The Driskill, Austin

Most of All, I Remember…

“There are so many wonderful memories. The entire event was perfect to me — not because the flowers, lighting, linens and all the other little details turned out exactly as I had hoped, but because I could truly feel all the warmth and love between Mitch and I, and our friends and family. I could tell others were sharing our joy and that made me feel so good.

The ceremony was wonderful, and it actually surprised me that I enjoyed it so much. I’d never been one of those girls that dreamed of her wedding day, and I honestly hadn’t ever imagined “the perfect wedding ceremony.”  This made it hard to plan because I really didn’t know what I wanted.  We come from different religious backgrounds – and although our differences in religion had really never been an issue when we were dating, it all of a sudden became a point of discussion when we started planning the wedding ceremony because we both had different concepts of ‘normal’ traditions. We ended up blending traditions from both sides which was symbolically important for us. But what was even more special to me is that we incorporated fun and laughter into the ceremony which is really the key to what makes our relationship work. Mitch played a prank on the best man with the rings during the ceremony, we joked with each other as the ceremony was happening, and I think we were just in our own world standing in front of the officiant, which is exactly how we are when we are together. Of course, the wedding wasn’t without a few hiccups: I had a bad toothache that day and the best man literally forgot his pants, but nothing was going to get in the way of our special day.  Overall, it ended up being beautifully simple, real, and fun — and that’s exactly what we both really wanted.

One other thing that stands out in my mind was something Mitch said in our room after the reception. He went into the bathroom in our suite and after a few moments passed, I just heard him exclaim really loudly with so much joy “I’m married!” It’s hard to describe why this touched me so much, but I loved it. It was so honest and uninhibited – and also just funny that he just shouted it out so spontaneously. I’ll never forget that – it was quintessentially Mitch.”

–Jenny