Our Big Day....

Nothing could have prepared me for how much I would love my wedding day - especially considering how much I hated planning it, and much I dreaded being stood up there in front of 250 people! But it was magical in every way!(so cliche I know!) We were married in a church which was built in 1170 - its gorgeous architecture and beautiful surroundings were exactly what I hoped for in a place to get married! Its very small, and truth be told we were very worried that 250 people would never fit in! But by some miracle, everyone did! Below are some pictures of the church on our wedding day.

The weather on our day was absolutely stunning, despite it having rained the whole week prior - causing me much unnecessary stress! But not on the day, no, on the day I was so calm. Much calmer than I thought I could be. I woke up fairly late... my bridesmaids and I stayed in our joggers and jammies, and at 9:30 made our way over to daisy's house to get ready.... We got our hair done...played with all the babies and toddlers around, chatted with my girls...had a lovely lunch! Make-up got done...then we started to get dressed. I never once felt nervous or stressed... Then my lovely chauffeur showed up in his Jaguar to pick me and my girls up... and I saw my daddy, all dressed up, and I just wanted to cry, he looked so proud of me - actually, he kept saying how lovely I looked, which made me want to cry even more! I love my daddy so much, and for the longest time I thought there was no way he would be able to make it to my wedding...but he was there, and he was going to give me away. It was such a special moment. I feel so blessed that my parents could be there for this day, it made everything complete!

Still, as we drove to the church, I was not nervous, but as we pulled up - I suddenly felt my stomach fluttering...This was it! It is now - all this build up, all the planning, the stress, the worry...it was all for this moment of Joy! My Daddy walked me up the stone path to the church - three gorgeous flower girls, and two beautiful bridesmaids in tow! The little flower girls totally stole the show as they walked ahead of the bridal party down the aisle - hand in hand, two & three years of age, chubby cheeked, in beautiful white dresses with their own little bouquets of sunflowers! You couldnt help but melt at their cuteness - here is a picture of the sweet girls:

As we walked down the aisle I had a nice little chat with my dad to distract me from all the people, all the while looking at this man ahead who I was about to commit the rest of my life to. We could have been the only two people in the room, because I totally forgot anyone else was there! The service itself was perfect, the music was incredible, and the sermon shared the gospel in such a special way - and ultimately, all we wanted was for the day to point people to Jesus, and we truly feel it did! Every single person who was there was so dear to us, and they all took part in our day and made it super amazing! After the service, we all made our way down the road to where the reception was held, at the georgian mansion where Jonny & I both work - It was wonderful to celebrate our marriage there as it is where we met, where we fell in love, and as we work there, its a place that we are both passionate about!! We celebrated with a Hog roast (yes thats right!) and a Ceilidh afterwards! There is not a moment of my day I would change. It was perfect from beginning to end, and so many people from far far away made a special effort to be there with us, and so so many people worked hard to make our day precious. It truly was the best day of my life, and I wish I could relive it every day for the rest of my life, but even though I cant,it made me even more excited for heaven, because the bible mentions heaven being like a wedding feast, and of course, a heavenly wedding feast is going to be way more amazing than our little celebration. Its going to be the most epic, wonderful thing that we can ever imagine...and my wedding day gave me just a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a taste of what that will be like. Below are some pics of Jonny and I on the day - I was the happiest woman in the world!

Marriage by the way, is a wonderful blessing, and is well worth the journey!