That Wonderful Day

It came quicker then we all expected. Considering that we wanted to take full advantage of Joe's job in France, we decided to get married in late August so I could be in France for the remainder of his contract. This would allow me to be in the country for the necessary six months to obtain my UK visa. So, wedding plans were made...a dress was bought...tickets were purchased...and it all culminated into a glorious, blissful affair on the 23rd of August, 2015 at 3:30 in the afternoon. Most of the photos that will be in this blog post were taken by my friend and our photographer, Christina Hastings. We couldn't be more happy with the outcome of the pictures, and the whole day was just incredibly captured with her lenses. She was also amazing to work with, and I highly recommend her to anybody who needs a professional photographer. Her website is http://christinahastings.com/ and she can also be found on Facebook. Go check it out.

Before the ceremony, getting ready in the ladies room. Thank you to all the wonderful friends who helped me get ready. :)

Pictures from the ceremony. It was very hot outdoors, but the sky was gorgeous and the ceremony was a beautiful time.

After the ceremony and some personal pictures, we headed to the house of my aunt and uncle for the reception. Thank you so much for opening your home and giving so much of your time to helping our day be very special Uncle James and Aunt Zarella!

Here are pictures from the reception. It was such a wonderful atmosphere of family fun and laughter. We told our story and captured some pictures that I'm sure will be used as black mail later on. ;) And of course, one with the photographer herself. Thank you Christina!!