6.17.2010

four years ago today: our wadee

june 17, 2006

i thank you God for most this amazing
day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes

e.e.cummings

it was on this very day four years ago that i married my heart's true companion and love, kevin...


the day of celebration was at the home of our dear family friends.  it is the most lovely spot, a vintage farmhouse on a terraced hillside surrounded by vineyards...


it was an incredibly beautiful june day in napa.  plenty of blue skies, rolling hills, vineyards, flowers, and sunshine.

did i mention sunshine?  oh, we had sunshine.  so much sunshine that it was crazy super roasty toasty hot, above ninety degrees until dusk.

it was so hot my hair flower wilted and had to be replaced thrice...


i spent the morning getting ready...




my best friends in the universe were there to help me...


kevwrex and his brother had time to hang out before the ceremony...


the ceremony was simple and full of poetry, beautiful music, and love...




after the ceremony, my beau-pere used eloquent and heartfelt words to toast us...



and then there were a gazillion sparkling moments!

three special glimpses:

spontaneous singing...


a fairy fort built with parasols...



a poignant and unforgettable dance with my father...


and of course, there was so much marvelous merrymaking into the magical summer night.

at the end, we looked down over all of it and felt more love than ever before...


and it just keeps growing.

i love you kevwrex!


10 comments:

ALFIE said...

oh! this post has left a smile on my face! what a beautiful bride you are! and what a magical wedding day! love is such a wonderful thing! happy anniversary!

MeeshOne.Love said...

yay! you are truly lovely! i am crazy about wedding posts these days and this one made me particularly happy! love love love.

diane said...

thank you sweet friends!

xoxo

Heidi pumpkin pie said...

Dilamdalamda!

This is so so sweet! you 2 are such a lovely couple and what a magical wedding!
i hope you both have the best anniversary and so many more after
<3

Jaime Jean Klocek said...

Sniff, sniff....what a beautiful wedding day story. It was so good to be there and share it with you two. And I am excited to see the photos. xoxoxo

Jaime Jean Klocek said...
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lacy said...

so special! The first photo is my favorite, pure joy!

Anonymous said...

Wow! Your wedding looks amazing. You looked so beautiful in your dress and the vinyard was the perfect setting! Hope my wedding will be as special as yours! Your flower bouquet is the best! I want that!

Also wanted to let you know I'm doing another giveaway. Three winners this time, just let me know which one you'd like to win!

http://loulogue.blogspot.com/2010/06/sweet-giveaway.html

Unknown said...

love you, kiddo...

diane said...

@heidi...thank you sweet journal pal.

@jaime...i am so happy that you were there to share it with us! and i absolutely loved being with you for your magical celebration.

@lacy...thank you dear friend. we snapped that first picture of ourselves right after the ceremony, alone and enjoying the magical rush of love!

@louana...so sweet of you! the bouquet looked nothing like what i had requested but i fell instantly in love with it and swooned over it all day.

@kevwrex...love you too, my sweet.