Twelve Years
us with baby baya…. terribly we seem to have hardly any photos of the two of us together!
Twelve years ago today, we hoped in a car early in the morning and drove all the way to Scotland. Gretna Green to be precise. We picked a couple of witnesses off the street, a bunch of flowers from the florists and said our ‘I do’s’ in the registry office. We celebrated that night with a bottle of Champagne from the lovely owners of the B&B we stayed at for the weekend. It was the perfect wedding, no stresses, no great expense, no family arguments, no one else, only the two that actually matter – the bride and groom. I’d do the same thing again in a heartbeat.
We were just a couple of kids, 21 years old, who’d only been together four months. There were no great discussions about marriage, it was a spur of the moment decision to book it and elope, but we knew that it was the right one. I’m sure many people had their doubts, but twelve years and soon to be four kids later, we’re as strong as ever.
There have been up’s and down’s and times when we’ve driven each other crazy. I remember reading an interview with an old lady who’d been married for 60 years. When asked for her advice on marriage, she said something along the lines how there had been whole years when she couldn’t stand her husband, but she always loved him even then, that she said her vows for life, and that you just have to work hard at the relationship and give each other space when you need it. That it’s easy to walk away, but takes a stronger person to work through the problems.
I’m blessed to have found my match and not spent years searching and alone, I’m grateful to have grown up with him, and be raising our family together. Here’s to the next twelve years {and lots more after that!}
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Rose
August 23, 2014 at 09:33always with love Polly X
Manneskjur
August 23, 2014 at 17:02Ahhh! Happy Anniversary! Love how you just took off and did it x
Kizzy
August 23, 2014 at 19:26Beautiful and you sound just like me, mine will be 14 on 2nd Sep!
You Baby Me Mummy
August 23, 2014 at 20:33Happy Anniversary hun! What a great story x
Becky Brown
August 23, 2014 at 22:15Happy Anniversary! Can’t believe you got married after just 4 months! But I guess you know when you’ve found the right one. It’s so easy to take pics of the kids but you often forget to get photos of you as a couple (we’re the same.) Hope you had a great day!
Cass@frugalfamily
August 24, 2014 at 08:43Ah we got married at Gretna Green too although we took clode family with us – it was so stress free and much cheaper than a regular wedding. I’m with you, I’d do it again in a second!
Rachel @ Parenthood Highs and Lows
August 24, 2014 at 09:48Happy anniversary – proves that you don’t need all the flounce of a big wedding to be happy!
Rachel
August 24, 2014 at 14:16Beautiful story hun, I did something similar, went to Vegas and got married after a few months of being together x
Stephen
August 24, 2014 at 17:21As the wife has said above, we went off to Vegas with two friends and had a hassle free wedding. Congratulations to you.
Julie
August 24, 2014 at 17:57Happy anniversary! I love that your wedding wasn’t planned and it has lasted, so many people nowadays, especially when marrying young never last that long! z
Ness (@jibberjabberuk)
August 24, 2014 at 21:05Congratulations! I was only 21 when we got married 16 years ago. We hadn’t been going out very long either and I moved hundreds of miles away. Many people didn’t think it would last but raspberries to them!
Clare @ Emmys Mummy
August 25, 2014 at 07:35Awww happy Anniversary
Lia
August 25, 2014 at 08:22Perfect, in every way :) Happy Anniversary xxx
KARA
August 25, 2014 at 08:26Happy Anniversary xxx
Jess @ Along Came Cherry
August 25, 2014 at 16:44Ahh this is so lovely! Happy Anniversary and I love the advice the old lady gave, so true :) x
laura redburn
August 26, 2014 at 21:34if i was ever to get married, this is probably how i’d want to do it. no fuss, just spur of the moment with no one there but us! happy (belated) anniversary :)
Laura
August 27, 2014 at 00:20Oh wow what a lovely story and you are such a beautiful family :) Love this photo and I think it’s amazing you just knew it was right and why do all the fuss – it literally makes my stomach turn sometimes when people tell me they spent thousands and thousands on a wedding – I see no need in it, low key is always the best in my mind
Laura x
Globalmouse
August 28, 2014 at 14:01Aw congratulations. What a brilliant story and a great way to do it. I love it!
Adele @ Circus Queen
November 16, 2014 at 22:35Polly, I love this post. Am only just reading it but thanks for writing it. :)