Mar 11, 2011

Such a lovely day and I'm glad you feel the same.

Well, today is our 5 year wedding anniversary so I thought it would be appropriate to share some of our wedding portraits. It was a lovely day. I did almost everything myself (with the help my family obviously) so there were a lot of fun details that I worked really hard on but the lighting was so dark in the church that there aren't any good pictures of it. Live and learn! I'll always have it in my memory but maybe that's part of the reason I'm obsessed with taking pictures of everything now. No regrets!

There was so much happiness that day.
One of my favorite things was that Gabe wrote music for us all to walk down the aisle to. Thinking of that makes me even more happy that he just got a new job in which he gets to write music. Yay for our family!

I still really love my dress. My brother was working for a designer at the time and I was lucky enough to have his seamstress custom make my dress for me. It was inspired by a Vera Wang dress I liked. The little braided belt was a last minute addition that actually came from my mother's wedding dress from 1977. I wore a vintage locket and a vintage bracelet (gift from my brother) that came from the set of "Avonlea" which was one of our favorite shows growing up.












I cannot believe how fast these 5 years have flown by!

Have a great day, guys! I'm really excited to spend it with my wonderful husb!

XO Coury

85 comments:

  1. Happy anniversary! BEAUTIFUL pics! I love your dress!

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  2. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! :o)
    What a beautiful dress you wore on that special day! Love it!

    x

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  3. They're fantastic pics! You make a gorgeous bride and a gorgeous couple.

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  4. happy anniversary! I love the bike pictures :) I hate that about the church being dark :( I photograph weddings, and one thing I've definitely decided it that I will be getting married in a place with lots of windows!

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  5. Happy anniversary!!! These pictures are beautiful and I love, love, love your gown!

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  6. These are gorgeous! I love seeing pictures of you and Gabe together. It is wonderful that you are both so in love and having a great life together, and that you cherish spending time with each other, even after 5 years!
    Your wedding dress is beautiful. I like that it is not completely white, and it is so unusual. I'd love to see more pics of your wedding on the blog!

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  7. You look so pretty! I really love your dress and hair! And Gabe's hair, well... it's different... ;-)

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  8. SOOOO adorable! i love that dress it is so non-traditional and so YOU. and your husband looks great! i love the bicycles in all the pictures. happy 5 year anniversary! :)

    <3 steffy
    steffysprosandcons.blogspot.com

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  9. this is really sweet, only on blogs do I seem to see happy marriages. Go our generation!

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  10. These pictures are so gorgeous and I absolutely adore your dress.

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  11. Happy anniversary! You look so beautiful! And photos of you riding bike are perfect and fun!

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  12. awww happy anniversary!! your wedding photos are beautiful! ^,^

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  13. your dress is amazing. happy anniversary!

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  14. awww i remember back in the myspace days when you were getting married and i used to check out your cute outfits back THEN! :o)

    so pretty Coury!
    xo.
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  15. happy anniversary! you look stunning. so glad you shared these.

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  16. OMG, I love the photographs.
    Happy anniversary!

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  17. beautiful pictures! love love your dress. congrats! that's a big milestone

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  18. How stunning are you?! You both look absolutely gorgeous. Congratulations, I'm excited for your little fam.

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  19. Happy anniversary! These pictures are beautiful. What a gorgeous dress--so unique.

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  20. you guys are such a beautiful couple, happy anniversary!


    best,
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  21. Hope you're having a wonderful anniversary! Love the combo of your hair + dress, so gorgeous!

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  22. Happy Anniversary, Coury and Gabe! Man, I remember when I followed your blog the months before your wedding, and all the planning it took to get there-I can't believe I've known you (internet wise) for more than 5 years! It has flown! I hope you guys are having a lovely time in Vegas! <3

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  23. you make such a beeautiful bride..i love how everything's so vintage and untraditional. always love those kind of weddings. and your custom made dress is aamazing!! so nice to have an inspired vera wang gown. i love her, can't believe she's doing a collection for david's bridal now!! im ecstatic (well not like i'm getting married anytime soon) but there is hope there will still be some in the future! :)
    hope you're having a lovely day girl! TGIF!! :)

    <3, Kathleen.

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  24. awwww happy anniversary! these pictures are amazing and ya'll look gorgeous together. your dress was beautiful!

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  25. Happy Anniversary. Wishing you many more lovely years together!
    You're wedding photos are so different from the usual photos that I see so very often in England. They are so unique and they work so well!!
    You both looked lovely
    x

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  26. What a lovely post! Happy Anniversary, hope you both had a lovely day together :)

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  27. I did everything myself for my wedding too!! Happy Anniversary!! I hope your trip is going great:)

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  28. Happy anniversary! Your wedding photos are beautiful and your dress is absolutely stunning! X

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  29. How come you never wear your wedding or engagement rings? We'd love to see those! Beautiful photos. Keep them coming x

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  30. Happy Anniversary! And those are some beautiful wedding photos!!!

