It’s hard to believe that it has been 6 years since my husband and I were married. Way back then, we couldn’t imagine our lives now. We didn’t have thoughts of moving back to Detroit so quickly and our vision of how that move was going to turn out couldn’t have been more off.
Although things didn’t go exactly as planned—we found our way and through it all we knew we were in it together—for better or for worse.
And things have turned out pretty well.
A few snippets from our wedding.
- 30 people traveled to Las Vegas for our wedding. They came from England, Detroit, Chicago, California and Tennessee.
- Andy laughed during the ceremony. Yep, at the “for richer or poorer” part. We were in Las Vegas, after all, and leaving richer isn’t usually the case.
- Before we left Vegas I got on a roll at the Three Card Poker table and wasn’t happy I had to leave to catch our flight. I was up almost $1,000!
- While walking me down the aisle, my dad asked me, “Are you sure you want to do this?” This wasn’t a judgment on Andy, he asked me this every time he drove me to the airport to fly to England. Always daddy’s little girl!
- We rented the suits for the Best Man and Andy in England. You just can’t rent a proper morning suit in the U.S. and if you’re going to marry an Englishman he should dress the part.
- Yes, I had long hair and still went by Becki. You can see in the credits that my family has a penchant for spelling their names in an interesting fashion. But hey, I wore a dress and fancy schmancy pointy shoes!
Please be gentle, I made this video back in 2006 with Windows Movie Maker and a PC. I was still in the dark ages back then!
I don’t think I can express my love for my husband in this space more than I have previously. But. October 20th, 2005 was the best day of my life and the best decision I have ever made.
Oh, one last thing. Apparently the traditional gifts for your 6th wedding anniversary are candy and wood. Andy is going to love this anniversary! Hey, get your mind out of the gutter, he’s a carpenter.