good heart to heart talk about what WE wanted and not anyone else. We decided, LETS GET MARRIED!!! It then clicked in my head "you are leaving in two weeks, this has to be done now!" So I started planning! We went down to the court house in Mesa, AZ and got our marriage license! I had a dress that a friend gave me sitting my my closet. I didn't like it, so I cut it up and sewed it to the way I wanted it to look. It was a short tea length dress and it was PERFECT! I got myself a pair of $17 shoes and my outfit was DONE! I bought Jesse a shirt and tie and his outfit was done. We had no bridesmaids or groomsmen. It was just us! On February 21st we had a quick ceremony in Chandler at Desert Breeze Park at 1pm. We were there with just our families and a couple friends, OH and Jesse's Mom (Julie) and Aunt Susan (Snooze) surprised us!! That was AWESOME!!! Pastor David Wright married us! I have known Dave and Cheree since I was about 6 or 7. They were the pastors of our church I grew up in when we lived in Cape Coral, Florida. They are awesome people and I wouldn't have wanted anyone but them to marry us!! The ceremony went GREAT! My dad gave me away and was honored to have Jesse as a new son in his life. My family really loves Jesse and said they couldn't have picked a better match for me! I cried, my mom and dad cried, and so did my sisters when we were getting ready. The first thing my dad said to me as I walked down the stairs in my sisters house was how beautiful I looked and he was so proud of me! Makes me tear up now thinking of it...:) So as Jesse and I stood up with Pastor Dave, I could feel my nerves start to kick in. I was smiling to relieve my tension and Jesse didn't smile once. He was so serious. I was trying to make funny faces at him just to get a smirk, NOTHING. Poor kid...LOL When it was time to put the rings on and we had to hold hands, his were shaking so bad! It made me feel better that I wasn't the only was nervous! We said our "I DO's" and kissed and it was over! In a week I had planned my wedding, made my dress, and got married! I wouldn't have done it different, excpet I wish all my family could have been there...but they all live in Florida or Cali and last minute flights are insane! So after the wedding was over, my dad wanted to do something nice for Jesse and I. Since Jesse and I did the whole wedding on our own, my dad wanted to take Jesse and I out for lunch with my family. We went to Benniha
na's! MY FAVORITE!! It was so yummy! The restaurant messed up on our reservations and ended up opening the restaurant just for us!!! My sister surprised me with a cake she made! It was white cake with Reese's Peanut Butter cups inside of it! There was purple ribbon and purple flowers all over it! We were also surprised when my mom's friends started playing "I loved her first" and my dad and I got to dance in the restaurant. Then they played a rascal flatts song, that I can't remember right now, for Jesse and I to dance to. It was awesome! :) After lunch, Jesse and I headed to the Phoenician where my boss and his wife got Jesse and I a room for the night! It was beautiful!!! We were so tired by the end of the night, we just went to bed, woke up and were ready to go home! Life has been WONDERFUL since! I love him more than anything and I wouldn't change any of it for anything! We have a marriage that will last forever and I am excited for our future together! Its so exciting!!!
WE GOT MARRIED!!! After our engagement in January, Jesse and I decided the best idea would be to get married before he got deployed. It was a decision that took a lot of thought because we didn't know what our families were going to say. So Jesse and I sat down on February 11th and had a good heart to heart talk about what WE wanted and not anyone else. We decided, LETS GET MARRIED!!! It then clicked in my head "you are leaving in two weeks, this has to be done now!" So I started planning! We went down to the court house in Mesa, AZ and got our marriage license! I had a dress that a friend gave me sitting my my closet. I didn't like it, so I cut it up and sewed it to the way I wanted it to look. It was a short tea length dress and it was PERFECT! I got myself a pair of $17 shoes and my outfit was DONE! I bought Jesse a shirt and tie and his outfit was done. We had no bridesmaids or groomsmen. It was just us! On February 21st we had a quick ceremony in Chandler at Desert Breeze Park at 1pm. We were there with just our families and a couple friends, OH and Jesse's Mom (Julie) and Aunt Susan (Snooze) surprised us!! That was AWESOME!!! Pastor David Wright married us! I have known Dave and Cheree since I was about 6 or 7. They were the pastors of our church I grew up in when we lived in Cape Coral, Florida. They are awesome people and I wouldn't have wanted anyone but them to marry us!! The ceremony went GREAT! My dad gave me away and was honored to have Jesse as a new son in his life. My family really loves Jesse and said they couldn't have picked a better match for me! I cried, my mom and dad cried, and so did my sisters when we were getting ready. The first thing my dad said to me as I walked down the stairs in my sisters house was how beautiful I looked and he was so proud of me! Makes me tear up now thinking of it...:) So as Jesse and I stood up with Pastor Dave, I could feel my nerves start to kick in. I was smiling to relieve my tension and Jesse didn't smile once. He was so serious. I was trying to make funny faces at him just to get a smirk, NOTHING. Poor kid...LOL When it was time to put the rings on and we had to hold hands, his were shaking so bad! It made me feel better that I wasn't the only was nervous! We said our "I DO's" and kissed and it was over! In a week I had planned my wedding, made my dress, and got married! I wouldn't have done it different, excpet I wish all my family could have been there...but they all live in Florida or Cali and last minute flights are insane! So after the wedding was over, my dad wanted to do something nice for Jesse and I. Since Jesse and I did the whole wedding on our own, my dad wanted to take Jesse and I out for lunch with my family. We went to Benniha
na's! MY FAVORITE!! It was so yummy! The restaurant messed up on our reservations and ended up opening the restaurant just for us!!! My sister surprised me with a cake she made! It was white cake with Reese's Peanut Butter cups inside of it! There was purple ribbon and purple flowers all over it! We were also surprised when my mom's friends started playing "I loved her first" and my dad and I got to dance in the restaurant. Then they played a rascal flatts song, that I can't remember right now, for Jesse and I to dance to. It was awesome! :) After lunch, Jesse and I headed to the Phoenician where my boss and his wife got Jesse and I a room for the night! It was beautiful!!! We were so tired by the end of the night, we just went to bed, woke up and were ready to go home! Life has been WONDERFUL since! I love him more than anything and I wouldn't change any of it for anything! We have a marriage that will last forever and I am excited for our future together! Its so exciting!!!
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