Cora's Story: Dear Cora: Our wedding story.

Dear Cora,

Mommy and Daddy's very first wedding anniversary is tomorrow, August 2nd. Remember? You were there.

I knew I'd have some explaining to do one day, just didn't think it would be like this.

The story of our wedding day goes way back to January 2009.

Daddy got down on one knee in the snow and asked mommy to marry him. Mommy said yes, of course. Cora was no where in the picture yet.

Mommy posted this picture of her engagement ring right after Daddy asked her to marry him.

Mommy and daddy planned a wedding for a whole year and half away, come to think of it, right around this time, fall 2010.

But, then on Easter Sunday just a few months after daddy asked that question, mommy took a little test that changed everything. Cora was on the way! I remember one of the first things I told daddy was that when you were old enough, we had to make sure you knew daddy and mommy were engaged when we made you, and very much in love, and totally planning on getting married anyway.

So, now what? We didn't want to wait until after you were born to get married. We wanted to get married when you got here. So, for the next few months, mommy tried to plan a wedding while pregnant. It was a disaster. We just couldn't afford much, and mommy was a little moody and would just start sobbing and freaking out when the wedding plans didn't come together.

We settled on getting married in a park and then having a reception in another park. We even put a deposit on the place. I think our wedding was set for Labor Day, 2009. Mommy made invitations and worked, worked, worked. But, she would wake up in the middle of the night and pace the halls and started freaking out. Planning for a new baby and planning a wedding at the same time just weren't for her.

So, we called off the Labor Day wedding and instead found someone to marry us in a park in the middle of downtown Indianapolis. The theme of the day was as easy as possible. No frills. Just mommy and daddy next to a fountain in the park. No reception.

Mommy loved it.

You can even see yourself in the picture, look at mommy's baby bump!

It was a gorgeous day. Mid 70s, sunny, slight breeze. Just perfect!

Oh, and you'll like this one. Guess what mommy's wedding colors ended up being?

Pink!

That was an accident. Mommy's aunt made a flower bouquet for her and was asking what color mommy's dress was. The dress was gray and pink, something that was comfortable and fit and cheap. So, all the sudden those were our "colors." They were going to be black and red or yellow and gray in case you were wondering.

I was about five months pregnant with you at the time. My feet swelled, and I think I already waddled some. Good thing I didn't walk down the aisle, or else I would have been waddling down the aisle.