They say you just gotta take the first step. Here’s the first step. A blog post about my/our wedding day.
I married Christopher Stephen Tyler on July 16, 2016.
I woke up that Saturday morning relishing in the fact that I would be marrying Chris today. I was determined to not be bothered by all the things I could not anticipate:
- Missing floral arrangements for our bridal party
- Running out of food during the reception
- Downpour rain before and during the ceremony
- Ruined decorations
- Wrong hairstyle
- Empty bottles of perfume
But none of that mattered. I was marrying Christopher-freaking-Tyler. It was our wedding day.
Here’s what I want to cherish from that day. Chris gave me a Bible with my new full name inscribed on the cover. He said vows that he wrote himself and now are written on the inside of that Bible. There were a remarkable number of umbrellas that were shared throughout the ceremony. Some pictures were able to capture the drenched smiling faces that greeted us under the pavilion after the ceremony ended. I also remember trying not to let my heels smoosh into the muddy earth. I remember holding tight to my dad during our dance knowing this was a first for both of us. Chris and his mom danced while I blew bubbles with some of my favourite kids. I remember being incredibly filled with joy as I danced with and was dipped by my husband.
Yes, the warm hugs, loving squeezes, and kind words from so many of our favourite people made me feel their love. But then seeing friends and family lug cases of water, folding chairs, and whatever else needed to be moved from outside venue to inside venue made love tangible that night.
The entire evening flew by with hugs, smiles, and words from friends and family. We ate a bit, danced a bit, cried a little, and then shoved cake in each other’s faces. It was incredibly fun. Then at the end of it all, a car and driver pulled up to whisk us away to our Marriott hotel and away from the chaos and clean up of “wedding day.”
It was a significant day. It was the day I vowed myself to Chris for life. It was the day I saw love in a tangible way.
A Tyler Tale 