Sunday, May 10, 2009

Today Is My One Year Wedding Anniversary

Today's post is a personal one. :) My husband, Matt, and I were married one year ago today on May 10th, 2008 at the Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary, NC.

We met at the 42nd Street Oyster Bar in downtown Raleigh on my 23rd birthday. I had invited several of my friends out to dinner and one friend brought Matt along to join in the festivities. Despite Matt having an unsettled stomach which he fought off with a plate of mashed potatoes, he and I discovered that we shared a common past of collegiate swimming and ultimate frisbee. Matt was involved with coordinating games for RC Ultimate, and at the end of the meal told me to obtain his email from our mutual friend if I was interested in playing. Fortunately, I was not intimidated by Matt's good looks and charm, and always welcomed an opportunity to throw an elbow or two. The following week I sent Matt a witty email, which prompted numerous novelesque email exchanges, until Matt smoothly asked me out to dinner a week and a half later; and the rest is history.

On a gorgeous day in May we were married. Here are a handful of my favorite photos from our wedding. Enjoy! :)












12 comments:

Bluebird Crafts and Collectibles said...

Happy Anniversary! May ever Anniversary be as special as your wedding day! Hugs!!!

becki777 said...

Happy Anniversary Ruth!! I hope you two have a great day!

Morrgan said...

Happy anniversary! Gorgeous photos. :)

Audrey said...

Happy Anniversary!! Wonderful pictures - love the outside wedding idea. We got married in Nov. so outside was out of the questions!

Felicia Kramer said...

So sweet! Happy Anniversary!

Frau Zinnie said...

Happy Anniversary! What beautiful photos!!!

Cherry Tart Design said...

Happy Anniversary! You make an adorable couple!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations...what a beautiful wedding...you look very, very happy.

OliveStreetStudio said...

BEAUTIFUL pictures. Happy Anniversary! Didn't the first year go by fast? :-o

madison house designs said...

Congratulations and Happy Anniversary! What a gorgeous setting you had for your wedding. Here's wishing you many, many more years of happiness together.

missknits said...

oh wow! happy anniversary! what gorgeous photos! looks like a fairytale wedding!

jacjewelry said...

Happy Anniversary! Amazing, beautiful pictures - thanks for sharing! How did you celebrate? We have a lot in common wedding-wise - my wedding anniversary is in May too, we too had an outdoors wedding, and I too put fresh flowers in my hair. :)