On Friday, July twenty-third, Gil and I were married. It was a beautiful, special day, and the love and help that our friends and family lavished us with overwhelms me still. We are so loved, and so fortunate. If you were in any way involved in our wedding day, either by helping, or by attending, or by being with us in spirit, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
A wedding cannot be summed up by details, and a marriage cannot begin to be described by a wedding, but I know if I were one of the few people who still read this blog I would want some wedding details and photos. So I will give them to you.
First of all, my dress was the find of a lifetime. I made a sketch (before I even got engaged, truth be told) and decided that the best way to achieve the design I had in mind would be to find a vintage dress and remake it. God was apparently on my side on that one, because the very first time I went looking at a local vintage clothing store, I found “the one.” It was long-sleeved and very much too big for me, but it was only thirty dollars and the fabric was amazing. After my seamstress took it in, gave it a strapless sweetheart neckline and added tulle, it was a whole new creature. And I loved it. (You can see some better photos of the dress in our photographer’s blog post.)
(Photo by one of my bridesmaids)
My headpiece was from this shop on etsy… I highly recommend taking a look at her gorgeous floral headbands and combs.
My wedding band is from etsy as well, actually; I decided to go with something economical and unique for the time being, so I had this ring made to fit me. I love it. (I know, I’m one of those people who can contemplate switching to a different wedding band someday. My mother thinks I’m crazy, but there you have it.)
Once again, for photos of Gil and I, of the gorgeous location (we had the wedding at Mt. Pisgah), of our bridal party, and of other details, please take a look at our photographer’s blog post. He did a fantastic job capturing the day. If you are someone I know in real life and would like to see the full gallery, let me know and I will give you the password.
That’s all for now. I hope, as I continue to get used to the new normal around here, that I will find time to come share more words and photos with you in the near future. Until then.
September 2nd, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Yay! You were so lovely and all the details were amazing. I would love to see the full gallery, especially as I missed the actual ceremony. Thanks for hopping back on the blog for us subscribers (of which my reader says you have 104….so no pressure or anything) =)
Happy marriage! I still have a little something coming for you.
September 2nd, 2010 at 10:05 pm
So beautiful, very many congratulations, may you have a long and happy life together <3
September 7th, 2010 at 4:55 am
Congrats sweet girl! I think I’ve seen all the photos and they look amazing, wish we could have been there!
September 8th, 2010 at 10:59 am
congratulations!! i knew you would be a beautiful bride… a beautiful couple.
: )
September 11th, 2010 at 8:00 am
Hi Erin,
I’ve been reading this blog for so many years now, and it was only recently that I noticed that Gutenberg College is so small. And for some reason the thought of that makes this wedding and these pictures something so incredibly sweet.
What a beautiful bride you were. And talk about Gil! That handsome fellow. Congratulations!
September 13th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
I would love to see the full photo set on the photographer’s blog. Such a beautiful day… with wonderful people.
October 10th, 2010 at 9:49 am
Erin, we would love to see the full photo set of your wedding too. You were a beautiful bride and your dress was lovely. Wish we could have been there.
Congratulations to you both.