We've been married for close to six months now.
Our marriage has lasted double that of a certain an infamous Kardashian marriage.
Going into it I expected being married to feel no different from our lives before the wedding.
We had been together for over five years.
We'd been living together on and off for about four years.
In the eyes of the law we were Common-Law so nothing legally changed.
Our families were already acquainted.
I didn't plan to take his last name.
Jay already referred to me as his wife at work.
We were already those mushy, too-in-love-to-be-true, newlywed wannabes.
Yet, since the wedding everything has felt just a little different. Outwardly everything looks the same, but there is just a feeling that wasn't there before.
The knowledge that we are, 100% in this together and that we acknowledged this in front of everyone we love created a feeling of certainty in our relationship.
His sister now refers to me as her sister, our families now a truly shared entity.
I can't help but smile when I see his wedding band on his finger, knowing that I put it there.
We are more intentional in our interactions now. A little more inclined to cuddle a little longer or hug after a long day. Little habits that had been lost in the later years of our dating relationship.
More than all of these reasons, there is a feeling that I am struggling to fully describe. Just a huge feeling of contentment and pure joy.
I didn't expect to feel as though anything had changed and instead, I feel like everything has changed.
I hope this little, I love being married mush-fest wasn't too barf inducing. It's been on my mind, well constantly, lately so I couldn't not mention it.
Our marriage has lasted double that of a certain an infamous Kardashian marriage.
Going into it I expected being married to feel no different from our lives before the wedding.
We had been together for over five years.
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| Yup, I have five years worth of photos making silly faces like this! |
In the eyes of the law we were Common-Law so nothing legally changed.
Our families were already acquainted.
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| Hanging out with my Nan on the ferry boat, circa 2011 |
I didn't plan to take his last name.
Jay already referred to me as his wife at work.
We were already those mushy, too-in-love-to-be-true, newlywed wannabes.
Yet, since the wedding everything has felt just a little different. Outwardly everything looks the same, but there is just a feeling that wasn't there before.
The knowledge that we are, 100% in this together and that we acknowledged this in front of everyone we love created a feeling of certainty in our relationship.
His sister now refers to me as her sister, our families now a truly shared entity.
I can't help but smile when I see his wedding band on his finger, knowing that I put it there.
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| This silly grins, ALL THE TIME! |
More than all of these reasons, there is a feeling that I am struggling to fully describe. Just a huge feeling of contentment and pure joy.
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| Wedding Photos courtesy of our lovely photographer, Sam |
I hope this little, I love being married mush-fest wasn't too barf inducing. It's been on my mind, well constantly, lately so I couldn't not mention it.
Keep Smiling :)
Such a beautiful post, friend. I couldn't wait to be married to J and feel like we were unbreakable. I love the "we're more intentional with our interactions." YES!
ReplyDeleteLove your post. The B&W photo of you two just about broke my heart: you look *so* perfect for each other, definitely a match made in Heaven. [Jay reminds me *so much* of my little brother]
ReplyDeleteLove it, nice post. You two are such a wonderful couple.
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