14 years ago I said, "I do."

It is hard to believe that my husband and I could be celebrating our fourteenth wedding anniversary today.  I remember December 23, 1995 so well that I often can’t believe it could have been so long ago.

I was 21 years old and had planned for that cold December day for almost an entire year.  Countless hours were spent during 1995 planning for the moment we would say, “I do.”  The flowers, the dress, the cake, the decorations, the invitations, and countless other little details were what filled my free time.
I also spent many hours with this 22 year old who would become my husband that day. 
At 3:30 p.m. fourteen years ago I walked down a long aisle holding onto my father’s arm while Pachabel’s Canon in D played in the background.  That day we stood in front of a church full of our family and friends and proclaimed that we wanted to be married and spend the rest of our lives together. 

We were young and starry-eyed on the day we said, “I do.”  We had no idea what our lives would be like after fourteen years of marriage.  We just knew we wanted to be together.

Only God knows what the next fourteen years will hold, but I know I want to spend them with the man to whom I said, “I do.”

  • The Fifth Street Mama

    Aww! Happy belated anniversary. What wonderful memories.