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July 14, 2008 | Filed in: Lucky Me, Men?, Uncategorized, marriage

Today Tate and I celebrate our seven year anniversary.

On the morning of July 14, 2001, I woke up very early, unable to go back to sleep due to the anticipation of this long awaited day. I went down to the hotel lobby to have breakfast. My dad happened to be in the lobby, so he and I ate breakfast together. Sitting there with just my dad before my big day is one of my favorite memories from the day.

Later that morning, I saw my grandpa. He asked me if I knew that July 14th was also my grandmother’s birthday, she’d passed away when I was just a young child. I hadn’t known that our wedding date was also her birthday, making the day that much more special.

When the doors of the church opened, Tate looked like he was going to cry. I’ve asked him many times since if it was because of my breathtaking beauty or his nerves…of course, he always answers correctly. It was all I could do not to ugly cry as I walked down the aisle.

At our reception, I told the DJ that I did not want to hear any music by AC/DC or Rush, two of my most detested bands. It didn’t matter if one of the reception guests requested to hear one of their songs, he was supposed to tell them that he’d add it to his list but then never get to it. He respected my wishes. Smart DJ.

We served a buffet dinner, which sadly I barely remember. I know I ate, I know that we had prime rib, but I don’t even recall if it was good. So sad to not even remember the food. I love reminiscing about food. What’s even more sad though, is that I only got one bite of wedding cake. I told Tate prior to the wedding that if he smeared cake in my face, he’d pay dearly. Tate respected my wishes. Smart Tate.

We decided that getting a limo to drive us to our hotel where we’d spend our wedding night would be silly. To save money, my mom drove us to our hotel. I remember laughing as she dropped us off, knowing what we were getting ready to go do for the VERY FIRST TIME. *ahem*

Tate carried me over the threshold. Thinking about that makes my heart flutter.

A wedding is just one day out of a marriage, but ours was a WONDERFUL day to BEGIN our marriage. I had no doubt in my mind that I was making the right choice. I still have no doubt that Tate is my one and only.

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Beautiful!

Happy Anniversary, you two!
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I love the new pics of the kids in your header-but I miss the “so-corny” part.

See you soon!

Love the memories of your special day!

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Awwww! Happy Anniversary! Congratulations!

July 14th is our anniversary too…this is our 18th!

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Happy anniversary! Our 7-year is next Monday…it seems unbelievable that it’s been that long. And I like the new look on the site…

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So sweet! Those are awesome memories! I need to think about the good ones and not the bad before I forget (let’s not talk about the wedding dress). Best memory, out of all the crap that our friends so lovingly filled our car with… was a wooden stick horse. I have a picture of the hubby riding it!

And glad to know I’m not missing things… like the new header!

And I hope you don’t mind me stealing this idea… my anniversary’s at the end of the month!

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How sweet. My favorite part is that you had breakfast with your dad… and it is one of your favorite memories.

Next year I will have been married 10 years and with my husband for 15. /gasps Considering I am only 32… it is almost half of my life. I also know he was the person I was supposed to marry.

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That is a fantastic picture. I love that you can see the guests on the steps of the church behind you. What a great touch.

Happy anniversary!

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Congratulations, Jennifer!

I couldn’t even tell you what we ate on our wedding day 8 years ago. And I love to reminisce about food too. In fact, my dinner is coming back to haunt me right now. Gotta go!

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happy anniversary!!

Ive been married FOREVER in comparison.

who knew?

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@Cindy: Happy anniverary to you, too!

Happy Anniversary, Jennifer.

It is so good to look back and remember the day. I’ve been married 19 years on the 22nd, but it seems just like last year. My daughter is 14 and my son 13, and they were babies yesterday…

I guess it’s true - time flies when you’re having fun!

Happy Anniversary!

You didn’t get married in D-town did you? That would be too funny, because everyone we knew got married in D-town the summer of 2001, including us. We were probably at a wedding that same day.

