Our Wedding: The Ceremony
The moments leading up to the ceremony were actually rushed and a little stressful. After my makeup was finished, I thought it looked too heavy so I kept going back and forth with the makeup artist to try and lighten it up. Then in the midst of that, I had multiple people asking me questions and the photographer and the videographer buzzing around me. It was somewhat nerve-racking but other than postponing the ceremony by 45 minutes, everything worked out fine.
I was able to take a few deep breaths and watch through the window as our mothers and my grandmother were seated. My three-year-old nephew was our ring bearer and he did such a good job. He’s a little on the shy side which was why he was rubbing his eye but I was so proud of him when I saw these pictures.
My uncle walked me down the aisle to an instrumental version {with the violin and ukulele} of Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole.
Brandon told me afterward that he was already feeling emotional when the ceremony started but as soon as he heard the song, he couldn’t hold it back any longer.
I looked towards his back as we came around the corner but it wasn’t until I saw his face that my eyes started to well up too.
Our friend Joel did an excellent job as the officiate and began by performing a reading that Brandon I had picked out together.
We also wrote our own vows which were hard to get through without crying but it made it more meaningful to both of us.
We didn’t see each other before the ceremony so afterward we walked away from the house to have a minute to ourselves.
Brandon always makes me feel like the most beautiful girl in the world and his reaction in that moment was no different.
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All photos are courtesy of Dustin Prickett at Sunglow Photography
Oh my goodness, you have my crying at work, haha! What a gorgeous day and the fact that you were both tearing up is just so sweet. I love the colors you chose as well. Keep the photos and recaps coming :)
how special, thanks for sharing. you picked a great photographer… but it helps to have such a BEAUTIFUL couple!!
Magical. <3 Argh, now I'm tearing up!
I am in love with you dress. And what a beautiful location you chose! I know I said this, but can’t wait to see more!
I cannot wait to see your dress!!
oh my word, so gorgeous!!!
These pictures are absolutely gorgeous and touching!! They make me want to cry too ;)
These are great! Your photographer was wonderful and everything looks fairy tale perfect!
Everything about this is so beautiful. The location, your dress, the bride and groom!! It looks as if you both are so blessed to have found ” the one”. I love a good wedding and this one made the tears come!!
Aww, you’ve got me teary eyed! Such a sweet ceremony- and your nephew is just too cute!
What an absolutely beautiful wedding! You look so incredibly beautiful and I love how intimate and small it was. You have incredible taste!
Can’t wait to see more :)
Congratulations! You look absolutely beautiful. Your wedding ceremony looks so beautiful and intimate. Your dress, the trees, the emotion in all these pictures… ahh, you have me tearing up!
omg sarah you look SO stunning! Your ceremony looks absolutely perfect. Congratulations!
You two… Omg I can’t even cope. Way to make me all misty eyed overs here. But I seriously love it when grooms get teary, and that moment that you had afterwards is just pure perfection.
PS – you are gorgeous :)
What beautiful pictures! My wedding dress was almost exactly the same! Beautiful! Congratulations!
Oh my goodness, you look SO beautiful! And I can just tell you guys are completely in love, and that’s so wonderful!! Our wedding is 3 weeks away and I can’t wait!
Oh wow I can’t even handle these photos.. the emotion captured is amazing. You look SO beautiful Sarah–it’s no wonder Brandon was teary-eyed!
I’m loving everything about your wedding! Your dress is gorgeous, the location is beautiful, and it’s too cute that you were both tearing up!
These pictures are so amazing!! And you are so incredibly pretty! Congrats!!!
Oh my gosh! This is just beautiful. Your dress is my ideal wedding dress. I came over here to comment on your spring pasta from Oh My Veggies, and was immediately drawn to this post. Best wishes and congratulations! This made me a little emotional, I must say!
This gives me goose bumps, I love reading love stories and yours is so sweet. The pictures are beyond beautiful and you can see how happy you both are!
I’m going to be honest, wedding photography is not big on me. But now I am surprised, very surprises… I am getting emotional looking at these pics. There’s something powerful in these images, something delicate and sincere, with emotions that are as clear as pristine water from a mountain. Intense. And not glossy as many “fake-ish” wedding pictures I saw.
Such a great day! As i said before you look absolutely stunning in your photos. Seeing both of you so emotional on the day really made me a bit emotional too as you can see how much you both truly love each other.
Simply beautiful! I absolutely love your dress! Congrats pretty lady!
What a beautiful ceremony! You two look so happy and in love. I walked down the aisle that same song!
So sweet, I love all of the photos! Your dress was stunning and is pretty much exactly what I would have guessed that you had picked :) You looked beautiful!
What a beautiful ceremony, and a beautiful dress worn by a beautiful woman :) Congrats!
Aw, thank you so much Melissa! :)
What a beautiful post. So full of love and emotion! My eyes starting tearing as I read. Can’t wait to see the rest of the story.
These pictures are beautiful! The photographer has done such a wonderful job of capturing the mood and emotion of the day. And I love that song – my best friend actually walked down the aisle to the same song at her wedding :)
My goodness, you were such a stunning bride! Congrats on your big day! I also just recently got married in March and I still love reading/seeing anything that’s wedding related. Your wedding looked beautiful!
So so so sweet. Precious!
You two are such a gorgeous couple. I can feel the love through the screen!
You are gorgeous and I love the look on both of your faces through the whole ceremony. And that end shot, he is hooked. :) Love it.
Omg Sarah I’m finally catching up on all of these and this post especially made me well up! It is so clear how much you two love each other. So so so sweet. Can’t wait to read the rest :)
You look absolutely stunning! Best wishes! I know you got married months ago but I wish you a long and happy marriage with many wonderful memories.
Aw, thank you so much Alex! :)
Your wedding photos are beautiful! So happy for you!
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