I Went to the Chapel & Totally Got Married! Pt.II

As we sat in the limo, I looked out the window praying. Edwige asked me a question, but I asked her if she could hold on for a moment because I was praying. After I finished she asked if I wanted us all to do a collective prayer and I said yes! and asked her to lead it. She said a prayer that I know moved heaven and earth. The spirit of the Lord was all over that limo, and I felt at peace.

When we arrived, the ladies walked in to make sure that they cleared the hallways so that I could come up. I felt so important, and I think it was right then that I realized that was MY day! Like, it was really happening! People in cars stopped and said congratulations and just looked so incredibly happy for me. I felt really good.

I went inside and waited in the room for the festivities to begin. I started to get agitated. It was warm in that room and I had to stand over the ac! The good news is that the bouquets were back there and they looked gorgeous!


As I waited, my father came in and sat far away from me. It was weird, and made me a little sad, but I knew I couldn’t really think about it, or I would cry. My dad will always be my dad, and the first man I ever loved. Nothing on God’s green Earth could change that. I asked him to come closer to me, and he did, but remained kind of stiff. Someone said "You aren’t going to cry are you?" and he said "I can’t promise that". Again, I felt special.

Then it was our time to walk to the back of the aisle and prepare to go in.I peeped in and saw that my coordinator definitely got some of the decorations wrong, and that irked me for a minute, but then for that moment, I got over it. There was something much bigger about to take place, so whatever.

When the doors opened, I was nervous! I don’t know where that came from. I remember saying in my head "I’ve never been a bride, so I don’t know how this is suppose to go" lol. I don’t think I looked at anyone. It was all a blur.

 

When I got to the top of the aisle, the music stopped. Talk about being pissed off! I needed everyone to hear the whole song! I was so mad the dj did that. But, again, I snapped out of it because my father lifted my veil, kissed me on my cheek, and J reached out for me. All nervousness was dead. I was calm. I was there with him, and I was sure of him. Sure that’s where I wanted to be. The words and the spirit of the Lord was about to solidify that.

I will later post the ceremony and all it contained, but it was gorgeous. The praise dancers, violinist, and flutist (is that a word?) did a great job! I was proud of the ceremony! Sans the music from the dj, it could not have been better. As everything was happening, I listened and kept saying in my head "take it all in. This is really happening! Take it allllll in. You are about to marry your best friend!" Just kept repeating that over and over and over again.

We were pronounced, and my new hubby decided to really lay one on me! I heard the crowd say "whhhheeeewww!!!" That was funny (and fun)! We then bounced down the aisle, out the door, and waited for the wedding party. I couldn’t believe I was a wife.

Oddly enough, I actually FELT IT when we became one, and it put me in a daze. I started breathing harder, and everything just seemed "new". I actually FELT it! I was NOT expecting that.

After all the formalities were done (formal pictures) the bridal party got back into the limo, and drove 2 minutes to the US capitol to start our America’s Next Top Model Photoshoot. Talk about fun times! (I will post more of these in a later entry).