For our anniversary we packed up the car and headed to Children's Harbor in Alexander City where we were married two years ago that very day. I saw Children's Harbor in a bridal magazine and I knew right away that it was the spot for us. We got married on April 11, 2009 which was also our six year anniversary. Our wedding weekend was eventful, to say the least. Everything that could go wrong went wrong. That Friday, April 10th, we were supposed to have our wedding rehearsal except that somebody forgot to tell Mother Nature and the weather had other plans. There was a tornado that came right through and we ate our rehearsal dinner with lights blinking on and off. Our wedding party left with souvenirs of hail dents in their car from hail the size of a softball. My hair stylist canceled on me the day before my wedding. And a whole gaggle of other things that I will not go into occurred. Needless to say, with the exception of marrying the love of my life, the day that was supposed to be the happiest day of my life goes down in history as one of the days I would most like to do over.
I have great, beautiful pictures from my wedding but I have trouble even looking at them. They are beautiful pictures but I am not myself in them. I look at them and all of the feelings of that day come back.
Because of this, I was nervous about going back to Children's Harbor. I hoped that the feelings of hurt and disappointment would not come flooding back. We drove over the big bridge and I saw the lighthouse on the left with the beautiful lake shimmering in the sun, I saw the chapel on the right where we were married and I said to Chris, "It's just as beautiful as I remember it." For the first time, my memories of that day went to the harpist playing as I walked down the aisle, went to seeing my sister and now nephew Ryan walking down the aisle, and went back to the moments just before our wedding when it was just me and Chris on the lighthouse. Because at the end of the day, nothing that happened that day came between us. In the end, Love won.
We spent a while at the chapel. We took in the warm air and the sound of the lake. We let Walker run around and sit in the pews. And before we left, we noticed the time was the exact time of our wedding so we stood at the altar, looked in each others eyes, held hands, and said "I do" all over again. This time we had a little one standing between our legs and we shared a family kiss.
Here are some of our favorite pictures at the chapel on our wedding day
Here are some pictures of our Anniversary trip to the chapel
When we left the chapel we went to my favorite place on Children's Harbor - the lighthouse! It is a beautiful sight and was the location for our "First Sight Moment" before the wedding. Chris and I had some private time at the lighthouse before our ceremony started. Here are some pictures from that day:
When we were at the lighthouse on our anniversary, it was just as windy as I remember and a million times more peaceful than I remember. We stayed out there for a long time looking at the water, taking pictures of Walker, and just enjoying the view. Here are some of the pictures we took from our special day at the lighthouse.
It was such a special day being able to take Walker to the place where we were married. He had a blast and I left feeling very thankful that we made lots of new memories at a place that holds such a special place in my heart.
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