Though I share a lot about myself here, I don’t share a lot of my life in general. This, however, I thought was pretty important to share. Corey and I are celebrating our fifth wedding anniversary today! Without him, I wouldn’t even be a Hayes, making the name of this blog defunct. Besides that, I wouldn’t have my better half, my #1 Disney buddy, the guy who makes me smile every day. Most of all, the man who I am thankful every day for making me feel like I’m special. I have a few wedding pictures to share with you all today. It was so hard to pick just a few! If you live in the South, definitely consider Abra Michelle Photography to photograph your special occasion. She and her husband are an amazing team. I treasure every picture I have of this amazing day. Enjoy!
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top left :: My best friend was in Chile on my wedding day, but my mom met up with her secretly and she left wrote me a message on my boots so she could still be with me. top right:: I have never been so pampered in my life bottom:: the boys |
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left to right:: the excitement, the first look, and let’s go |
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top left:: me and my dad bottom left:: my family in laws (and my littlest BIL at 5) right:: getting ready to greet guests at the receiving line as a married couple |
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top:: the entire family middle:: my in laws, Hayes family bottom:: my parents, the Green family |
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top:: me and my girls, my eldest maternal cousin and my sister middle:: the bridal party bottom:: our boots, one of my favorites |
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seriously, I have never felt prettier or more like a princess! (except at Disney but that’s expected) |
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the beautiful barn our reception was in, the cup given to me when Corey proposed, and our wedding cake made by my mother |
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the custom stamp my mom made, the groom’s cake my mom made, and our favors… once again made by my mom |
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the dancing:: (from left to right, top to bottom) our first dance, my father and sister, me and my sister, and me and my Pops (my dad’s dad) |
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cutting the cake, the hay rides, and saying goodbye |
aw, happy anniversary!!
Congrats! Your dressing and the colors were all amazing. I love that he proposed with a Starbucks cup!
Tiffany
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Thanks for sharing your special moments with us! These are such fantastic photos! Happy Anniversary đ
What a beautifully unique wedding! Looks like you really put a lot of personal touches on it, which must've made your day so special. Happy anniversary, wishing you many more!
Mali
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So pretty! đ
It is still to this day the most fun wedding I've ever been to. <3
Still gorgeous! You, the whole day, even Corey. <3 Loved being a part of this with you!
Holy smokes! You look so gorgeous and happy in these! Love, love, love, that you shared them! Happy Anniversary!
I do think hiring a wedding planner is quite necessary if you have enough budget and it's a medium or large wedding with at least 100 wedding guests!
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Happy Anniversary!!!
Yay! Happy Anniversary!
Congrats on 5 years!
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Oh my gosh! Thank you for sharing these photos! You all look so so great, and I love how well you pulled off orange as a wedding color (that's like unheard of, right?)!! Gorgeous photos and a great blogger friend! Congrats on the 5 years to you both!
Awww such a cute post!! I saw some shots over the weekend on Insta and thought the same. Happy Anniversary đ
xo Jackie
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Happy Anniversary! Looks like you had a splendid wedding, so much fun, and hello chocolate cake – um, that looks like it was amazing.
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Holy Toledo, these photos are amazing. What a fairy-tale day you had! Gorgeous.
Thanks Katy! These were for you!
Thank you Lydia! I'm very partial but I think my mom makes the best chocolate cake. It has a coffee frosting on it.
Thank you so much! I got your anniversary well wishes there too!
Thank you Katie! Haha yeah most folks thought I was pretty crazy picking orange, but my colors were orange brown and gold. It came out so well!
Thank you Jessica! I can't wait to check out your blog!
Thanks so much Ginny!
Thanks Lindsey! I can honestly say I've never felt prettier, but hey isn't that what weddings are for?
Thanks you Angela! You're so sweet!
Thank you! Love you!
YESSSSS! I got wedding day street cred. đ
Thank you Brittney!
Thank you Andi!
Thanks Tiffany! Its kinda cliche now, but it's our story!
Thank you Kate! I'll pass on the photo compliments. đ
Thank you so much for your sweet words Mali! I appreciate them so much đ
Awww, these photos are so much fun! I want to hear all the details about your dress! I like the ruffles!! đ
Happy Anniversary! Your pictures are amazing and you looked gorgeous! You kinda remind me of Belle in these lol a real life disney princess.
Happy anniversary (a week late!) Those pictures are fantastic and you look so gorgeous and happy. Thank you for sharing a little bit more about you with the blogging world.
THE DRESS. YES.