It was a beautiful Friday evening in June 2009. After being a completely irrational and emotional person for the week leading up to our wedding, I (Jen) woke up on our wedding day feeling complete peace, which was such a blessing. The lady fixing my bridesmaids’ hair said I was the calmest bride she’s ever seen! I just knew God meant for Logan and me to be together...and I COULDN’T WAIT to be his wife.
There were some hiccups, of course. But all of it didn’t matter as soon as I saw Logan literally bouncing up and down with excitement at the end of the aisle. 😍 The Mass was beautiful, the reception was a blast, and we couldn’t have asked for a better day. ❤️
Some fave moments:
▫️Logan bouncing up and down the entire time I walked down the aisle (he gets super excited when I dress up and wear makeup 😂)
▫️Logan was overly excited about me putting his ring on...and made everyone laugh in the process
▫️My brother and sister singing Matt Maher’s “Set Me as a Seal” together 🎶
▫️My dad singing “Ave Maria” while we presented a rose to the Blessed Mother 🌹
▫️Logan going in for a second kiss 😘😂
▫️Having 5 minutes all to ourselves at the reception...along with a big ol’ platter of delicious Cajun food
▫️Gosh, I could keep going but I will spare you 🙃
#fridayintroductionsourlovestory
Thanks to my “bride to be journal,” I had the next installment of #fridayintroductionsourlovestory all written out for me! It’s our engagement story, and I’ll just preface it by saying that I had just finished summer school that day which would allow me to graduate early that December, and Logan wanted to celebrate. Here we go...
Logan and I spent some time in the chapel, and then we went to the French Quarter to eat dinner. Afterwards, the two of us walked along the river, just talking. We stopped to sit on a bench, and Logan took out a letter and started reading it aloud to me. We stood up to finish the letter (it was a bit long), and at the end, he had written something that made it sound like he wasn’t proposing yet. Logan then says, “And now I’m going to ask you something you’ve never heard before.” Before I could say anything, Logan got on one knee and pulled out a box and opened it. He asked, “Jennifer, will you be my wife?” I said yes (or course!) and we hugged and kissed for awhile until Logan reminded me that I had a ring to put on! 😂💍❤️
📸 from our engagement session
One of the things that has brought us closer together is trying new things together, so that’s our #marriagemondaychallenge this week! Take advantage of this last week before Lent and do something new together. This is something we try to do on dates, like going to a new restaurant or doing something new like an escape room. But there are plenty of ways you can do this at home: play a new game, cook a new recipe together, or heck, pray together if that’s something you haven’t done before.
Last year, we baked a big ol’ fancy cake together for the first time and it was so much fun. (Find that video on our YouTube channel.) Trying new things together may even lead to shared interests, which will strengthen your friendship—our theme for February! What do you plan on doing this week?
