it's been a blissful month. tim + i were talking last night about how being married doesn't seem unnatural at all. it feels like (almost) nothing changed, because the transitions from singlehood, to dating, to engagement, to marriage have been so timely... so right.
anyhow, i thought it was time to post some photos from the wedding. these were all taken by my dear friend, kim howe. she + her husband live in chicago. kim + i have been friends since high school + it made the day feel so much more complete to have her there, sharing in it with us.
if you were at the wedding + took pictures, we would LOVE to see them. please email them to ldkieffer@gmail.com. we'd so appreciate it!
tim + honor corps member, bud cushingwalking in to the church + looking quite handsome
the hair + beauty ninja, briana stoneshe gives fantastic hair treatments at
euphoria salon in st. paul
i'm so not the photogenic type
mama k, kim k + mama roth, laughing it upmom heaner in the background, waiting her turn with the hair ninja
the prettier half of our pro-photographer teamtamrah ryan
check out their work at http://ctryan.com/blog
me + my pretty mamashe looked so fantastic because she IS so fantastic (and hot!)
the programs
the programsthey look like letters because tim + i have written so many to each other over the course of our relationship
the confetti was made from antique magazines + construction manuals
the birds were made from antique sheet music
the door + window were salvaged from old building 
the communion table 
honor corps members + sisters 
honor corps members 
this is the breathless bride, waiting to walk down the aisle
the confetti was made from antique magazines + construction manuals
the birds were made from antique sheet musicthat originally belonged to lisa's aunt whitney's mother
(her name was hayden)
the door + window were salvaged from old buildingoriginally, tim was going to build a chuppah
it's a jewish wedding element that is meant to signify
God's covering over the couple
the home that they will build together
the four open walls of the chuppah
signify the couple welcoming others into their love
and inviting them under the covering of God
we didn't have time to build one... so the window + door are a stand-in
the communion tablethe two books are the one tim used to propose to me
and an old leather-bound volume of poetry
that we found on one of our bookshop haunts
the flowers are three different varieties of cosmos, my favorite flower
tim planted, tended them + picked these for me on our wedding day
tim planted, tended them + picked these for me on our wedding day
honor corps members + sisterskimberly kieffer
melody oaks
so pretty. and this photo is just way too typical of them!
honor corps membersmelody oaks
bridgitte showell
again... with the gorgeousness
this is the breathless bride, waiting to walk down the aislefrom this point, everything was a beautiful, joy-infused blur
walking to meet The One
mom + dad met me at the end of the aisle
walking to meet The One
mom + dad met me at the end of the aislemom lifted my poorly-attached drop veil and...
WHOOPS!
taking a moment to take in 
tim + i (with the help of mike, the pastor)
this was part of that "off script" moment...
i cry every time i think about it.
the ring
the kiss
SO happy.
cheesy married grins
man + wife!
costumes for the photo booth
one of the many board games available for our guests
flower arrangements by wedding warriors 
part of the dessert buffet
WHOOPS!off it came!
we had a good laugh... i'm not sure that anyone else even saw what happened.
taking a moment to take in all the faces of our loved ones.
we are so lucky!
tim + i (with the help of mike, the pastor)wrote every single word of the service
(except the pastor's charge to us + when he went "off script")
even the repeat-after-the-pastor vows
every single moment of that day was so full of meaning
this was part of that "off script" moment...and, in my mind,
one of the most significant parts of the ceremony
i cry every time i think about it.
the ring
the kiss
SO happy.
cheesy married grins
man + wife!
costumes for the photo booth
one of the many board games available for our guests
flower arrangements by wedding warriorsabbey von gohren
robbie lewis
kari holmes
table arrangements by wedding warrior
rachel cushing
all the books, vases + candle holders were purchased
at thrift stores, yard sales or borrowed from friends
part of the dessert buffetbecause what's a wedding without tootsie pops?
our "guestbook"
guests were asked to put a pin (with a little note) 
all the notes will be pasted into our wedding album
the photo family tree
our "guestbook"guests were asked to put a pin (with a little note)
in a spot that was special to them
we'll have the pinned-up version hanging in our living room.
all the notes will be pasted into our wedding album
the photo family treefive generations of our history
the wedding favors were mix cd's
the long hallway from the sanctuary to the reception hall
the wedding favors were mix cd'stim + i made about a jillion of these for each other while he was living in ohio
we thought we'd pass along some of the music we like best
the long hallway from the sanctuary to the reception halllined with borrowed mason jars that served as luminaries
it was a perfect evening.
it was a perfect evening. perfect.
