wil and kris (and gracie and ava)

a long long time ago, our wedding photographer offered us a free print from our wedding pictures…seriously months and months and months ago. and just now i am sitting down and taking him up on that offer and going through our pictures to find the ultimate shot that i want hanging across from our bed to look at every day.

i have a stack of cd’s 15 high (not joking)…about 8 from the photographer and the rest just from other people, and other events from the entire weekend. i’ve really enjoyed going through these this evening… it feels like seeing some of them for the first time since i doubt i really took the time to really go through them in the post wedding whirlwind.

it’s interesting the things i notice- what people are wearing, how long my hair was, facial expressions people were caught on camera with, the idiosyncrasies of that day. but there are definitely overall things that have caught my attention…i loved my dress (gosh i wish i could wear it again!); i felt so pretty and special. it’s great to be able to see the faces of so many people that shared that day with us. i loved revisiting all the little details wil and i worked on too. the colors, flowers, the beauty of our hometown. wil and i look so happy (of course we were happy!)…the looks we have in our eyes and smiles on our faces carry through every image.

coming back to today, i have to stop and think…that was over a year and a half ago. i cherish the fact that i am in love with wil just as much as on that day. and he continues to be even more of my best friend and companion as each day passes. it feels like we’ve been married for a really long time already (in a good way), but then again…it’s only been a year and a half! we have gone through so much life together already. jobs, graduation, traveling, house, dog/kids, friendships…and yet we have the entirety of our lives to look forward to!

a lot of people think you should wait and ‘live life’ a number of years before you get married. i am so happy we married when we did…at a ripe 20 and 21. i can’t think of trying to accomplish and experience and enjoy what we have thus far alone. i need and want wil at my side. he is an outstanding part of me.