Ok so my 3 year wedding anniversary is coming up on October 6 and in August my husband and I just celebrated a decade of being together.  Yes folks a decade. I’m kinda like where did the time go (love does tend to do that) .  I can’t believe I have spent the last 10 years with such an amazing man.  He is so supportive of me and what I do.  I swear without him, I wouldn’t be able to do half of the things I do.  And if any of my brides are reading this, you know that he turns into my assistant when we shoot your engagements, bridals, etc so I can concentrate on making you look fabulous.  So honey, I’m dedicating this post to you.  I love you with all my heart, you are my rock and I am so blessed to call you my husband.    So here is a little bit (ok a lot) about us.

How did you meet your husband and how old were you?I was 17 when I met Ray.  I met Ray through a mutual friend of ours Chris (hey Chris did you ever think you would make my blog).  Ok and I can’t believe I’m about to make this story public but here goes.  It was the Spring of our Senior year in highschool and our high school prom was just around the corner so that is what was on everyone’s mind (and graduation of course)  Well I went over to Chris’ house to work on a project we had for our broadcast journalism class.  Instead of working on the project, Chris starts talking about Prom and let’s me know he has this friend (Ray) that doesn’t have a date and if I knew of anyone.  I through a few names out, but he said no to all of them.  So then I blurt out that I don’t have a date but I don’t want a date.  (Ok sorry if this is chopping at all)  The reason I didn’t want a date was because I was a stupid (yes stupid) 17 year old that had a crush on a 23 (what was I thinking) and asked him to my high school prom (again what was I thinking) and of course he said no.  So then that oh so mature 17 year old me said well if we won’t go with me, I won’t go with ANYONE!!  So mature, right?!  Well after Chris finding out that I don’t have a date, convinced me for the next hour (school project be damned) to go with his friend.  I finally gave in and figured it was a huge group of people going and it should be fun (plus I was friends with a lot of the people he was going with)  So Ray and I had our first date at our high school prom.   Was it rainbows and sunshine, no but it was fun (yes awkward at times) night.  So that was our first date.  We barely knew each other (yes even though we had friends in common) so it was almost like having a blind date at prom (I so can’t believe I’m admitting this).

Was it love at first sight?No to be completely honest and the same answer goes for him.  Our relationship grew out of friendship.  We hung out all summer at our friend’s house and it just kinda blossomed from there.

How did you know you were supposed to marry him?  Ok geez this is a tough question.  I don’t ever think there was some ah-ha moment.  I just knew I didn’t want to live without him.  I did know during the first couple of months of dating that our relationship was special but I had no idea that I was dating the man I would marry.

How long was it till you got engaged after you started dating? We dated for almost 6 years before he popped the question.  We were in Galveston in May of 2006 and he asked me as soon as we walked into our hotel room.  He was so nervous and of course I said yes!!

Long or short engagement? We had a 17 month engagement so by the time we were married it had been over 7 years since we started dating.

How was the wedding?  Our wedding was so much fun.  Our guests danced the night away and it was really about celebrated our special day with all of family and close friends (who we consider our family) I’ll probably create a blog post soon about our wedding day so stayed tuned.

Do you believe he is your soulmate? YES!!!!!!!!!!!  A big huge YES!!!  I just feel complete when I am with him

What is your favorite thing about him?  He has a huge heart and he balances me.  He is also the most supportive man and I am one lucky woman.

What is your favorite thing to do together?  Laugh, without a doubt laugh.  I also enjoy taking walks with him where we can unwind and talk about our day, we talk about our hopes and dreams for the future and its just nice.  I just love being around him.

If you could go one place with him anywhere in the world where would that be? My answer is Italy and we got to have our honeymoon there. We spend 2 1/2 weeks in Italy.  It was perfect, amazing, breathtaking, any wonderful word you can think of.

What do you see for your future?   Ok so this is where everyone brings up kids (we got bombarded with this question as soon as he got back from the honeymoon)  Yes of course we want kids but not for a couple more years.  I do know that Ray will make an amazing father 🙂

Ok well that is a little bit about Ray and I.  I certainly don’t want to bore anybody and I feel overly sappy right now (ok yes I have cried while typing this)

Here is to you Ray, I love you!!!  And Happy 3 year Wedding Anniversary (well almost)

(You’ll get to hear all about Karey and her amazing hubby as their wedding anniversary comes up in the Spring, just a little teaser for you)