A year ago today, Daniel and I were married in the most beautiful winter wonderland setting at our church. We were surrounded by family and friends, and we felt the love from our entire congregation—since we had our wedding at our church, we made it an open invite ceremony—and it was beautiful, fun, so special, and a big, giant party.
One of the best things about our marriage is that it was built on the strongest foundation possible. We have God as our center—our rock. Through him, we know we can do anything and that nothing can divide us or tear us apart. When we know we love the Lord first and foremost, he teaches us how to love each other and how to be better for the other person. Like every couple, we've had trials over the last year, but with God, we were able to get through them and the love we have now is stronger than ever. We couldn't do it without Him.
I can't believe the last year went by so quickly. We have changed immeasurably, helping each other become the new people we are today. We make each other better people. We are best friends. We love spending time together, making big decisions together, and building our lives together. This may be the end of "year one," but it's just the beginning in the story we're writing as we go.
I love you, Daniel. My best friend. My leader in the Lord. My husband. My other half. My sweets... I love you.
61 comments:
awe happy anniversary! This is so sweet and it's true you put god first and everything else will follow. It's so important to have god in your marriage and your wedding was beautiful :) .
wow i can't believe it's been a year already!! Congrats :)
your wedding is so beautiful! i love the theme. and Aunie, you look soooo pretty. happy first anniversary for you and Daniel
Happy Anniversary! Such beautiful photos :) Here's to many years to come!
Happy Anniversary! Those pictures are gorgeous. I even had to show my husband :)
I've said it a bunch today, but Happy Anniversary! Your wedding looked fantastic and I'm sure you're just so happy today!
Happy Anniversary! Your wedding looked absolutely gorgeous!
Happy Anniversary! A year went by so fast! :)
Happy Anniversary!! It seems like just yesterday I was ooohing and ahhhing over the wedding pics!
Happy anniversary!!! Absolutely gorgeous venue, and I can't get over the lovely lace on your gown! So pretty!!
I can't believe it's been a whole year. Feels like just yesterday I read about your wedding day.
May you both grow in love. May your bond be stronger than ever & may God's grace keep you & sustain you both.
Happy Anniversary Aunie!
xo
Eesh | The Other Side of Paradise
Happy Anniversary, Aunie! Cheers to many more years together. :)
Happy Anniversary!
Happy one year! I swear you were just getting married, it goes so fast! Cheers to eternity with your love <3
A year already?! I can't believe it. Happy anniversary, love-birds xo
Congratulations on your first wedding anniversary. You guys are adorable. Here's to many more.
Besos, Sarah
Blogger at Journeys of The Zoo
happiest anniversary!
kw, ladies in navy
Congrats! So happy for you:)
I married a Daniel too. Good name. :) Happy anniversary!! Your wedding looks like it was SO lovely!
Happy anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Rowe! :)
I can't believe you two are celebrating 1 year already -- congrats!!
Danielle at Framed Frosting
Congrats! These pictures are beautiful!
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Congratulations! Happy One Year Anniversary!!
So gorgeous, and so sweet. I actually remember seeing your wedding post last year, and it seems like it went so quickly to me too! :) Congratulations, and happy anniversary!! :)
You made such a beautiful bride! Happy Anniversary to you and Daniel! xo!
Happy Anniversary!!
Best Day EVER!
I love these pictures! Thank you for sharing!
Happy Annivesary!
Happy anniversary!! What a stunning ceremony! And I'm totally in love with your dress, too. :)
Happy Anniversary!
xx
Kelly
Sparkles and Shoes
first..happy anniversary. second...my jaw dropped open when i saw your pictures. A-maz-ing! Congrats. May you have many more years of happiness and wedded bliss.
Thanks so muchh, Liliana!! Yes, God always comes first for us. I once had someone tell me, "all you talk about is God and Daniel." And I said AMEN TO THAT! :)
Time absolutely flies by. It seems like only a couple months ago that we got married! Thanks so much, Cait!
Thank you so much :) We were going for a winter wonderland, and coincidentally, our church had a similar theme for their Christmas decor anyway. Can you believe that almost all that was just there for our church? We hardly had to do a thing :)
I'll toast to that! Many many many more years to come ;) Thanks Kimberley!
Oh, such a compliment! Thanks Kimberly. We were so excited with how the setup turned out. We hardly had to do a thing... it was mostly all from our church's Christmas decor anyway!
We sure were!! We celebrated in McCall and it was so nice to just enjoy life and get out of town :)
Thanks Emilie! It was a pretty surreal setup... a true winter wonderland!
No joke! Thanks Shaina... we can't even believe it's been an entire year already!
Oh you're so sweet :) I forgot how lovely our church setup was... so fun to look back through. It was hard to only pick a couple pictures to show for this post!
Thanks so much, KC. Did you know that was my mom's dress? I only had to shorten the sleeves! It's older than I am!! :)
Thanks so much, Eesh. I love that... His grace sustaining & keeping us close to Him and close to each other. You have such a beautiful way with words.
Ps-- your comment worked today! Did you do it from your computer?
Cheers to that, indeed. Thank you so much for all the love, Shannon!
It feels like we JUST got married. Like Christmas was just a couple days ago. Like the stresses of it all just finally disappeared. Can't believe it's already one-year. My oh my how time flies! Enjoy every moment, you know?
It goes too fast!! We can't believe it, either. Thanks so much Allie! :) PS> love that you called us love birds. Birds are my favorite... ever.
Thanks Sarah! We are looking forward to adding the years as we go. So much time, yet so little time... :)
Oh how wonderful!!! So May 1st will be one year... how great. Can't wait for you to get there... you'll love it :) Thanks again, Katie!
Thanks Jane! I agree... Daniel is a wonderful name. Daniel's dad is also named Daniel, so we are always debating whether our first boy will be a Daniel or not. But hey, we're not there yet, so no use in wasting time debating it :) haha!
Thanks B! I really appreciate that. My brother-in-law shot our wedding, and he's so gifted :)
Thank you, Halie :) We are so amazed at how fast time flies. Goodness, life is too short! I love that you've stuck around my blog for this long... that's a huge compliment :) thank you again!
You're so sweet. Really... I appreciate that. The dress was easy.... it was my mom's. And I insisted on doing my own hair and makeup :) That way I didn't have to worry about a thing :) Thanks again, Becca. Thinking of you and hoping all is well with you and your family!
Well THANK YOU for commenting and sharing the love. AND CONGRATS TO YOU, MISS... engaged! AAH! I need to catch up on my reading from being out of town because I know I'll get more details there :)
Thanks so much, new friend!! Our ceremony was not our doing at all (hardly any of it, anyway). It was how our church was set up for Christmas. How lucky were we? :) Also, the dress was my mom's... over 30 years old. Can you believe it?
Aw, Jules thank you SO MUCH. What a huge compliment. My brother-in-law shot our wedding, and we couldn't have been happier with the photos he took. He's truly talented and captured it all so well! :)
That's so cool that you were able to wear your mom's dress!
My Daniel's dad was a Daniel too! And we go through the same debate. We will see. Thankfully we have years before coming to a final decision.
Happy Anniversary!!! Gorgeous!!!
Is your husband a II? Daniel and his dad have different middle names so they wouldn't have to do the whole Sr Jr thing. But how about yours?
He is a II, which would make our kid a III. Part of me thinks that could be neat, and part of me wants to roll my eyes at it. lol
Haha, I knew a guy growing up who was a III, and he went by Trey. I thought it was a cute name! I think the best part is that you have options and no obligation (I hope!). You'll have fun deciding, that's for sure!
Happy belated anniversary! :)
xoxo,
gayle | grace for gayle
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