My Life as a Band Wife

On Tuesday, Jay and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary. It was well timed, with him coming home from tour the day before. We spent the evening sipping champagne, exchanging gifts, walking the dog, eating at our favorite restaurant and reminiscing over the last year. For those who have read the blog from the start, you know it wasn’t the easiest year. I hope that what you did get from reading My Life as a Band Wife, though, is that when you’re with the person you truly love, the hard times and the distance only make you a stronger team. I couldn’t imagine sharing my life with anyone else.

Here are a few of the photos from our wedding, courtesy of Zac Wolf.

I’m proud of the life that Jay and I have started building together. I’m proud of all of the things we have accomplished individually and the way we support eachother’s dreams and goals. Not everyone has the opportunity to marry the person that is really right for them and I consider myself lucky every single day - even when his time on the road makes time seem slow and unbearable.

This life isn’t for everyone and I’ve watched several relationships grow tense or crumble under this particular brand of pressure. What brought Jay and I together was something unquantifiable, and it is the same thing that keeps us together. For us, marriage wasn’t a fix, a thing to keep us sane through the trials and tribulations of the months apart. It was the promise to one another that we would continue to love and be dedicated, faithful, to one another throughout the rest of our days on this earth. A promise to maintain the loving, respectful relationship we had when we were dating.

It’s the best promise I have ever made, to the best man I have ever met. I wish this kind of love for each and every one of you.

For more photos from our wedding, with little insights from the day, I invite you to check out my board on Pinterest. I also welcome you to follow me on Twitter and subscribe to me on Facebook.

I am loving all of the places that the wedding is showing up, thanks to our good friend and photographer Zac Wolf! It includes some insight into the music Jay and I chose for our wedding. Admittedly, we weren’t in love with our DJ but the songs he did play from our list were fantastic.

Over the weekend I did very little, as I wasn’t feeling well. I did do, however, set up my little desk in my office. The desk belonged to my Grammy. The top has a few items of inspiration; candles from pre-wedding celebrations, a painting of Paris from my grandmother on my stepmother’s side of the family, my tarot cards (yes, I do readings) and the beautiful orchid my mother-in-law gave us as a housewarming gift when we moved in.

Now I just need to clear out all of the clutter, move Jay’s desk to the guest room, install some bookshelves and decorate. It will all unfold as we are able to let it and I look forward to spending many hours writing at that desk, in that room.