Wedding Day Happiness
Wedding Day Happiness is a happiness that I hope EVERYONE can experience in their lifetime. Maybe it doesn't come from a wedding day per-say but even just a day that you feel like even if everything went wrong, you would just smile right through it. I feel that way about the day that Michael and I got married. Everything about that day was just perfect. We were surrounded my amazing people who were there to celebrate a joining of two families and who seemed just as happy as we did that day.
When I think of June 16, 2012 my heart just jumps with so much excited. I remember waking up that day and it just felt like nothing else mattered to me, other than enjoying the day getting ready with my girls and then getting to see Michael at 6:00 that night. Everything could have gone wrong at the venue: it could have rained, the flowers could have not shown up, my hair and make up could have been terrible, and yet I know that when they opened those doors for me to walk down the aisle to Michael, I would have been just as happy as I felt that day.
People always told me that our wedding day would be the least that I ever loved Michael in our marriage. That each day/week/month would strengthen our marriage and our relationship. I definitely agree that I love Michael more than I did that day which is saying a lot. There is no doubt about that. But I knew that at some point, the excitement and happiness from our wedding day and even our honeymoon would slow down and we would fall into our own little routine back at home. As two people who at some point work completely opposite schedules, I worried about loosing that spark and excitement that I had been so use to leading up to our wedding day.
So I asked myself...how, as a married couple, are we suppose to live up to that day now that it has been a year and a half? What can we make sure that we do and provide for each other that will help keep us just as happy if not happier than we were on our special day? I know that Michael and I have been married for less time than most people but for us, it's about remembering to be ourselves and to take care of each other in the best way that we know how.
One of the reasons I loved Michael from very close the beginning of our relationship was because of his sense of humor and his personality. This man can make me laugh like no one else. People always say that women tend to pick men that remind them of their dad's and he definitely does that. Although we have very different personalities, the laughter is one thing that ties us together. I've always believed that laughter is the key to so much happiness and we definitely have our days of belly laughing until we can barely stand. Take the time to breathe after a long day of work and enjoy those silly moments with your people. Those moments are the ones that tend to always make such a big mark on my heart.
So I asked myself...how, as a married couple, are we suppose to live up to that day now that it has been a year and a half? What can we make sure that we do and provide for each other that will help keep us just as happy if not happier than we were on our special day? I know that Michael and I have been married for less time than most people but for us, it's about remembering to be ourselves and to take care of each other in the best way that we know how.
One of the reasons I loved Michael from very close the beginning of our relationship was because of his sense of humor and his personality. This man can make me laugh like no one else. People always say that women tend to pick men that remind them of their dad's and he definitely does that. Although we have very different personalities, the laughter is one thing that ties us together. I've always believed that laughter is the key to so much happiness and we definitely have our days of belly laughing until we can barely stand. Take the time to breathe after a long day of work and enjoy those silly moments with your people. Those moments are the ones that tend to always make such a big mark on my heart.
Another thing we have learned is to have separate hobbies but support each other in those hobbies. I love to take pictures and Michael absolutely hates to be in them. He tends to make ridiculous faces that always end up making me laugh but such is life. When I first started dabbling in photography, he was always such a good sport. He would compliment my pictures even though they weren't exactly that great to start with. He kept me motivated to keep learning and practicing. He is a huge supporter and even though he gives me a hard time, I know that he is my biggest fan. For him, he loves to fish. He has his boat and just recently made himself tackle room with an extra room we have in our house. I love to see how passionate he is about it and how much he takes the time to learn each part of it. I love to go out on the boat with him and enjoy his passion with him. I've learned that supporting and encouraging one another definitely goes a long ways.
He gets to fish and I get to take pictures of the beautiful sunrises. Win Win. Always have an open and understanding heart. The first year of marriage, we were adjusting to living together, in a new home, and adjusting to being considerate of one another. It's hard to fend for yourself for so long and then one day, you come home from an awesome vacation and you automatically are in thrown into taking care of you and another person. Michael and I have different love languages and learning to understand our differences has been key. It is something that continues to be a work in progress but is one of the things that I love most about marriage. He has taught me so much and I am excited to keep learning and growing together as the years continue to fly by.
Wedding pictures: Love, The Nelson's We definitely are a work in progress. I feel like we learn more and more about marriage as each day passes. There are trials and there are errors but those errors tend to make for some of the greater times in our life because we are learning to work together as a team, or as we like to call it, the partnership. I hope with all my heart that each of you get to experience a happiness that takes you for the ride of your life; whether it be from marriage, professional successes, or even friendships. Be happy sweet friends and stay warm.
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