October 18, 2003
The day dawned bright and very warm for the middle of October. The sky was clear and I had to get up early to go all the way to Garden City (an hour away) to get my hair done. I hate getting up early, but I was so excited. I had waited 6 years to marry the man that I wanted to marry from the moment I saw him...literally.
My mom, sister (Michaela), and my brothers girlfriend, Tanna, came with me. Michaela and Tanna got their hair done as well. Michaela was my flower girl and a junior bridesmaid and Tanna was my "personal attendant". I just really wanted her to be a big part of my wedding because I loved her a lot and hoped that she would someday be my sister-in-law.
After getting my hair done, I remember stopping at a convenience store to get gum...so that my breath would be good for the "kiss" at the end of the ceremony. I also remember the feeling of riding in the front seat of the vehicle and enjoying people turning to watch a young woman with a veil on her head go by. It made me feel like a celebrity.
When we got out to Camp Christy (where we got married) I remember being very careful so that Scott didn't see me. I wasn't worried about the superstition of it, I just wanted it to be a surprise when he saw me in my dress and my hair done.
I got ready and then just waited for the car to bring my dad and I to the ceremony. I remember my parents coming over to me and praying over me and this new chapter in my life. Then my dad jokingly asked me if I wanted to run away and not get married. I didn't even hesitate when I told him "no way!"
Everyone left my dad, Tanna and myself to wait for the car. When the clock showed the right time, and the car was outside waiting for us, we made our way to the ceremony. We didn't know it at the time, but the clock we saw was off by about 10 minutes. I was actually about 10-15 minutes late for my own wedding! Good thing everyone knew I wasn't going to run away.
I readied myself outside the chapel door as everyone else made their way down the chapel aisle. Then my song came on, the one I recorded special for my daddy. I had my dad and my grandpa walk me down the aisle. They both took it very seriously and you can see it in the pictures that were taken.
The day was wonderful. The ceremony was very special, the amount of guests was perfect, and we had lots of fellowship time at the reception. I can remember most of the details of that day even now.
We had two Steven Curtis Chapman songs at our wedding. "Go There With You" and "I Will Be Here". What's crazy is that we didn't mean for these songs to be prophetic to our lives, but they were very much prophetic to what we would go through in our marriage. If you know our story and then go listen to these songs (especially "I Will Be Here") you will see what I mean.
We said "for better or for worse" and even though we've had lots of good times we didn't realize how much "for worse" we would really have in our 9 years of marriage this far. But it was a great start to a life with a man that I wouldn't trade for anything in this world.
To be continued......
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