Our wedding :-)

After Much waiting and anticipation the big day finally arrived about three weeks ago on May 5th, 2013. For us, the day was simply perfect. The weather turned out to be a perfect northern Wisconsin spring day, full of love, joy, and celebration. We opted for a smallish wedding, with only about 60 of our closest friends and family there. We had so much help and support and felt so blessed throughout the whole process. Here are a few of my favorite highlights and memories from the happiest day of my life. :-)

Pre-Wedding:

Since we got married about 4 days after completing of our last final exams, things seemed to just fly by so quickly. I honestly didn't have much time for nerves! The thing that I struggled with the most was trying to make sure I spend an adequate amount of time with my family that was in town. Almost all of my side traveled at least 10 hours to be a part of our day. Some pre-wedding activities included a beautiful shower thrown by Micah's aunt, chatting with family, and getting to spend some quality time with my awesome bridesmaids. The big day was SO CLOSE! 

Wedding day:

I woke up about around 6am to finally experience my first set of nerves. It was quickly replaced by pure excitement, as we got right to business with hair, nails, and my favorite activity (insert sarcasm here**) waiting. Time seemed to be moving so slow that  morning! 

The ceremony:

Pure Joy. It was finally happening.

Married at last! 

So many blessings!

We were so blessed to have so many friends there to support us! We love you guys!

Micah's brother, and best man, Jake, was able to lead the music for our ceremony and was accompanied by two of the bridesmaids. Our music and song selection really held special places in our hearts and hearing those lyrics come from our loved ones made it simply unforgettable. 

Our loving families and wedding party! 

Our 18 month-old nephew Baylen stepped right up to his important ring-bearer position! There may have been some candy bribery involved ;-) He sure was the cutest! 

We were also incredibly blessed to have our dear friend Lydia make the wedding cakes for us! They were absolutely delicious and loved by all! 

They day was simply amazing and I could go on about it for days! It is almost surreal to think that it is over already. Even though the time seemed to be moving slowly in the moment, it was all over so quickly. One of the best pieces of advice I was given was to enjoy the moment. Try to slow down, absorb it all and just enjoy the ride. This day only happens once, so try to not let it fly past you. 

So now on to married life! I have already learned so many things that I am very excited to share! Looking forward to posting again soon :-) 

With love, 

Sarah.... Kuiper (wha??!)  :-D!!!