But turned out to be one of the best days of our lives.
Today was the day we were going to tell our parents some awesome news….
"We're Getting Married!!!"
John and I had been talking about getting married and all the details that have to be in line to do so. We had come to the realization that we both loved the idea of getting married in September, so we kind of set a date between the two of us.
We wanted to tell our parents (and only our parents) first because we knew they would want to know before everyone else did and it didn't feel right to start ring shopping without them knowing about the plan!
We went to the Ostler's first. We were sitting down in the living room after dinner and by some miracle they started talking about when to schedule Josh's EFY and their calendars and what they had going on for the next couple months.
John and I looked at each other and knew that this was the perfect moment and we didn't even plan it that way.
So I casually mentioned that they should probably keep September open, and both my mom and dad asked pretty confused, "Ok, why?"
At this point the suspense and been built up and when we finally told them the reason the looks on their faces was priceless. It went from shock to excitement really quickly! My mom immediately started asking where, what and how and I knew that the planning would be perfect having her by my side. My dad was just so excited and looked deeper into his schedule to make sure he had no conflicts.
We were over the moon thrilled at their reaction! But we also told them we wanted it to be completely on the down low. We weren't even telling our siblings yet. So it was a big secret that we were hoping they would keep. ((Side note: Josh happened to be there and so he got to be in the loop too but was sworn to secrecy with the parents. He may or may not have shed some tears, because he absolutely loves John.))
After all that happiness we couldn't wait to get to John's parents to tell them the good news.
By the time we got there, however, it was fairly late so John ran in to make sure they were still awake.
They were but they were getting ready for bed. He asked them if they had a quick second so we could talk to them. (Side note: John's mom had been subtly hinting and asking for a couple of weeks trying to see if we were planning anything or getting close). So John told them, I just want to make sure you don't plan anything for September 17 of…..2015 because we are getting married. (We just think we are so funny) We told them that we were kidding and it was really September 17, 2014 and they erupted with happiness and congratulations. ((Side note: John's dad would've jumped up in excitement to hug us as well but he was already in bed so he couldn't get out. We could still feel his love and support even from bed!!)) Of course, they were sworn to secrecy as well and promised they wouldn't tell anyone! There also might have been a few "finally" and "I knew it" comments.
This is us right after we told his parents. I am forever grateful that we got this moment captured it is one of my favorite pictures because of how joyful of a day it truly was.
And this is where our new adventure began…..
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