Monday, June 25, 2007

Wedding Anniversary

On June 25, 1994 Phillip and I said "I do" inside a sunken garden in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.


I dug through some boxes last night and found a few things from that special time...

Here is what my wedding dress looked like. I tried on 3 dresses and liked this one the best. A few months later I found this picture in a magazine. It's much easier to show you this way rather than getting the dress down from my closet. Then I would have to admit that I never got it cleaned or preserved and I wouldn't want to do that. ;0)


Our invitation...


I still have our guest book. We had a small (around 40 guests) reception at our future home.


Here we are 13 years ago. We aren't as skinny now but Phillip does have shorter hair. ;0)


We actually celebrated our anniversary this past Friday night. Nana and Papa babysat while Phillip took me to a John Mayer concert. We left the house at 6:00pm and got home at 1:30am. It was worth it though!

Happy Anniversary, Phillip!! I'm looking forward to the next 13 (and many more!) years together!!

62 comments:

  1. What a beautiful bride and a handsome couple you are!
    May you have many, many more years together!

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  2. Happy Anniversary to you two!

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  3. happy anniversary. thanks for sharing part of that day with us.

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  4. Anonymous10:30 AM

    Happy Anniversary you two kids! Isn't it fun to dig around and find the older pictures and momentos? Everything brings back memories.

    Have a great day!

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  5. Happy Anniversary ~ may the two of you be blessed with many more!!
    Hugs))

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  6. Happy anniversary!!! Thank you for sharing! What a cute couple!

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  7. Congratulations!! You had a gorgeous dress!! Isn't it fun going through all those things.

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  8. Congratulations on 13 years of marriage! We hope you have many more happy years together. :)

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  9. Congratulations, Kelli! What lovely pictures.

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  10. Happy Anniversary Kelli & Phillip! 13 years is quite a milestone - doesn't it feel like just yesterday, though? I pray that the Lord will bless you with many more happy years together!

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  11. Anonymous11:12 AM

    Happy anniversary!!!!!

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  12. Happy anniversary! I enjoyed the pictures from your wedding, may there be many more!

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  13. Happy anniversary! Just sent out an e-card to you from Dayspring.

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  14. Anonymous11:58 AM

    Happy Anniversary

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  15. Happy Anniversary!!!! Congratulations...

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  16. Happy Anniversary!

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  17. Wow, how sweet!

    Um, it was a Ben Folds / John Mayer concert, thankyouverymuch. :-)

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  18. So sweet! Happy Anniversary!

    Emily

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  19. You'd think I'd remember, being as I was there!

    Happy Anniversary!

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  20. Happy Anniversary.

    It was so much fun to see your wedding photos. They were beautiful.

    So glad you could get out for a date night with your husband.

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  21. Happy Anniversary. You were a beautiful bride in a gorgeous dress. May you have many more years together -- it gets better all the time!

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  22. Oh, how wonderful. Congrates best of luck.

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  23. Happy Anniversary, Kelli & Phillip. You both look so "dashing" in your photo there! :)

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  24. Happy Anniversary!
    Your pictures are beautiful :)
    May you be blessed with a lifetime of happiness together!
    xo

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  25. Happy Anniversary.

    It's funny that your anniversary falls on the 25th of June. Mine is on the 25th of July. (It will be 15 years this year.)

    Wishing you all the best in upcoming years.

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  26. :::HAPPY ANNIVERSARY::: to you both!! I wish you many more wonderful years together! (o:

    Blessings,
    ~Mrs.B

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  27. A very happy anniversary to the Winns!

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  28. Happy Anniversary. Sounds like you had a wonderful time at the concert.

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  29. Congratulations to you and Phillip! May the next 37 years be filled with blessings.
    Best Wishes,
    Karen (aka: Jenn4Him's mom)

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  30. Anonymous2:54 PM

    Blessings on your Anniversary.

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  31. Happy Happy Happy Anniversary!!

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  32. Happy Anniversary to you and your hubby, dear Kelli!! Such a beautiful bride and groom you two made! Wishing you many, many, many more years of happiness:-) xoxo

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  33. Anonymous3:44 PM

    Happy,happy, happy anniversary to the two of you!!! I'm glad you had such a wonderful outing to celebrate on Friday!

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  34. Anonymous6:06 PM

    hello, first time at your blog...wonderful....happy anniversary. I was reading your archives and will have to continue, inspiring...to say the least.

    where in ontario are you from, i'm in northern ont, was in North Bay and now in sault ste marie....

    Celina in Canada

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  35. .::HaPpY AnNiVeRsArY ::.
    Thank you for sharing your sweet pictures!

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  36. Happy Anniversary Kelli and Phillip-what a hamdsome couple the two of you are!
    Ooooh John Mayer-I wish I could have been there.

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  37. Kelli,

    Happy, happy anniversary! Your wedding pictures are just beautiful.

    Gena

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  38. Happy Anniversary Kelli & Phillip!

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  39. Happy Anniversary!! What wonderful memories you shared along with the photos. What an adorable couple you are! Blessings for many many more happy years together!

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  40. Happy Anniversary! I think that your dress is very pretty, and you haven't changed a bit!

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  41. Happy Anniversary ~ may the Lord bless you with many more happy years! :o)

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  42. Happy Anniversary!

    I'm so glad I came here to read, this evening. :-)


    Mari-Nanci

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  43. Happy Anniversary to you Kelli & Phillip! May you have many more years together!

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  44. Newlyweds compared to me & mine~

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  45. Happy, happy anniversary!!! Both of you looked soo happy and handsome!!!!

    Thank you for allowing us to share in your special day!

    His,
    Mrs. U

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  46. Happy Anniversary!


    ~ Christina

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  47. Beautiful dress and bride and an outdoor wedding. Neat.
    Susan

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  48. Many Happy Wishes for your anniversary!

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  49. Oh Kelli, the dress is beautiful! and those invitations are gorgeous as well!

    Happy Anniversary (even tho I'm a tad late!)

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  50. Celina, thank you for stopping by! I grew up about 4 hours east of Toronto, in Trenton and Kingston. Very small towns. :0)

    Kelli

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  51. Oh Kelli!!! Thank you for sharing such a special day with all of us. Happy Anniversary my friend:)

    Julieann:)

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  52. Oh, how sweet! Congratulations on your wedding anniversary and all my best wishes for many many happy years that will follow!

    XoX, Anita

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  53. LOVELY! Happy Anniversary! :o)

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  54. Happy Anniversary Kelli!!!

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  55. Love the pictures! You look so young in your wedding photo. Happy Anniversary and I hope the next 13 years are as happy as the first 13!

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  56. Happy Anniversary Kelli and Phillip. May the Lord bless you with many more years!!!

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  57. Happy anniversary, y'all!
    I've always wanted a garden wedding just like yours.

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  58. Happy Anniversary, Kelli and Phillip! I am in the same boat. I didn't preserve my gown either. It's in a space bag, you know the as seen on TV ones! We'll see how it turns out.

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  59. Happy Anniversary!

    Your dress is beautiful and the garden setting is lovely--and what a nice-looking couple.

    We will celebrate thirty-eight years this Thursday! Seems like yesterday--sometimes!

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  60. Thank you for sharing your photos with us. Congratulations to both of you, and may you be blessed with many more years together.

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I appreciate you stopping by for a visit and taking the time to say hi! I will try to answer any questions here in the comments.
~Kelli