Our Wedding

I'm not quite sure how to sum up an entire wedding day into one blog post, but here's a look at the day Nate & I said "I do!"

All photos from Brandi Scott Photography.

First Look: We saw each other before the ceremony and shared letters that we had written to each other. This was the most teary-eyed moment of the day for me!

Ceremony: We had a traditional marriage ceremony and exchanged vows & rings. We also had our guests sing two songs with us - I Surrender All and Beauty of the Cross. Our desire was for the focus to be on God as the center of our relationship.

Pastor Jim shared from a few passages of Scripture, including Colossians 3:12-17 and John 15:4-5. As he explained Christ's comparison that He is the vine and we are the branches -  apart from Him we can do nothing - Nate and I wove a three strand cord together to represent Christ incorporated into our marriage.

 We added another guy into the Tischer Family!

 And I became a Brown!

 We were glad our brothers and sisters could celebrate with us!

Reception: After the ceremony and a few more pictures, we joined guests across the street for our reception. Highlights included:

• A Trail Mix Bar for guests to create their own snack
• A Wooden Bench Nate had made for guests to sign with a wood-burning tool
• Delicious Food: a carving station to make ham or turkey sandwiches, baked macaroni & cheese, fruit, veggies, cheese & crackers, meatballs, and super tasty berry cobbler for dessert (which resulted in only a slight red stain on my dress after we fed it to each other!)
• Thoughtful Speeches from our siblings that had us cracking up!
• A Farkle game give-away to recognize a few of our guests
• Lots of Pictures with family and friends 

Get Away: Nate had been plotting a dramatic get-away since before he even proposed! He ended up whisking me away in this giant army truck after we were bombarded with birdseed!

 Fun Fact: We hardly had time to eat at our own reception, so we stopped for some food and snacks on our way out of town. The lady ringing us out asked if we had just gotten married - she said all the birdseed in my hair was a dead give-away!

We had a wonderful day and are truly thankful for God's gift of marriage!

For more pictures from our ceremony, click here.