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Congrats on your 7th! Our 6th is coming soon, and I am also still confident that the right choice was made…I hope you get a great date for your big day!

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Happy Anniversary!!

Happy Anniversary to both of you. It was a beautiful day….you looked like a princess….it was the best !! Happy ever after. Love to you both

@Rayne of Terror: No, we didn’t get married in D-town, we got married in St. Louis, where Tate is from.

We had friends in D-town, though, attending a wedding that day!

@Katie: We ARE getting a date tomorrow and next month we’re going to Chicago overnight to see a Cubs/Cards game.

It will be our first time alone in 2 1/2 years!

happy day!
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sounds too good to be true! Did you have anything go wrong?

Like for instance, an annoying high school friend of your husband puke outside the restroom?

or the dj play some annoying phish song that made the hippies stand on the chairs?

Or, lets see…..the 16 year old that was your soloist decide she didn’t want to sing at your wedding because it was finals week and she didn’t take that into account 3 months ago when you asked her?

by the way…happy anniversary!!!

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@designHER Momma: Well, actually, NOTHING went wrong! It was a truly perfect day. Even the weather was perfect!

Sorry to hear about your, uh, annoyances. Yikes!

First off, I love the fluffiness of your dress. There is only one day when a girl can really get away with that and I say you definitely got away with it!
Secondly, I completely missed our buffet until we walked out of the banquet room to head up to the Honeymoon Suite and walked past it. Canollis piled to the ceiling and I didn’t eat a single one!
And about the cake, didn’t you freeze the top layer to have on your first anniversary? We did that and believe it or not, it tasted even better the second time around.
Happy Anniversary!

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*breaking into song*

Happy Ann-i-ver-sar-y, Happy An-i-ver-sar-y, Happy An-i-ver-sar-y, Haaaaa-ppy Anniversary!

I HAD to laugh at your mom dropping you off to Do The Deed. That’s toooo funny!

beautiful photo. congrats !! my 5 year is this saturday. beautiful memories !!!

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Happy anniversary, and I love the new header. Really cute.

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oh and love the new look of the site !!!

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Happy Anniversary! What a beautiful bride! & your mom dropping you off, like you were 15 year olds, is hysterical!

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Happy Anniversary!

Our Anniversary is this week too. My BIL dropped us off…but we were both too drunk to do anything. I’m pretty sure I watched TV while listening to him snore.

A sign of things to come perhaps?

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@Sarah @ Ordinary Days: Oh we saved the top…but didn’t eat it until our second anniversary due to extenuating circumstances.

Let’s just say, I only ate one bite of THAT cake, too. Freezer burn anyone?

@Headless Mom: Can you believe it’s THIS week!!! Woo hoo!

Congrats! And what a beautiful wedding pic. (BTW, love the new header!)

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Happy Anniversary!! Sweet stories…beautiful picture.

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Happy Anniversary to you and Tate.

7 is a good number…I don’t have the ‘itch’ at all…You?

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@~JJ!: I’m itch-free, too!

Marriage to Tate isn’t easy, that’s for sure, but it wouldn’t be any easier (or happier) with anyone else!

What wonderful memories! Happy Anniversary and have fun at the Cubs/Cards game. We saw a game at Wrigley between them a few years ago when Tino Martinez was playing for the Cards. I didn’t realize they had such a rivalry going.

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That is so beautiful. Happy Anniversary. I’m so glad you have great memories of your special day. We didn’t have a big wedding, but I’ve heard many people say they don’t remember the food.
I think the lesson for me is not to spend a fortune on it–you probably won’t remember it, and guests will be happy with the ‘cheaper chicken’!

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Happy 7th - I hate to tell you J, but the 7 year itch? It’s pure hell. Just be ready. And, as I did do that thing for the very first time the night of mine? I remember thinking: that’s it? What’s the big deal.

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Happy anniversary!

Our wedding kicked ass too, it was a total blast…I don’t remember what we ate either but I know by the time we did I was STARVING because I probably hadn’t eaten much in days from all the stress.

