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When you're dressed up as Ariel, The Little Mermaid, and your guy is dressed up as Prince Eric. And you're at a big Halloween show at Sea Life Aquarium. When you're having so much fun and Prince Eric keeps pointing things out to you, stalling for time - unbeknownst to you. When suddenly a diver appears with a sign that reads "Will You Marry Me?" and your first thought is oh what a lucky girl that someone is. And when you suddenly realize you are in fact, that lucky girl, and your Prince Eric, aka Bryan (Ashley's sweetheart) has dropped to one knee 🖤

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Life lately continues to be messy. I’d like to say that I’m completely fine. That I’m not still bitter over Lillian’s death. That I feel all healed. But let’s not sugar coat crap, y’all. Let’s just not. ⠀
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Life looks like still being angry. I know it’s easing up to a degree, but still. I read a quote recently, something about how “grief demands to be heard” and it filled me with rage. I’m tired of that demand. ⠀
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Life also looks like slamming my thumb in the car door the Friday night before shooting two back to back weddings. The nail is still nice and black y’all and feels like it has its own personal heater. In case you were wondering.⠀
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Oh and like eating a bunch of onions before a bridal show and then rushing out the door and forgetting my mints. It’s cool. ⠀
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Life looks,....er, my legs look like I fought a weed eater and the weed eater won by a landslide. The truth? Cats, man. Razor sharp claws of death. ⠀
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Like realizing I’m not taking care of myself, not drinking any water, barely eating, not brushing my teeth. This was mostly last week truthfully, I swear I’m brushing again. ⠀
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Life is, as every fall, like that feeling of being swallowed up by busy wedding season. Blessed? Of course yes. Stressed the f out? Indeed. ⠀
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Things are overwhelmingly busy and stressful and not a whole lot makes much sense it seems. Surviving not thriving is my motto. I’m ready for normalcy. I’m ready for rest. I’m ready for straight up boring. ⠀
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If you made it this far and you officially feel depressed, idk what to tell you! 🤷🏼‍♀️⠀
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To the guy who can now call his girl, his wife, the one that in his words, he knew he was in love with when she blinked at him, with both eyes, from across a crowded room, symbolizing an unspoken way to say I love you.
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And to the girl that lights up, blushes, and giggles when her guy, her now husband, enters a room, or even at just the mention of his name.

This girl right here....Her Mom helped her into her dress, hugged her, and they cried together. She went on to cry again when her Dad saw her for the first time. Her died cried too. They both laughed together, and hugged so many times I lost count. Her sister added her veil to her updo in a quiet room, and though no tears flowed, their expressions were evident that the weight of that moment was clear to them both. She went on shortly after to walk down a long aisle to a guy named Blake, to cry her way through their vows, to squeeze his hand repeatedly, to love him more in that moment than all the moments behind them. She spent some time in the glow of a Fall setting sun with her new husband, taking lots of photos, documenting their biggest day. Then at their reception, in the midst of celebration - she fangirled like the truest fangirl you've ever seen as Blake joined the band to play the electric guitar. This is Laura, and this is just a glimpse into her wedding day!

You couldn't tell from this photo, but rain on Lacey and David's wedding day changed some plans. Like, moving their outdoor ceremony indoors. But that's the only thing it changed y'all. There was still a beautiful ceremony, there were still vows and promises, they still exchanged endless circle wedding rings, and they're still gonna spend forever together 💛

when you laugh, and cry your way through your wedding ceremony as you and your person share handwritten vows. Samantha and Brenton had everyone doing the same, or maybe I shouldn't speak for everyone - let's just say that I had zero success at keeping my emotions in check y'all. ✨ this wedding is officially on the blog, and I am obsessed! ✨

my claim to fame: I started these hashtags - #reallifetruthpost // #thegirlbehindthegrid

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