No ceremony can create your marriage; only you can do that – through love and patience; through dedication and perseverance; through talking and listening, helping and supporting and believing in each other; through tenderness and laughter; through learning to forgive, learning to appreciate your differences, and by learning to make the important things matter, and to let go of the rest.

Wedding planning recap:

We will be getting married in Ridgway, CO

Save the dates: "I can make 30 of anything" FAMOUS LAST WORDS . :)

Flower girl dresses. From J crew (white) and Target(blue).

Unfortunately our good friend Hugh can not marry us, so his son in law is going to be our pastor. Hugh is such a part of our family and I really wish we could celebrate with him, but the elevation is just too high.We are creating our own ceremony, so I feel like we have that creative input.( The title of this post is part of our ceremony.) However, I was very concerned that this guy I barely knew was going to sign our wedding certificate.

So we decided to have our grand parents sign it. My Papa will then go down as our officiant and Justin's grandmother will be our witness. : ) I love THAT!!!