August 2013 :)

ashleyjesse1112 · August 2013

Hello to all of the other August 2013 newlyweds! I see no one has posted so I'll make the first post for introductions!

My name is Ashley and I married my husband, Jesse, on August 24th. We have zero kids and plan to keep it that way for about 5 years - we are saving money to hopefully buy a house with cash in 5 years. We love to travel - we got engaged in Paris. I am so happy to be married to him. I couldn't have picked a better guy to call my husband!

I am still getting used to calling him my husband. The word is so foreign to me in that regard.

BrBrunner831 · September 2013

HELLO Fellow August Newlywed! My Birthday was the 24th lol and I Married my wonderful husband on the 31st of August

No kids as well....we have a 5 year plan as well! Where did you go on your honeymoon?!?

~Brittany

micaht91 · September 2013

Hello! I married my best friend on August 24th, 2013 as well! We met 3 years ago at Starbucks and got married 64 days after getting engaged because his dad is military stationed in Japan and would only be home for 2 weeks at the end if August and won't be home again until he retires next October, and we definitely couldn't wait that long!! We're not trying for children, per say, but we aren't actively not trying or doing anything to prevent them, either.

oh, he's going military so buying a house isn't in the near future for us.

CarriWin · September 2013

Hello! I married the love of my life on August 31, 2013! We met at a wedding (the groom I grew up with, have known since I was 2. Our moms are best friends & were both single moms, so we did holiday's and vacations together), Brian sat behind me in the church and when he heard me ask where we can get programs stood up and got us programs. Was smitten on him from that moment on. Turns out he had known the groom since kindergarten and somehow we had never met. At the reception, I was dancing and saw him make his way over and danced right up to me. He made me laugh nonstop & we just started talking that night, I had never been so upfront, honest and forward with someone in my life. All night he kept saying "I just love you! Uh, I mean, I just love everything about you!" But I knew from that moment on my life had changed. At the time I lived in NYC - so we lived 3 1/2 hours apart, but we made it work and 3 months after meeting he proposed and I moved back to the area I grew up in. Fast forward 2 years, now we have a gorgeous home together & are husband and wife!

We have a two year baby bucket list - it's been a lot of fun to make!

cmillikin1 · September 2013

Hi, I am Carrie Sorensen and I have been married for a Month now. I married my soul mate, my best friend, love of my life, Erik Sorensen. Erik and I have been together for 5 years in total and were together for 3 years before we got engaged and then were married a year and half later August 24, 2013. It was a beautiful day! I was very excited the morning of and that excitement changed to nervousness and worry over being on time and worried about how my groom was doing etc. Not everything went the way I wanted, the meal was long, limo driver didn't know where we were going or followed my instructions that I had given him the night before on the phone when we had spoke, we for got to have his sister in the family portrait, didn't get all the photos I would have wanted, we didn't have our first dance until 9:00 etc. But all of that didn't matter once until after or when we thought about it, we were just happy to finally be married and wanted to party!! Erik and I were going in to this marriage with no false expectations, or major changes except kids and maybe a better apartment. Married life has been amazing, we are still the same couple we were before we got married except a little more trusting and relaxed with each other and maybe our love for each other has grown even more. We are very well award that things will not always be perfect, we knew this already just living together for 4 years before we even got married. We understand that we both communicate differently and are prepared to have long discussions in order to understand where each other is coming from. We just want each other to be happy and will do whatever it takes to stay together and get through what ever obstacles may come along the way.

cmillikin1 · September 2013

As Far as babies go Erik and I are trying to wait until after our honeymoon which we decided to wait and take since our friends are getting married in January in Jamaica. But it's hard and we are not really taking any precautions to not get pregnant at this point before hand either. I think we both kind of just want to let it happen naturally instead of preventing it. After all I am not going to be totally disappointed if I am pregnant while on our honeymoon or my friends wedding. It will just mean I will have to buy another dress as the one I already bought to wear to her wedding may not fit and I won't be able to have alcoholic tropical drinks just non alcoholic ones. My husband doesn't seem to have a problem with it either

giamon · September 2013

Hi Everyone!

CONGRATULATIONS on all of your weddings

It'll be fun to share anniversaries with you!

Matthew and I got married on August 31, 2013 after almost 3 years together, one of which we were engaged. We had a big Italian Catholic wedding back near our hometowns, and shared the day with our closest family and friends. Hard to believe how FAST everything went, starting with our Rehearsal Dinner the night before. We were so lucky to have relatives in from Italy, as well as multiple states. We honeymooned for a week at an all-inclusive resort in Malta... a small island country south of Sicily in the Mediterranean

Fun fact: It was actually less expensive to go there, than to a resort in the Caribbean at the same time AND no risk of hurricane season. Yay! But, the Honeymoon also went super fast.

Now that we're settling into married life, our next step is to find a house, hopefully within the next 6 months... no more renting! We have no immediate plans to start having babies, although after our first year of marriage, we probably won't keep it from happening

We just want to get our house in order, figure out all our finances (joint accounts etc), and enjoy this time together before the next exciting chapter begins.

-Gia

StephNGene · September 2013

Hey there! Gene and I were married on August 31st of 2013. We have been together for 5 1/2 years, and continue to be happier and happier together. He is from Ohio, and I am from Louisville, Kentucky. We met at a bar when I was trying to get over a bad relationship- talk about a positive outcome! I went from being in the worst relationship of my life to the best!

