Three Years

It's our three year anniversary today.  Can you believe it?!  I can't.  What I will say is that marriage is challenging.  It's hard at times.  But that's why it's worth having right?  It's not supposed to be easy.  We are still learning about each other and figuring out what works for our marriage.  At the same time, marriage is also really rewarding.  It's wonderful to have someone to go through this crazy world with.  I like knowing that I have a partner to make decisions with, to lean on when I need strength and to be there for when he needs me.  It's amazing to know that we've been through so much together, and we have so much to look forward to.  So with that, I will say all of the hard work is more than worth it.  I'm so lucky and blessed.

I showed you our wedding rehearsal and ceremony and you can see it here on my wedding tab, but I still need to post pictures from the reception and honeymoon. yeah yeah I know it's been 3 years.  Who's counting? ;) 

 Here's a peek at both!

Wedding Reception at Schroeder Dance Hall

Honeymoon in Zihuatenejo, Mexico

These are my flowers I received today here at work.  I can't get over how big they are! Purple is one of my favorite colors, so I think he did good.  :)

He's been at a conference this week for work but will be returning today.  We are celebrating our anniversary tonight at a little Italian restaurant close to our house that we've been wanting to try.

I love you, hubby. 

Tara

Our Wedding - Ceremony

If you didn't catch my first post about our wedding, you can check it out HERE to read about and see pictures from our rehearsal and dinner. 

Our ceremony was held at a Catholic church in Victoria.  Although it was not a church that Jeff and I attended or joined, some of my cousins grew up attending mass there and an Aunt/Uncle of mine had their wedding there, and the Monsignor that married us knew my family well.  He was very entertaining and from the first time Jeff and I met him, we knew he was going to be great!  We had a traditional Catholic ceremony with our closest friends and family members as the groomsmen and bridesmaids (my niece was a jr. bridesmaid).  My nephew was the ring bearer although he was older than the typical age, but I wanted him to be a part of our big day.  Look at him in his little suit - he looked adorable! The first time I got to see him that day it just melted my heart and brought tears to my eyes.  Jeff's cousin/goddaughter and my other niece were our flower girls, and bless her heart, my niece did great in rehearsal but was terrified walking down the aisle with everyone around.  Jeff's poor little cousin probably didn't know what to do as she got drug down the aisle.  Those are the best moments!!  You never know what the little ones are going to do.  Of course one of my favorite moments was seeing Jeff waiting for me at the end of the aisle.  My groom looked so handsome!!  I love looking back through these pictures and seeing how they tell the story of that day.

Without further adieu, here are pictures from our wedding ceremony.

xoxo,

Tara

Our Wedding - Rehearsal & Dinner

We had our wedding back in my hometown, Victoria, which is a small town in South Texas. Our reception was to be held at Schroeder Dance Hall, which I grew up going to on Saturday nights to dance and attend concerts and actually my parents used to go too when they were just dating.  It's the second oldest dance hall in Texas!  In keeping with the theme of historic places, we decided to have our rehearsal dinner at the oldest deli in Texas and one of the oldest restaurants in the U.S., Fossati's Delicatessen located on the square in downtown Victoria.  It has that old charm with red and white checked tablecloths, an old beautiful wooden bar with so much character, and there are still poles outside where people used to tie their horses.  I thought it was really special to share the history of our town with our wedding guests.

Here we are at the church with the Monsignor who married us.  He was very witty and entertaining!

The location for dinner:

The Groomsmen & Ushers.

My Bridesmaids!  Aren't they beautiful?

The best man and his wife with Jeff and I.  Love them both so much! 

We handed out presents that night to the wedding party, and here is my sister looking at what we gave my nephew who was our ring bearer.  He loves baseball, so this was perfect!

My mom, step-dad and grandmother, who we call Gigi.

My sister-in-law and mother-in-law:

Some of the details.  My in-laws did a great job.  As part of the table decorations they had framed pictures of Jeff and I from places we had traveled to together.

 The dessert! Mmm cookies and pastries from our favorite local bakery Halepaska's.

My two best friends from Junior High/High School:

And here I am with my handsome groom.  This was such a fabulous night, and it was so fun to finally relax and just anticipate the next day!

I know this was picture overload, so thank you for looking at all of them! Get ready for more as I continue to share our wedding details.  :)

XO,

Tara

Happy Anniversary

I'd like to wish my sweet husband HAPPY ANNIVERSARY today! We've been married two years now, and on one hand I can't believe how fast the time has flown by as it doesn't seem possible that we've been married for two years.  Then again, I feel like we've already been through so much together and are so at ease and comfortable together that it feels like this is the way it's always been.

I've yet to post any pictures from our wedding, and I know when I look at other blogs that's one of my favorite things to look at.  It's fun to see the different styles of weddings and of course see all of the beautiful brides in their wedding gowns, so I thought it was finally time to share our big day with you all.  I'd like to focus on different parts of the wedding over the next week or so to really be able to share all of the highlights and details without this turning into the longest post ever!  So don't forget to come back to check out the details and pics!  Here's a sneak peek for now:

I feel so blessed to have this man to stand by my side through all of life's up's and down's. I'm looking forward to seeing what all life holds for us in all of the years to come.

XO

Tara