Yep, it's true.

On Saturday, February Seventh, at about 12pm, my wonderful fiance' became my wonderful husband. We've been looking forward to it for some time now, but kept not setting a date because we didn't want it to happen too soon and no one show up, didn't know when we could get some time off work, didn't want people to think we were rushing, wanted to make sure he met my parents first, etc. Well, he met my parents... and shortly thereafter, we said damn it all, let's go. He said set a date, I said January 31st. His dad called and said his stepmom would be out of town, and we knew she'd kill us, so we set it for one week later. One week later, everything went off perfectly, despite all the stress I went through leading up to that point. We had somehow gone from a five person guest list, to a thirty + list shortly after setting the date. Unfortunately, my parents could not make it, but they both have plans for things they want to do at a later time with us to make up for it. :p

Will update with some pictures later, but I wanted to get this up here before I forgot to blog about it again. :P

EDIT

Updated with some pictures.

Father-In-Law with Dainaca, Dini, Bryan, Me, Grammy, Bryce with Jamie

The two kids are Bryce's little girls.

 

Bryan getting nervous because I was taking too long waiting for everyone to sign the guestbook.

 

Can you tell he's crying? So am I. Totally the greatest vows ever. He said he tried to think of the words, to express his feelings for me, but that the English language pales in comparison. The only words he could speak that would even come close were the words "I love you." It may seem simple to some, but it melted my heart all over again... and I think just about everyone was crying.

 

My teddy bear. :P

 

Exchanging our rings, the symbol for everyone to see that we belong to each other for all eternity.

 

And us making it official.

(Totally Stolen From Tornado Chaser / Mama Fox)

How did you meet your spouse?
I actually met my fiance' when I came to South Carolina to meet the man I'd been 'dating' online for the few months before that. I was on what would be my last summer vacation after graduating from High School and spent most of it in Florida. I took two weeks in the middle to come up to South Carolina. The second day that I was here, we stopped by the gas station where my fiance' and a friend of ours were both working at the time. The first words from our friend were something to the effect of "Oh my god, she IS real!" My fiance' was relatively quiet. I moved here in August of that year. We barely spoke for most of this time, only seeing each other on Saturday evenings when everyone came together to LARP in the park. I got to see plenty of him, of course, but I was with my ex, and happy at the time. As time when on, though, my partner of the time became both mentally and physically abusive. My fiance' began coming over to hang out with us in the evenings, and would sometimes give me a ride out to the park when my ex decided he no longer wished to go out there. In March, the three of us moved into an apartment together. By this time, I already had some odd feelings for my fiance', but chose to ignore them, as I didn't want to ruin the relationship I was deperately trying to fix (with no help from my ex, I might add). I soon found myself with a black eye from my ex, one which he has recently admitted came about because he was, and I quote "Sick of your shit." My fiance' was ready to kill the man, but kept it to himself after promising me he would not hurt him. Things progressed from there. In April, after going to a job application with said black eye, I got a job at Books-A-Million, working with my fiance'. He took me to and from work, as I had no vehicle of my own at the time, and we continued to get closer as time wore on. We eventually had a few makeout sessions which, admittedly, should not have happened at the time, and things came to a rather loud... and somewhat violent, creshendo when my ex came home only an hour after having left for work to find me in my fiance' bedroom. We weren't doing anything, but I had went in there so that I might actually be able to get real sleep for the first time in weeks. Again... something I should not have done at the time.

The following week was a mess. I snuck off to talk with my fiance' twice, knowing full well that I had no intentions of staying with my ex at this point. Believe me, I told him this numerous times, only to have it fall on deaf ears. I was little more than a prisoner in my own home at this point. So, we decided. My fiance', along with two good friends of ours, would come get me while my ex was at work. This all seemed fine until he came home early... again. My fiance' still showed up, despite my cries of "I can't do this, I'm scared." Within a few hours, we had called the cops to keep the peace after I was repeatedly dragged into the bedroom to "talk," and my things were loaded up to head over to my fiance's parents. The next couple weeks were the happiest I had ever been. He told me repeatedly that, should I wish to leave, he would do everything in his power to help me get to wherever I wanted to go, but I had no desire to be gone... and he had no desire for me to leave. We now live in our own apartment with a couple roommates (one of which we barely see due to work and school, and the other of which is a female friend I've known for a few years).

How long did you date before getting married?
It's been eight months thus far. We are engaged, but continue to have so much else going on that it's almost impossible for us to get anything planned. We know we're going to have a small wedding for now, but hope to have a larger wedding later.

How old were you when you got married?
I am currently nineteen and he is twenty-two. He will probably be twenty-three by the time we get married, and there is a chance I'll be twenty by then, if we don't just force everyone to get together soon.

Is your spouse your age? Younger? Older?
My fiance' is three years and four months older.

Did you live together before you got married?
Yes. We've been living together since March.

Name one thing that you and your spouse have in common?
We both love LARPing.

Name one thing that you don't have in common?
I think things through a lot more than he does. I wouldn't say he does things too wildly or anything, but there are definitely times when he could put more thought into things before simply jumping in head first.

Name one thing that your spouse does that makes you fall in love all over again.
He is constantly concerned with how I feel and what I want, even if it means a bit of discomfort for himself. I often see through this, and realize when he doesn't want to do something, and will 'change my mind', but it's still nice to know that he's willing to do whatever it takes to make me happy.

Name one thing that your spouse does that makes you crazy.
He doesn't make it very easy to tell when he's joking, and when he's being serious. We often have stupid arguments over things I think he is truly being ignorant about when, really, he is only kidding around.

Are you happy?
More than I have ever been.

What is your best marriage advice?
Be honest and straight-forward about things, even when you're afraid to do so. Even if it's embarassing, or you're afraid he won't like what you have to say, just get it out there. Otherwise, it's just going to cause problems later on. Don't keep secrets. Hold each other, touch each other, embrace each other... every time you get the chance. Don't let the intimacy fall out of your relationship just because you're busy or stressed. Let him help you! Don't let your pride get in the way of his caring for you.