Photographs are important.

Our 5th anniversary is this summer, and we are going to celebrate! I am so excited. :) All of our anniversary planning makes me reminisce about our wedding. . .

We don't have a lot of wedding pictures, because our professional photographer was taking pictures with a broken camera (that he knew was broken) and didn't use his back up (even though it was there) and his assistant kept physically stopping our families from taking pictures because she wanted us to buy more from them of course. Just thinking about it makes me sick. The handful of pictures that we have framed in our house came from random guests and a few blessed family members who snapped pictures despite being yelled at.

That's it-- the only two digital back ups I have. I have three other 4x6 prints framed in my house, but they are prints only. . . I think before we move, I need to take them somewhere to have them scanned in high resolution just in case anything were to ever happen to them.



For our third anniversary, we had professional pictures taken in Montana, by Shannon Hollman of Shannon Hollman Photography. She is insanely amazing, sweet, and wonderful. The pictures she gave us were so awesome that it helped take the sting out of our lack of wedding pictures. . .

For our 5th, I've always wanted to renew our vows. Nothing huge or elaborate by any means-- just me and Brandon, in the mountains beside a waterfall or lake, with a minister and a photographer to capture the moment. Our vows mean so much more to me now. I meant them with all of my heart when I said them the first time, but they have a much greater depth of meaning after five years of marriage. Plus. . . I still really want those wedding pictures. ;)

I had started making some tentative plans for a vow renewal, then the Air Force called and all the sudden our summer looked completely different! So plans have changed, and I had to scrap my idea, but we will definitely be celebrating in style. =)

And since I am in a picture mood, here are a few more. . . these should make you laugh!

Me and Brandon at our first "prom" over a decade ago. Wow, that makes me feel old!

Another "Prom." I believe this was Brandon's senior year.

Another "prom." This picture has a funny story behind it, but I can't tell it without Brandon's permission, so you'll just have to wait. ;)