Bluebird
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Edited to add - depending on how you have your screen set up - I posted several pictures of our handfasting ceremony in a previous entry!
Thanks everyone! It was a really nice ceremony, and PunkRock got very teary more than once. He says it doesn't count as crying though, because they didn't escape his eyes. So sweet! He did his vows to me from memory, which was also really awesome. Here were my vows to him:
Hey you!
Today, I affirm you as my partner. This declaration isn't just about making a commitment, you know that has already been done in my heart. Today is an acknowledgement of that commitment. It's more about taking action in a physical way that others can recognize as significant.
At the same time, I find myself not caring at all about how the rest of the world views our love. Tomorrow I will probably go back to caring just a little bit, but at this moment, all I see is you, all of you, the wonderful man who I love more than pickles.
So, here are my vows to you, my loobaloo:
I promise to honor your individuality and your independence, to support and encourage you as you grow and change. I will strive always to love you in a way that makes you more fully yourself, never less.
I promise to always stay silly with you, to talk about farts, to play games and to laugh uncontrollably together, to never completely grow up even when we grow old.
I will always make time to stay up all night talking with you, to tell you my hopes and dreams and fears, and to support you when you tell me yours. I also promise to eventually stop talking long enough so you can fall asleep.
I promise to commit myself not only to you, but again to our family, to recognize that our love is one part of a larger whole. I promise to do my part in making our home a happy one, filled with fun and laughter and love.
Without ANY doubt or reservation, I promise to love you as my husband for all the days of my life.
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The officiant was really great and she was wearing a purple shirt, so she unknowingly fit into our color scheme! She complimented my chords multiple times and at the end of the ceremony she said that if I ever wanted to start selling them, she could flood me with orders! I told her I wasn't that creative, and besides the ones I made gave me fits. Lol it was nice of her to say though.
The photographer was also great, and I hope his shots turned out. He said it would take a week or so.
Gosh though, wasn't PunkRock handsome! I had the sexiest husband on the planet today, all dapper in his suit. We had a freak out at 10:30 am today when I realized his tie was back at home in Hagerstown. Totally my fault too! I left it. So he had to drive back, but DarkKnight was kind enough to meet him halfway. I was freaking out a little because he was the manpower to set up the stand to hold all of our chords and such, and also, I couldn't get dressed without assistance - corset, remember?
I chilled out though and took the stand up the hill myself (we ended up not having the ceremony on the dock because it had zero shade and the sun was crazy hot.) Then I spent the time he was gone, remaking my veil & fascinator. When he texted to say he was heading back, I popped into the shower and then did my hair and makeup. Then, when he arrived, he helped me into my corset and I finished dressing while he shaved and showered. Everything went well.
Thanks everyone! It was a really nice ceremony, and PunkRock got very teary more than once. He says it doesn't count as crying though, because they didn't escape his eyes. So sweet! He did his vows to me from memory, which was also really awesome. Here were my vows to him:
Hey you!
Today, I affirm you as my partner. This declaration isn't just about making a commitment, you know that has already been done in my heart. Today is an acknowledgement of that commitment. It's more about taking action in a physical way that others can recognize as significant.
At the same time, I find myself not caring at all about how the rest of the world views our love. Tomorrow I will probably go back to caring just a little bit, but at this moment, all I see is you, all of you, the wonderful man who I love more than pickles.
So, here are my vows to you, my loobaloo:
I promise to honor your individuality and your independence, to support and encourage you as you grow and change. I will strive always to love you in a way that makes you more fully yourself, never less.
I promise to always stay silly with you, to talk about farts, to play games and to laugh uncontrollably together, to never completely grow up even when we grow old.
I will always make time to stay up all night talking with you, to tell you my hopes and dreams and fears, and to support you when you tell me yours. I also promise to eventually stop talking long enough so you can fall asleep.
I promise to commit myself not only to you, but again to our family, to recognize that our love is one part of a larger whole. I promise to do my part in making our home a happy one, filled with fun and laughter and love.
Without ANY doubt or reservation, I promise to love you as my husband for all the days of my life.
****
The officiant was really great and she was wearing a purple shirt, so she unknowingly fit into our color scheme! She complimented my chords multiple times and at the end of the ceremony she said that if I ever wanted to start selling them, she could flood me with orders! I told her I wasn't that creative, and besides the ones I made gave me fits. Lol it was nice of her to say though.
The photographer was also great, and I hope his shots turned out. He said it would take a week or so.
Gosh though, wasn't PunkRock handsome! I had the sexiest husband on the planet today, all dapper in his suit. We had a freak out at 10:30 am today when I realized his tie was back at home in Hagerstown. Totally my fault too! I left it. So he had to drive back, but DarkKnight was kind enough to meet him halfway. I was freaking out a little because he was the manpower to set up the stand to hold all of our chords and such, and also, I couldn't get dressed without assistance - corset, remember?
I chilled out though and took the stand up the hill myself (we ended up not having the ceremony on the dock because it had zero shade and the sun was crazy hot.) Then I spent the time he was gone, remaking my veil & fascinator. When he texted to say he was heading back, I popped into the shower and then did my hair and makeup. Then, when he arrived, he helped me into my corset and I finished dressing while he shaved and showered. Everything went well.
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