Tuesday, August 24, 2010

A for Anniversary!

Yesterday MusicMan and I celebrated two years of marriage. Well, I mean, we didn’t really go all out or anything, because I started Algebra class last night, but we did acknowledge our anniversary.

Well, MusicMan did more than me (as usual). I came home from class to beautiful flowers, a lovely little cake (decorated similarly to a tier of our wedding cake) for us to share, and a wonderful, meaningful card from MusicMan alongside a funny card from the dogs. (The card from the dogs included, “Thanks for not making me a bastard anymore, mommy and daddy. Love, Lucy.” You see, we got Lucy shortly after we moved in together—almost a year before we got married. MusicMan is a funny guy.)

What did I do for MusicMan? Not a damn thing. I meant to get a card. I really did. But, I just didn’t find make the time. Clearly MusicMan is the more romantic of the two of us. He always has been. For the whole first year that we dated, and really up until the wedding, he got me flowers on every monthiversary of our first date. Yes; you read that correctly. On the 23rd of every single month for almost two years, I got flowers. I’m a super lucky girl; I know that.

I was so disappointed in my inability to even get MusicMan a card that I cried. Hard. I just felt like the most awful wife in the whole entire world. Of course MusicMan didn’t care. He told me that all that mattered to him was that I was his wife, that for two years we have been blissfully wed, and that we were spending time together with each other for at least some of our anniversary. Of course that just made me cry harder. We spent the rest of the evening talking about how wonderful our wedding had been and reminiscing over all of our favorite moments from the past two years.

Our wedding truly was ours. We planned it and paid for it all on our own. And when I say we planned it, I mean we. The two of us. Together. MusicMan played a very active role in the wedding planning process, making it just as much his wedding as it was mine. We found out quickly, while planning the biggest party of our lives, that we make a good team. We work together very well and are quite good at compromising. All of our hard work showed in the details of our wedding. It truly reflected us, and we couldn’t have been happier with the results of our hard work.

Working together to plan the wedding also helped us to plan our marriage, which in my opinion anyway, is by far the more important of the two. The wedding lasts one singular day that flies by in the blink of an eye, but the marriage is meant to last a lifetime. When I walked down the aisle that day, I knew I was walking not only towards the love of my life, but also towards the man who would be my partner in good and bad, and I was—we were—ready. Marriage hasn’t been hard for us. I’m not trying to brag, but it really, truly hasn’t been hard. Perhaps that’s because we grew to be best friends along the way.

I think the trials and tribulations we faced before we were even married had a lot to do with it too. It started with the death of my sister; to this day, I don’t know how I would’ve gotten through all of that without MusicMan by my side, and I couldn’t imagine anyone but him by my side during that time. (That’s not to discount the overwhelming support from close friends and family too.)

The death of MusicMan’s grandpa followed a couple months later. A couple months after that, we had a dryer fire in our townhouse. The resultant damage required us to live in a hotel for a month. During that time, we continued planning the wedding, while working with the insurance company and our landlord to get the damage fixed as quickly as possible, and living out of two laundry baskets and a crate of our belongings. About a month after we moved back into our house, my grandma passed away. It just didn’t seem like life was working in our favor.

Our own mothers, both total drama queens, marveled at the fact that our relationship didn’t seem to suffer in any way from all of the negativity swirling around us. We stuck together—worked together—through all of it. Continuing forward motion, because really, what else can you do? Things eventually settled down, and our fabulous wedding was the reward for our perseverance.

Now we’re married; enjoying life as man and wife. And, despite the fact that MusicMan was everything I said I didn’t want; a former long-haired hippy who rode a motorcycle, had numerous tattoos, and plays in a band, he’s absolutely perfect for me. I couldn’t be happier. Because what I found by stepping outside of the box was a man who is kind, loving, generous, intelligent, helpful, funny, supportive, and encouraging; a true partner who loves me for who I am—faults and all. You just can’t get much luckier than that.

I leave you with a photo slideshow of some of my favorite wedding photos. Enjoy!




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24 comments:

  1. Love the wedding pics. Everyone was so gorgeous and your dress was awesome. The pink slip was fabulous. Thanks for sharing them...and for sharing pics of Music Man so I can have a mental picture when you talk about him!

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  2. Happy happy anniversary!!!! You have a truly wonderful relationship and I wish you many more happy years together!

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  3. ps LOVE the wedding colors!!!!! and I love that you dyed the crinoline pink, so adorable :-)

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  4. I'm so glad you posted this. <3
    I'm so glad you guys are happy, seriously you're the best and you both totally deserve it!
    HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
    And - thanks for making me tear up at my desk. :)

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  5. Yeah I teared up a little watching the slideshow and I don't even know you in real life. Sounds like you guys are a perfect match. Happy Anniversary.

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  6. Great pictures! I love them all. You were so pretty in your wedding dress!

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  7. Your wedding looked gorgeous!! I'm so glad you have someone so amazing in your life!

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  8. Thank you! We wanted bright and fun, and I adore pink, so it worked out well. I'm lucky MusicMan was right on board with it--even when it came down to the men wearing pink.

    I fell in love with the dress before I found out that the sash couldn't be done in pink. I was totally heartbroken until I had the brainstorm to take the risky step of dying the crinoline pink--thankfully it worked out perfectly and I got to wear my pink!

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  9. Awwwww...thanks, hon. I'm sorry I made you tear up at your desk. Does it help that you were the bestest, and prettiest Matron of Honor ever and we love you to pieces?! :-)

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  10. Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the slideshow.

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  11. Thanks, Margaret. I actually felt really pretty in the dress, which totally helped me to project beauty all day long. I seriously wish I could look like that every day!

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  12. Thank you so much! I'm glad you found my blog. I'm following yours now.

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  13. Oh Elle~ Happy Anniversary! And thank you so much for sharing your pics with us. Your wedding had so many sweet, personal touches! I loved the splashes of pink & I'd have been belly-up to the bar! The cake was divine...your dress rocked.
    What a beautiful celebration.

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  14. congrats....i loved the photos....so gorgeous:) and the colors were perfect:) happy day!

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  15. Happy Anniversary and you were stunning on your wedding day!

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  16. Thanks, hon! I was more than happy to share the photos. (Sometimes, deep down inside, my attention whore side just screeeeeams to get out!) MusicMan and I want to do the wedding all over again; it was too fun!

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  17. Thank you, thank you, lovely lady!

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  18. Thanks so much! I felt stunning that day.

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  19. sweet -- loved this post!

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  20. Happy, happy anniversary! Loved the wedding photos. Absolutely loved the colors. Your sash was gorgeous!

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  21. So, as I begin reading this, I'm thinking 'Gosh, it would be wonderful to see a wedding picture...'. :D

    I don't know where to begin with my compliments: your dress and the vibrant, brilliant accent colors of hot pink and green...stunningly perfect!

    The candy bar, the handmade trinkets for the guests...the two Dads (touching!), the tribute to your beautiful sister...all of it!

    Brought a tear to this girls eyes and a smile to my heart -- no kidding, I think my heart is actually smiling!

    Wonderful post -- my favorite I think so far.

    Many, many years of continued happiness, dear girl -- richly deserved.

    Peace, serenity and love,
    ~Jo

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  22. Thanks so much! The sash was my most favorite part of the dress.

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  23. Thanks so much for all of your wonderful comments, my wonderful bloggy friend! The whole day made my heart smile. :-)

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