It’s not like me to be without the right words, but I’ve struggled to come up with a way to mark our second wedding anniversary on the pages of this blog. I’m not sure what we’ve learnt over the last 24 months and I can’t quite communicate what marriage means to me. I don’t have endless advice to offer and I think I may have written everything I’ll ever write about the day itself {here}.
You’ll just have to make do with some fleeting observations. I haven’t given them much thought, but as I sit at my laptop, listening to our son play with his Lego nearby, these are the things I think as I contemplate our marriage…
1. When I don’t wear my wedding ring, my left hand feels all wrong, like it’s naked and not quite there.
2. I still haven’t grown accustom to my newly acquired surname, but I do love hearing my husband refer to me as his wife.
3. I cry whenever I remember that my Dad wasn’t at our wedding.
4. I haven’t washed my wedding dress yet. I’m kind of attached to the dirt.
5. My Jimmy Choos remain my greatest shoe purchase to date.
6. I cannot believe I felt fat in the run up to our wedding. Have a word with yourself past Franky.
7. I really, really fancy my husband.
8. The thing I miss most about wedding planning is spending time with the women I love most. The shopping trips, the makeup trials, my hen party. Such fond memories.
9. If I was going to change anything about our wedding, I’d have more flowers and a different dress to dance in.
10. I am rarely happier than when I’m curled up on the sofa, watching a movie with my husband. I don’t mind if we do it every Saturday until I die.
11. I have never felt more connected to anyone than when Carl said his vows.
12. Talking about money remains our biggest weakness as a couple.
13. I would still recommend every single one of our wedding suppliers, especially Katy, Emma, Eliza and Joanne.
14. The biggest lesson I learned in the run up to our wedding day, and the one I always pass on to engaged friends, is that you simply cannot please everyone.
15. So far, marriage for me has been about feeling loved, every minute of every day.
Love Audrey xxx
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