Jules and I had a quick courthouse wedding with my kids, my mom, and Jules's best friend and his partner present. I had my photographer there and she took some amazing photos for us! Then we went on the most amazing honeymoon to Colorado!

After our return, Jules and I got started on a side project of renovating the house Janet left him in Waynesville. It has been a fun but stressful first year together. Renovations and moving were a nightmare.

I was super sad about having to postpone the wedding and reception. I was almost gonna just cancel and not send out invites. I had even told my sisters I wasn't gonna do it.

The "wedding stuff" boxes in the shed needed to be gone through and pieces pulled out that I had planned to reuse in my home. Then I see the bottles and bottles of Biltmore wine I had bought and the fancy disposable plates for dinner. I saw all the crafts that had been made and remembered all the work I had already put in. It was pretty much already paid for. Just needed to feed everyone and some beverages other than wine. I thought about the ceremony script I had customized and the music I had selected for different parts of the day.

I changed my mind and told Jules that I wanted to have our big day anyway. So here we are! We need the party and I bet you do too!