Wedding recap

Saturday July 21st, 2012 Nathan and were married on Jekyll Island. It was a small ceremony with only our families. The whole day I felt nervous and shaky. When I finally came out of our hotel room and had something to eat and get things set up for the wedding I started feeling better.

Then I had to get my hair and makeup done, so I went in to do that. My niece, Amanda, did my hair. She did a BEAUTIFUL job. I loved it and I am so glad that I asked her to do it for me.  As my mom and Amanda were putting my dress on I told them that I thought they were putting it on backwards. They had it zipped and hooked before they realized I was right, so they just unzipped and unhooked it and turned it around.

I made my way to the boardwalk to walk down to the beach and Amanda who was already out on the beach was running up. She forgot her flute so she had to run back to the hotel to get it. So I waited for her to get back before Daddy and I walked down to the beach. So the wedding finally started about a half an hour late, but they really can’t start without the bride can they?

Anyways, Daddy was walking me down the steps and I kept telling him to slow down going down the boardwalk steps because I couldn’t go as fast as he could. He kept telling me that he couldn’t help it.  I didn’t even see anyone, but I was looking at Nathan the whole time I was coming down the beach. I didn’t even see him until I was right in front of him.

Daddy tried to go back and stand with Momma, but Rev. Exum told him to get back up here because we weren’t done with him yet.  During our opening blessing, I was holding my bouquet and I felt my engagement ring still on my left ring finger. I quietly switched it to my right ring finger and no one even noticed until I told them. Apparently forgetting to put the engagement ring on the other hand runs in my family. Momma said she did it too. Haha!

We say our vows and Rev. Exum asks for the rings. I turned to my matron of honor to get Nathan’s ring and I needed a tissue too. I was good until Amanda started playing My Heart will Go on. We thought that would be a perfect song for a beach wedding.  Little tears started rolling from my eyes as soon as she started playing. It was only for a minute.

Then we were HUSBAND AND WIFE!

It was so humid that Nathan had to take his glasses off when we got out of the car because stepping from the cool car into the humidity fogged them up. Haha!

Well that is it. I am Mrs. Shadder! It was a beautiful wedding and I am so blessed to have Nathan in my life.