Wow everyone, thank you for the incredibly sweet words and wishes. We are both taken back. It truly means a lot.
While you (impatiently) wait for the pics, here is a copy of my vows to her. FYI, the chicken noodle and crackers part was a joke between us as she doesn't care for either in the least.
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I could see it in your eyes from the moment we first met, there was something different about you. What started out as friendship eventually turned to love and now I can’t see myself without you.
No doubt, you are a beautiful woman – and WOW, I have to pause and tell God thanks and what a great job He did!
But what leaves me speechless is your internal beauty. Never have I met a soul so sweet and perfect for me. You get my jokes. You make me laugh. You show me love in a way I’ve never known. You give me something to believe in. A hope that I can build on. A trust and devotion that gets me all caught up in emotion. Only if you knew how many tears I spilled as I searched for the perfect words tonight.
You are the love of my life! And also my best friend. More importantly, you are a gift from God. You are the girl I prayed for so long ago before I even knew what you looked like or sounded like. I’m not really sure why He took so long to deliver you to me, but I am so happy you are finally here!
So tonight, before our friends & family, it’s very easy for me to vow:
To always walk beside you,
To give you all my heart,
To hold you tight in my arms at night,
To put God first in all we do and pray with you,
To protect and provide for you,
To love you like every day is our last day
And to make you smile and laugh
Oh yeah, and if you should fall sick, then I will have plenty of chicken noodle soup, crackers and kisses (because you know my kisses heals all)
You are my rock and everything. You are my forever. And I love you with all my heart.
How lovely for her to hear those words and how wonderful for you to feel them. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Sledge. And may you continue imparting your knowledge and perspectives here Mr Sledge.
It will be a few weeks before we get the professional pics back, but here is one the venue took and posted on their website and showed up using our specialized hashtag.
Plus I had to clear it with the boss.
I will post a few more pics after we get them back. Until then here are a few we have on our wedding website.