hello!

hello! we are finally back from a crazy whirlwind trip to the states and are husband & wife (that still sounds so weird, in a good way). SO much happened...it all feels like a dream now.

we flew to north carolina for the world championships of our martial arts association - a huge event with 1600 competitors this year. this event is held every two years and usually switches from east coast to west coast each time. it was fun to see some old friends and make some new ones.

from north carolina, we flew up to connecticut and began making final preparations for the WEDDING!! the temp was in the upper 80's to 90's - i swear i thought i was going to melt any second. we spent a lot of time with family, which was awesome.

i'll go into more detail in the next few posts, but here are a couple of pictures from our photographer's facebook page, pobke photography, for a sneak peek at the wedding. i'm so excited to finally get to share my wedding dress with you!!! i've wanted to post a picture of it since the second i received it in the mail :)

hubby & i :)

my lovely blue shoes peeking out from under my dress

me in my gown, just finished getting ready

i don't have many professional pics yet, since the two amazing photographers took over 3000 pictures & have a lot of work ahead of them. i'm in the process of getting pics from other guests & family. we are all waiting to see the rest of the professional pictures though...especially after seeing this first handful! more to come this week!