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Aw, so sweet!!!! I still feel my heart flutter when I think of dh carrying me over the threshold too.
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Happy Anniversary!

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Super sweet and happy anniversary.

Happy Anniversary!! Love the new page…..cute pics!

Congratulations and Happy Anniversary. And as for doing the nasty for the ‘first time’, keep this in mind:

Seen on a two year old’s little tee shirt: “I’m living proof that my Mom puts out.”

I’m just sayin’.

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Happy 7th! My husband and I are celebrating our 10th on August 2. Amazing how quickly the time goes, isn’t it? I don’t think I ate much on my wedding day. I was so nervous the whole day! I do remember feeling much like a princess and being treated like royalty the whole day.

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happy 7 years! (great post!)
and happy new header! love!

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Happy 7th Anniversary! Love the beautiful photo (and I am digging your new blog header, too.)

What a special memory and date to share.

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What beautiful memories. I also got married on my Granny’s birthday. Have a great Anniversary.

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Happy anniversary! It sounds like a magical day. I got all teary.

By the way, love the new header!

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Happy Anniversary! What wonderful memories of a happy day!!!

Happy Anniversary!!!

-I too had many ‘rules’ at my wedding!

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Happy Anniversary!

What great memories! And a beautiful picture!!

Sweet memories! I told my husband the same thing about the cake, but I still didn’t trust him haha. The picture of us feeding each other the cake shows me with my other hand around his wrist just in case lol. Happy Anniversary!

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Happy Anniversary!

I only had one bite of my cake too. And I left the top layer in the hotel fridge. I was so sad a week later when I finally remembered.

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I can’t believe it has been 7 years! Seems like it was just yesterday. What a fun day that was. Happy Anniversary!!!

Happy Anniversary! Love the picture of your wedding and the pictures at the top of the blog!

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Congratulations. What a beautiful picture!

Great picture and sweet memories. I hope mine are that sweet.

Happy Anniversary!

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Great wedding story!
I don’t think any bridal couple gets to actually enjoy their food/cake.
I remember we had tons of cake left and was hoping that when we got back from our honeymoon there would be cake waiting for us. Yeah we saved the top part for the 1st anniversary..but no way did we try to eat it.
Nope our groomsman who was ever so sweet to clean up our house and take care of the dogs threw the cake in the trash. The travisty of it all!

Happy anniversary to you both!

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Happy Anniversary Tate and Jen!!!!

Happy Anniversary!
I just wanted to add that my parents also (awkwardly) drove us to our hotel post-reception. I’m glad to know we weren’t the only ones!

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Those are some beautiful memories! It’s a great thing for us that a wedding is just one day, as ours was a bit of a mess, but the rest of the 15 years have rocked the casbah!!

Congrats!

Congratulations! Here’s to a lifetime together so you can slap a 0 at the end of that anniversary!

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Thanks for sharing and Happy Anniversary!

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Awww! Happy Anniversary! It goes by so quickly doesn’t it?

What a wonderful story. Enjoy every moment today.

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Happy Anniversary!

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Happy Anniversary. My no list included the Hokey Pokey and that chicken song.

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What a beautiful tribute to the start of your marriage!

Happy Anniversary!!! We just celebrated our Seventh last Monday.

And we had a no Michael Bolton or Village People rule at our reception. Oh, and a no cake-smashing rule. Boy, did we disappoint the rowdy crowd. I have never understood why you would go through hair and make up and know that EVERYONE is going to be documenting that day and how LOVELY you looked. It is hard to look the picture of beauty and poise with buttercream up your nose. Tacky.

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Happy 7th Anniversary Jennifer and Tate! Seems like that itch is nowhere to be found in your marriage. Having experienced the pain of my parents divorcing years ago, I always love hearing about couples that find true love, have a happy marriage, and LAST. It gives me hope that my own marriage (someday) will be a loving and long-lasting one. Thank you for that.

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You look bee yoo tee ful!

Happy anniversary!

