Today Brian and I celebrate our two-year wedding anniversary. According to my sources on the internet, the traditional anniversary gift at the two-year mark is cotton. Well ok then. We don’t have cotton balls in our bathroom and we agreed “No gifts!” So Brian will be getting Q-Tips tonight. We already own them, so it’s not a real gift, and also, tradition.
Our wedding day was hands down the best day of my life. I know I’m supposed to say that the day Nolan was born was the best day of my life, but lets take a moment and think that over. On my wedding day I was at my attractiveness peak, and I got to spend an entire night dancing and drinking and eating lobster. On the day of Nolan’s birth I was a water retaining mini-bus with sciatica and carpal tunnel syndrome. My spinal block failed partway through my c-section and all I can remember of the birth miracle itself was being tied to a hospital bed, trying to free myself from a surgery that I could feel happening. I was attached to a catheter and I was wearing adult diapers (Please refer to Baby, There Ain’t No Easy Way Out for graphic detail).
I think the wedding comes out on top here.
In any event, at our rehearsal dinner, Brian and I showed a slideshow – a panorama, if you will, of our lives to date. It’s “mesmerizing” and “epically beautiful” according to audiences everywhere. I’m including it here mainly for the first 2 minutes, because I think that some of you will be interested to see the heads of hair that Brian and I were sporting as newborns. It *might* remind you of another particularly hairy handsome baby. If you want to watch the whole video knock yourself out, but it’s the very beginning that will show you all you need to know about the hereditary nature of hair.
See? I told you.
I also wanted to include a few images from our photographer Earl Christie. He is fantastic! I’d recommend you hire him, even if that means that you need to get a divorce so that you can then have a second wedding to someone else and ask Earl to shoot it for you. He’s worth the trouble of the divorce proceedings.
The advantage of having life sized cardboard cutouts of yourselves at the wedding is that you don’t need to take breaks from dancing to pose for pictures!
This is my dad (aka Grandpa Dan) being “resurrected” during the song “Shout!” He does this at every wedding, banking on the fact that our relatives will be in position to pull him up off the floor.
My dad goes low, but I prefer to go high for my signature move, “The Lift.” My friend Manuel and I have been performing this move for years (not professionally, only recreationally).
I’m really feeling it here.
I know I said I was at my attractiveness peak at my wedding, but I should have clarified that that only applied to the ceremony. Once we got to dancing I got very, very wet, partly from sweat and partly because I was dumping water bottles over my head to cool down. My friend Amie served as a one-woman “pit crew” tasked with drying me off every so often. I think you can see that Brian is impressed.
I can’t recall for sure, but if I was a betting woman I’d say we’re listening to some Bon Jovi here.
I married the right guy.
Happy Cotton Anniversary Brian!
Happy anniversary to my beautiful bride…here’s to another two years!! No wait, longer than that, at least 50!!
Brian – the traditional gift for the 52nd year wedding anniversary is Ruby. Ruby is way better than cotton, so let’s aim for that.
Happy Anniversary Liz & Brian! Craig (my husband) & I completely agree that your wedding was one of the best! Since we eloped we can say this without hurting each other’s feelings, lol. We actually counted that as one of our dates :). Best date ever! Cheers to many more years!
It is clear to see, through these amazing pictures, that you and all your guests had an awesome time at your wedding! Lobster, dancing, cardboard cut outs!? You had it all covered. Happy anniversary to you both.
Happy Anniversary! And THANK YOU for saying that the day Nolan was born was not necessarily the best day of your life… I tell people that the day I gave birth was super painful and NOT my favorite day ever… of course, I usually get a sideways glance while they start the next sentence for me: “but… you got an amazing baby blah blah blah” – NO BUTS! I love my kid, but that day will always bring sheer pain to my vaginal area whenever I think about it! Meanwhile, we got married on the beach in Aruba… I think it’s clear which day was better!
Exactly! I’m aware that having Nolan in my life is more important than a party, I’m just saying the wedding day itself is more pleasant than the birthing day. And unless they start serving lobster at c-sections I will stick with this opinion.
Happy Anniversary!! Your wedding was the best one I ever attended, and that includes my own. Today is going to be a beautiful sunny day, just like two years ago. Best wishes for a long and happy marriage. You’re off to a great start. P.S. to Lu-Lu, you seriously have no idea how close Liz and I came to crashing your elopement.
This day was the epitome of a wedding full of joy, love, and laughter (and crazy dancing, lots of sweating and full tummies). So happy to have been a part of it! I wouldn’t mind reliving it again… 5 year anniversary party/vow renewal? What do you say?
Oh, and happy anniversary you two love birds 🙂
Aw thanks Toni! It was a great day and I have the sweat stains to prove it!
Cider donuts…mmmm…
I was so focused on the lobster I missed them!!
Great day and fun party. I remember it well!
Happy Anniversary! We celebrated out 10th this year. I don’t know what the ‘traditional’ thing to give but we settled for Bermuda – Enjoy your years = they go by so fast!
Cathy, Bermuda sounds way nicer than cotton. Although if I went on a trip to Bermuda I would definitely want to make sure that I brought cotton swabs with me. I can’t stand finding myself on vacation without access to Q-Tips. Oh, and also, congrats on 10 years! 🙂
Your wedding was a blast!! Happy anniversary! Xoxo