Gene and I got engaged last year while planning on moving to Minneapolis from Kentucky. It was very romantic. We were at a bluegrass festival in central Kentucky at one of our favorite farms. He told me that he had no ring, but that to look up, that there was a ring of stars above us, and the sky was so clear- it was a beautiful, starry night! I had been planning my own proposal, but he beat me to it

We have been here in the snowy north for almost a year. Planning my wedding from afar was a bit rough- it was sad to not have my Mom around while dress shopping- but it was all fine in the end.

Living so far from my family has been rough. When I went back to Louisville for my bachelorette party, I had said my goodbyes. By the end of the exciting weekend, however, I was ready to come home. It was the first time I realized that Minnesota is home. And not because of anything that Minnesota has to offer, but because home is where Gene is!

We did not have a ring exchange at our ceremony, and I may not have a ring signifying my marriage to such a wonderful man for a long time coming. But you know what? I have all the other riches I could ever imagine. The jewelry will come. I do look forward to having a fancy ring, however. No one has ever gifted jewelry to me... but he DID buy me a winter coat and boots last fall before moving up here to Minnesota.

I am enjoying every minute of my new husband, and I too, am having to adjust to the new titles. I really enjoy it when he introduces me! He honestly had previously been VERY bad about introductions, but he seems to be eager to introduce his new wife frequently! This sends my heart a-flutter every time!

ramonaquimbyy · September 2013

So many August 31, 2013 weddings

that's our date too!

smithesty13 · September 2013

hi wives!! i married my soul mate on august 31 too! we've been together about 10 years, bought a house 2 years ago, no kids yet. he proposed on black friday 2011. he snuck home before me and surprised me with our song playing and flipping about 20 cue cards (i still have them) until he flipped to the last one and asked me to be his wife. it was amazing.

our wedding was amazing and wonderful and so much fun. but, it's nice to hear someone else say "not everything went the way i wanted." i felt so selfish for feeling disappointed with some things when everyone asked if i was happy with the way the day went. our cupcakes were supposed to have pink and green icing and didnt, the dj struggled to get people on the dance floor, and my older sister (and bridesmaid) was miserable the whole day. dont get me wrong, i had a wonderful day overall and we were just thrilled to be married, but i think when expectations are so high, something is bound to disappoint. it's just nice to hear someone else admit it too. thank you.

we've had many baby talks before the wedding and said we would discuss it again in the winter after settling in to married life. i'm excited and terrified all at the same time. i got teary at a cheerios commercal the other day, i dont know what kind of sign that is, lol. for now we are enjoying married life and we giggle like children when we call each other husband and wife.

-amanda

NADA-H · September 2013

my hubby and I tied the knot on August 16th this year and it is really weird calling him my "husband" or having someone refer to me as his wife/him as my husband.

He is the PERFECT man for me, I'm absolutely still smitten *after all the laundry/cooking/picking up, etc*

I've always thought of who I wanted to be with and he couldn't have been a better match to everything I ever wanted in a guy.

we had many baby talks and we think we might start trying in a year or so

AKsweethearts · October 2013

August weddings are the best! We got married 8/3/13. Highschool sweethearts and best friends.. we made it through 4 years of long distance and we're so blessed to now be in the same city/sharing the same home together as newlyweds.

We also are waiting about 5 years for the babies, but we definitely have baby fever! Got two sweet little kitties and they are giving me a baby fix for now.

Congratulations y'all!

dem101 · January 2014

So late to posting! Hello fellow Aug. 2013 anniversary members! My husband Chris and I were married on August 3, 2013. He and I had been dating since Nov. 2005 in college. We just returned home in June from an approximate 3 year stint of teaching English in South Korea. We got engaged in S. Korea at the top of of a tower in Seoul.

We are now settling into our new apartment with new jobs and are taking a breather before any other big plans are made

. Congratulations to all of you! Looking forward to celebrating many happy years!

ashleyjesse1112 · February 2014

Gosh, I made this thread and totally forgot about it! How are you guys all doing?! It was fun to read all of your stories. Our 5 year plan has changed and we are saving like crazy and hope to buy a house in the next year or two. We are living with my mother in law right now because it's saving all of us money since we are renting a house. However, I just CAN'T wait to get out and have our own place. I'm not particularly good with having roommates. I really enjoy my space!

I am really enjoying married life. I love it. :x How about you guys?

ashleyjesse1112 · February 2014

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JP39 · April 2014

Hi everyone!

My husband and I were married August 31st. I totally forgot about the next step with TheKnot websites.

So excited! I love married life.

JP39 · April 2014

B-)

newstart2013 · June 2014

Hi my husband and I got married last year Aug. 31st in New Orleans. We got married under the tree of life and it's was amazing. Did a pubcrawl for our rececption we didn't want anything traditional. We are more of free spirits and love to have a good time. I just found out about this comunity anniversary board. For our 1 year we are going were we got engaged, which is in Burlington, VT. It's been exciting being married and going on first year.

Nice to see that others got married in Aug. and the same year. Congrats to everyone!

CreechMommy · August 2014

Hi wanted to intro myself.
Hubby and I got married 8.10.13 - best day ever!!!

We just bought a house a few months ago and are trying for a LO!!

August 2013 :)

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