Last weekend we celebrated our second Wedding Anniversary! Wow…TWO YEARS where have you gone!? As we reminisced over our day and talked about the journey we’ve been on since then, I couldn’t help but feel pretty blessed to be doing life with this guy. Since then we’ve learned a lot, changed, grown, and are still growing. Its been an exciting year since we last celebrated and I can’t wait to see what God will teach us in the next.

So in celebration of these two wonderful years…I’m posting some of our wedding pics by the awesome Janine Walker (check out her blog here…her work is simply stunning)! So here we go explaining some of the details…for when we get old and can’t remember!

 1. Getting Ready: The morning of our wedding was super relaxed. We had breakfast (hmmmm potato bread), make-up, hair the works. I got tied into that dress and jumped into that car. Seems like no time ago…. I collected ideas and scrap booked them for a while before the Big Day but a sweet family friend Maureen was truly amazing and executed these ideas perfectly…especially bringing those flowers to life.

2. Saying I Do: Phil and I said ‘Ido’ in my local church, in the little town of Lisburn, the place where I grew up, matured and learnt about our Saviour. We were surrounded with family and friends…and it was lovely.  It’s seriously wonderful being married to a graphic designer, Phil made all the awesome invitations, signs and labels.
3. Larchfield Estate: This was the first and last venue we seen. We loved it, the gardens, the beautiful views and ooooh the DIY decor. It would be the perfect backdrop. Kirsty and Holly made the lovely hairpieces for the girls…which were just perrrrrfect! (Ummmmm yes we know…we look crazy young here!)4. Afternoon Tea: We ate delicious food all day (thanks to Jane’s Kitchen) and were blessed with beautiful sunshine so guests could enjoy those lovely grounds. 5. The Reception: I remember a few weeks before looking at all the boxes of stuff for the wedding wondering would this all come together…well I like to think it did! The day before friends hauled in pieces of furniture, boxes of sweets, old coke bottles and in the end Larchfield was a little magical, candles in jars, old books and the family wedding photos and a few other personal touches, totally paid off.

During the reception there was plenty of time for guests to nibble at the sweet table. Phil and I found this chest of drawers at a local charity shop and have happy memories painting it in the garage a couple of week before.
6. The Photo booth: The guys at Navyblur came and brought their booth with them! When you’re so busy trying to talk to everyone this is a great way to capture all your guests… and fun to look over these images afterwards! Thanks guys. I remember driving away in that little black fiesta of ours, waving to family and thinking wow this is exactly what we wanted. We were married. It was a little dream-like.

Happy Anniversary Phil…xx