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That is too sweet! Happy Anniversarry, and here’s to the next 50 years!

And holy smokes, the new header is AWESOME!

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Congratulations on 7 years!
And I love the new header - nice selection of photos!

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Congratulations!!! Here’s too many more years as a happy couple!

Hey, Happy Anniversary!! =D

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First off - LOVE the new look. Great job!
Second….off - ha! Happy 7th!!! Our 9th is this Thursday - Vegas day, baby, yeah!
Third off - I absolutely adore your wedding photo. It looks like out of a fairy tale.
Great post.

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My 5 year anniversary was on the 12th, so your post was very timely to me! I loved reading the memories, I still haven’t constructed much of an anniversary post, but I might feel inspired now. Happy Anniversary!

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Hey, Jennifer. Thanks for sharing. These are great memories. I love the breakfast with your dad memory. I think that is priceless. I couldnt sleep the morning of my wedding either. I was up aroun 4:15 am. Because of that our, um, first time activies, ahem, were delayed until the am. Yeah, I actually fell asleep about 30 seconds after I pulled out the last bobbypin.

KEEP BELIEVING

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Such a beautiful picture.

Happy anniversary. *Sigh*…I love love.

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Happy Anniversary!
We didn’t do the cake-smooshing, either. I warned him in advance. None of that crap.

Too funny. We are on year 13 and it has gone fast. I was lucky enough to have a kind friend or family member ( I sadly don’t remember who did it for us) make us a “to go box” of food and cake to take to the hotel. The funny part was that we didn’t have utensils and called room service and I remember it taking like an hour to get a stupid fork and knife! My funniest story is when we returned from our honeymoon and since it was the labor day holiday (our family that we had given a key to feed the dog while we were in Jamaica ) all friends and family were out of town. We were stranded without a key to our home. Thankfully my hubbie found an open window by the air conditioning unit and threw me into the house. I always laugh that I wasn’t carried over the threshold, but dumped through a window!

What a lovely post - hapy anniversary!

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I, too, will always remember July 14, 2001. I was excitedly admitted into the hospital. On July 14, 2001, my doctor scheduled a c-section for me to be done on July 16, where my second child, my daughter would be born.
So you were getting married and I was trying to have a baby!

Happy Anniversary!! Such a beautiful post to go with the lovely picture. Sounds like a wonderful day…and glad that the smart DJ listened to you
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Oh, you’ll never get to this one, but that was lovely. Congratulations.

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Oh my gosh! That picture took my breath away! What a beautiful thing to see. You are a gorgeous bride.

Happy Anniversary!!

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Your wedding dress is absolutely stunning! Happy anniversary!

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@anymommy: Of course I got to it…each comment feels like the first one.

Feels like the first time! Feels like the very first ti-ime!

That was pretty cheesy, wasn’t it?!

Happy anniversary! You were….blonde?

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Happy Anniversary! What a beautiful wedding picture!

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@Swistle: Blonde from 7th grade until I colored it recently…VERY blonde.

I love the dress! I am not typically a “poofy” type gal, but there was just something about your dress (and you in it, of course!) that really struck me!

This was a really sweet post…

Happy Anniversary!

Oh, thanks so much! You’ve reminded me about a lot of the parts of my own wedding day that I cherish. I remember Hubby telling me after the ceremony that his legs felt like jello. I remember so many of the good things that should make up a wedding. Thanks for the reminder!

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Happy anniversary! We didn’t waste money on a limo, either. We drove our own car back to the hotel, although it took a few people to stuff me and my enormous wedding dress into the passenger seat.

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What a beautiful post!
Happy Anniversary!

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Happy Anniversary!

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1st-love the new header
2nd-nice lovey post–Happy Anniversary and many many more.
3rd-I don’t have a third….
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Happy Anniversary!

You are a very, very lucky woman, and blessed with such wonderful memories.

Hope yer gettin bizzy right now. LOL

Happy Anniversary! That was such a beautiful post. Lucky Tate.

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sweeeeeeeeeet!!!!

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