It’s been a while since I turned the pages of my wedding photo albums. Life gets busy and we tend to forget to look at the pages of images that capture one of the most important days of our lives. So I just want to thank my friend Three Boys 1 Mommy for hosting this wedding meme, if for no other reason, for giving me a peek back at the photos and memories of the day I married the love of my life.
So, without further ado, here are 8 of my favorite photos (and a little bonus at the end) from one of my very favorite days on a beautiful Autumn day back in 1999…
(and because blogger is being a “poopy head” about pictures, a few are out of the order I would have preferred.)

The classic hands with rings photo…

My cake, which I LOVED. It was pretty and scrumptious. Also, that is the cake topper that was on my parents’ wedding cake in 1960. And, my SIL Kathy wrapped our left-over cake SO well that we devoured the frozen piece of it on our 1 year anniversary and seriously, it tasted exactly the same. No lie.

My favorite posed picture of us by the altar. I pass by this photo a million times a day since it is framed in our living room.

This was pre-wedding. Me and my nieces and flower girls, Sarah (5) and Megan (8) at the time.

I don’t think you can see my Dad’s smile in the picture as he’s handing me off, but of all the people and details in this one, that smile is my favorite part.

Here we are kissing during the “sign of peace” and after saying our vows. And, yes I did have the big bow on my bum. Don’t judge. It was still the ’90’s and I adored my dress!

Leaving the church as Mr. & Mrs!
The entire wedding party

Legend has it that there was quite the party at the hotel where our guests stayed, after our reception was over. Seriously, it sounds like it was so much fun that Tim and I are kinda sorry we missed it. But, our comped room in a VERY nice hotel near downtown Dallas pretty much makes up for us missing it. And that’s all I will say about that…
Here is the chorus to the song we danced to for our first dance, “I Could Not Ask For More.” The words are perfect and that is why we chose it.
I could not ask for more than this time together
I could not ask for more than this time with you
And every prayer has been answered
And every dream I’ve had has come true yeah,
I could not ask for more than this time with you
And every prayer has been answered
And every dream I’ve had has come true yeah,
right here in this moment, is right where I’m meant to be
Oh, here with you here with me…
Oh, here with you here with me…
To join the wedding meme and see other’s posts about their big day, head on over to Three Boys 1 Mommy’s place!
I’m first! Loved the pictures thanks for sharing. Have a great Tuesday!
These are lovely, Elaine! I was just over at 3boys1mommy and you’re not linked up-no one is…either Mr. Linky is missbehaving again or you forgot.
What a lovely wedding! Love the little details like the cake topper. you guys have such baby faces. :o)
Sweet! You have an amazing smile!
Thanks for sharing your wedding day with us – it was all so very beautiful!
These are great. The check picture is hilarious, but I bet he didn’t think so at the time. LOL
Fun! If I can figure out how to work my scanner I will do this too. I love talking about weddings.
Stopping over from Three Boys One Mommy…
So there are legends from your reception. I’m working hard trying to put together those embarrassing moments that I have either had at my wedding or have witnessed first hand. I’m hoping to get it finished this week, but may just post next week so that I don’t break up my current nickname theme.
Thanks for sharing.
Love the picture – and the story of the cake topper is just so beautiful.
So fun! I have to laugh about the bow…do you know how long it took me to find a dress that DIDN’T have a bow on it? I had to drive 8 hours to Calgary to find it! We got married the same year, I think…1999?
Your dress was beautiful, as were you!
Great song!
Nice recap. I love seeing people’s photos of their lives. That is why I love blogging, it allows you to share things with people that they would otherwise never know or see.
I am ready for another DFW bloggers dinner!
awww i love traveling back in time with wedding memories…such fun!!
do you guys have big plans for your big anniv??
It looks like everyone had an amazing time at the wedding!
The wedding cake does look very good and yummy!
What a fun one..thanks for taking us back with you.
And, there was a bow on my dress…I insisted they chop it off!
ahh, there was some legendary partying going on after my wedding too. we heard some very interesting stories about things that happened that night.
beautiful wedding photos. if only i had a scanner i could put some of mine up!
What a gorgeous bride you were!!
This was fun!!
What a great post and fun idea. I tried to scan some pictures and my scanner isn’t working right now I need to wait for the hubs to come home!
Awwwwwwww . . . I love it! And, I think your bum looked just dandy with that giant bow on it!
I love wedding stories and I love yours. You still look as young today as you did back then.
What a fun meme, I loved seeing your wedding pictures. You were a beautiful bride, and you both look so very happy.
what great pics! I’m honestly thinking about is only the cake!!! yummmy I LOVE wedding cake. Ours was super tasty after a year of being frozen, too
What a fun Meme! You looked absolutely beautiful.
That was fun, what a beautiful day. I might do this, our anniversary is coming up.
You were a beautiful bride
Thanks for sharing!
I was there!! And you two are still as precious. Love, Ann
I skimmed over the pics and then went back and read. I knew it was a late 90s wedding because of the dress style. I think the short sleeves were pretty big back then (that was my style too). I LOVE your cake–so cute!!
These are great! You guys look super happy!
Those were great! What a neat look back
I love the picture of your Dad writing a check for the caterer. He got to write a lot of checks, didn’t he?
Fun to see all of your pics! I’m so pathetic with my wedding pics…I STILL haven’t put together my wedding album…ummm…we’ve been married 6 1/2 years! But, that may be a good thing because our photographer just sent us the negatives for all of our pictures and I’m going to have them all transferred to digital so I can do cool things to them!
My dress had a big bow on the bum, too!
Great pics! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing…. beautiful pictures!!!
I LOVE the picture of your Dad writting a check!
What a great wedding!
And wow, your mom looks like my mom in that last picture! Scary!