8.03.2012

assurance

I'm so glad my mom took this picture.
It really is worth a thousand words.
At 3 years old,
my mom put her veil on me
and told me I would be a bride one day.
I had no idea what a bride was,
but I did know that if my mommy was one,
I wanted to be one, too.
And that's where it started,
the dream of being a bride.
As I grew older,
I wondered what my dress would look like,
and who my groom would be
(I swore it was Aaron Carter for a solid 4 years).
The day always seemed so far off,
and even though it seemed magical,
I was always reassured in knowing that it was far off.
After all,
I didn't want to leave my mommy and daddy.
That was a scary thought.
But the years passed quickly
and before I knew it,
I was walking down the isle.


The day that I thought was so far away,
was happening.
As I held my daddy's hand,
my heart was filled with joy and sadness-
because I was still that little girl in my mama's veil.
But I had grown up;
and the reassurance of time was gone.
As my dad let go of my hand,
I looked up and saw my groom smiling,
with tears in his eyes..
and when my hand was placed in his,
 I was reminded that
 he was going to hold my hand forever..
and a new assurance filled my heart.



9 comments:

Tricia said...

I loved the moment when my father "handed me over" to my husband. So symbolic and reassuring. Happy anniversary!

Veronica Lee Burns said...

how precious!

Rachael {all things beautiful} said...

What a beautiful post! Such an amazing moment of being handed from your dad to your new husband.

Kristin said...

Ahhhh, what a beautiful way to put it! My husband and I celebrated our first anniversary last month. It is amazing how quickly the days pass. It makes me nostalgic to think how I imagined my wedding day for so many years, and then it came and went in an instant. But the marriage is the important and lasting part. Happy Anniversary!

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#mommylife said...

aww how sweet.. :)

jes @ twosmuppies said...

i love this! :)
and you look adorable in that first picture.

The Adventurer said...

Oh that Nick Carter. Personally I was with Lance Bass.... and good thing that didn't work out :)

Mia Wells said...

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