I never said "I do".

I wouldn't really call it eloping. We had the whole thing planned. I wasn't really a girl who needed to have the big fluffy wedding. We didn't have a church at the time, and my 90 year old matron of honor wasn't alive anymore, so why not look for other options? It was pretty easy. My mom made my dress so after that, it was just one phone call... decide what date, what time, and what color flowers, and the wedding was all set! In the world of weddings, I would consider it a very very low key event.


On the way to get our marriage license the day before, we met an Elvis impersonator, and a hooker who had to have been in her 80s! "This is Vegas, Baby!"
The day of the wedding, BT and I spent time shopping and playing in the casinos. We played, laughed, and kissed in front of statues. We had the best time.

While my mom, my friends and I primped before the wedding, BT and my dad hung out in the bar close to the chapel and bonded. BT even got some marriage advice from a drunk woman who had been married three times.
I can remember walking through the casino being congratulated by anyone and everyone. Old ladies stopped playing video poker just to wish me luck. It was amazing!
And then I was there, sitting in a room about to throw up. I wasn't regretting anything, I was just nervous that I would mess up, or maybe BT would get scared and not show.

Since we were in a castle, it was of course fitting for Merlin to marry us. We didn't request that, it just was a perk of the wedding package.
He looked rather official in his garb, and we got to say very fancy shmancy Elizabethan words.
I loved getting to vow to BT, "All my worldly goods, to thee I do endow".
One thing though, I never got asked the question... I never got to say "I DO".

So, seven years later, I have a few things I want to say to BT...

Thanks for showing up that day. Thanks for meeting me at the front of the chapel. Thanks for putting up with me and my craziness. Thanks for being silly with me and laughing and playing with me for so long. Thanks for listening to me and valuing my feelings. Thanks for being my best friend. Thanks for killing mice and large bugs for me. Thanks for always making sure I have oil in my car and that my phone is charged. Thanks for worrying about me and loving me so very much.
If you ever start to wonder if I love you and if I appreciate you... let me say for the record. I DO. Forever and always.