In honor of our "1st" anniversary...

Contrary to the beliefs of many of our friends and family, the Mr. and I actually tied the knot 2 years ago, on the same date in Pensacola Beach, FL.  Since its been 2 years now from that original, small JOP (justice of the peace) wedding and 1 year since the "real" one, i deem it only fair to share some pictures from that very special, private, and perfect day.

Again, we meant to hurt no one when making the decision to keep the first wedding hush hush - we wanted to "real" wedding to not be jaded by this fact.  

Most pictures below taken by our engagement photographer, Jessica of Jessica Leigh Photography.  So here goes, August 22, 2008:

The Hampton Inn - Pensacola Beach.  Thanks to their generosity, we scored a free wedding space there.  We originally wanted to wed on the beach itself, but our engagement photos were taken right before the wedding and lasted past sunset, so we moved it inside. 

Mr. Speedbird's stepmom bought this gorgeous and simple bouquet last minute for me :-)

He got me the first time, too.

Thanks again to all those who have supported us this far.  Our life is very different from most traditional relationships (I mean, hey, I started writing this post in Spain, while the hubby is home in California), but this is why we love who we are and being together.  

I love you, Mr. Speedbird!

P.S.:  HAPPY BIRTHDAY POP! LOVE YOU TOO!