Surprise Wedding in Paradise

You heard it right, Mark and I suprised everyone on this one!!! It was like telling people we were engaged all over again!
Since I met Mark it has been a world of it's own. We have grown up, grown stronger,grown individually,grown independently and most importantly we've grown TOGETHER! To experience a lifetime...almost reaching a decade on this one~which in my eyes very well can be as in a lifetime. We've both experienced so much in these last eight years. we've learned to take the most of every day, we've learned the escense of love that can, will & is able to last an eternal lifetime. He is my best freind, my brothers best freind, he has always been considered & known as both of my sisters brother, a son to mama, and everyone else who has entered in the fam.~"he is family" he has placed himself in our hearts in such a special way...
Exactly ONE year ago we were blessed with the 'grace of Gracie!' As her mother,and as her father we have experienced an addition to the meaning of family for our love in this lifetime to share. We are so happy to have reached our 'today' I give thanks to what we are, who we are, and who and what we've became, together. I have finally reached a moment in my life where I can honestly say, no mattter what I except myself, my life, who I am, and in return can truly love this person & his entire world as we make it as one & our own....I have fallen in-love with Mark over and over agin. and somewhere along the way I fell in love with his family as well! This too is a blessing that in each moment I can be so thankful to have this part of him as well.
With out eachother neither one of us knows where we would be today, but as we know it we make EACH OTHER a better person each day~ we never forget to embrace, and give thanks for our love, we are sure to express this each day in all the special ways we know of. In every moment that holds near in our hearts from the past do we take the time to reflect and remember as the best of times and every bit more that is to come.

So as far behind as I am with all of the last months pics I want to be able to share these wed. pics....there are so many!! so i've done my best to narrow the couple thousand!!!! :)
The prof. ones will arrive in about a month but thanks to the fam. we have lots to share! As far as i'm conserned Oleg was just as much as the pro than the one on the job I thank you!!! As well as everyone who was in our hearts for this day.... present or not~ u wer all there in our hearts!!!

With that being said, the lack of updates for this journal in the past month~ and actually all other missing months through out the year are a sure sign it's been a busy one, but an amazing year... I feel so blessed to be here sharing all of this with you~
i'm feeling like chatter box by now...starting to wonder how many people are still with me here, lol!~ ahhh, it's the bliss of getting married, being married, and feeling incredibly beautiful... I often wondered if it would make much of a difference after considering ourselves married all along with out 'that ceremony' , it actually has...Oh my gosh, that ceremony! It was the most beautiful moment in my life, next to seeing Gracie born,of coarse.... as much tears that came before the big day, of love, joy, excitement, even anxiety as well as sadness for all those who couldn't be down here.
but quickly our day came as we knew it. It was so very much lived!!! The very moment became our own, ~ it was absolutely beautiful!
For those who are surprised at this moment I love You so much...WE love u so much and plan to be in touch with a party that will carry on this day of celebration with all who was missed!