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  31. congratulations!! you look lovely in your dress!! <3

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  32. p.s. where on earth did you find your dress? it's amazing!!!

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  33. u look like rockstars ;)! avonlea is indeed a great show, but the books the series was based on by L.M Montgomery are better i think.

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  34. Happy anniversary! This wedding photos are super cute! My 7 year anniversary with my boyfriend is tomorrow. I guess we're both having happy weekends =).

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  35. aww! happy anniversary!

    Lovely photos. :)

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  36. Happy anniversary! My favourite photo is the one of you biking in your dress :)

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  37. You are amazing!
    :)
    Have a happy day!
    Meg

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  38. Oh my goodness congrats on 5 years! you look stunning in these photos! <3 your dress

    <3 Sarah
    theantiquepearl.blogspot.com

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  39. so happy to be able to see these photos. they are beautiful
    and your dress is divine,. i love the romantic playfulness in these shots. you really look like a perfect match ;)
    xx

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  40. Oh congrats you two love birds! You guys are so precious, and it's so refreshing to see couples still enjoying life together. Hope your anniversary is the best!

    ps. You made such a beautiful bride. Breathtaking.

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  41. ohmygod! these are wonderful photos! You two are lovely.

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  42. Happy Anniversary to two gorgeous and incredibly happy people! :)

    You looking absolutely ah-mazing on your wedding day!!

    xx
    Jen

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  43. Happy anniversary, you both look fabulous and I'm loving your wedding look & photos, so stunning! I too have been with my hubs for five years & it's amazing how quickly it goes. Cheers to you both, enjoy your evening. xx veronika

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  44. happy anniversary...I can't believe you have been married for 5 years. you look so young...

    jen
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  45. happy anniversary, you made such a lovely bride

    Cheers!

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  46. Happy anniversary!!!
    What lovely pictures as well...very unique...quite like the couple :)

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  47. aww, happy anniversary! And I'm glad you posted pics of your wedding too, I love seeing all these details of your big day:)

    xx

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  48. Happy Anniversary!! Your dress is gorgeous..I love the pictures.

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  49. you look hot, hot, hot Coury! and i love that picture of gabe just standing there with the flowers like he's going to take on the world. awesome. and gorgeous, gorgeous dress of course!
    xo,rebecca

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  50. Beautiful pictures!
    Happy anniversary!

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  51. Happy anniversary! May your marriage stand the test of time. You and your husband are beautiful!

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  52. Thanks for sharing those adorable photos, happy five years to you and your husband! Your dress is breath taking and I really like the pictures of you on the bike and you guys near the barn. Very rustic and lovely.

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    much love.

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  53. Wow that is the most beutiful wedding dress i have ever seen, such amazing pictures :)

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  54. happy anniversary!
    adorable pics.
    following you now! x :)

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  55. Congratulations, the dress is so beautiful! You look gorgeous!

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  56. Awesome pics :) Happy anniversary!

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  57. So beautiful an amazing phots!!
    and the dress I love it!
    so simple but so beautiful at the same time...
    Happy anniversary!!

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  58. Your wedding photographs are absolutely stunning, beautiful xoxo

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  59. Everything about your wedding looks beautiful! I just recently found your blog & love your style, so I'm not surprised that your wedding dress and such is so pretty too!

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  60. ah, so cute! love the overall aesthetic of your wedding pics :)

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  61. happy anniversary, thanks for sharing these photos with us :D

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  62. Happy anniversary ! you look amazing with this haircut ;)

    xx, Leah.

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  63. Aww these photos are adorable!

    Just letting you know, I have been stalking your style on LB/on here for a while now and I am in looove with your vintage-inspired style! I have no clue why I am saying this now, but better late than never ^_^

    xoxo,

    Bonnie

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  64. You're so blessed! Quite honestly, your joy rubs off on me every time I check your posts :]

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  65. Squee! Happy anniversary! Your wedding pic are the coolest! I had my wedding dress custom made for me too - such a great way to go!

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  66. Congrats on five years! Your wedding shots are absolutely lovely. I love that Avonlea gets a mention - tht was one of my favourite shows growing up too, namely because it is set where I actually lived, and I even had some friends who were on the show when we were little.

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  67. Time flies by so quickly. Didn't know about all those little details :) Love you both dearly!

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  68. Firstly, Happy Anniversary!!!

    Secondly, you guys look like rock stars!! I cannot express how beautiful I think these photos.

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  69. Happy Anniversary!
    These pictures are so lovely and so special.
    I remember back in the day when Xanga was cool, I followed you and that was when I first saw one these pictures. Can't believe it's been 5 years, Congrats!

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  70. Happy anniversary. We wish you many wonderful years together!You're wedding pictures are so different from the pictures whenever I see so often in England. They are so unique. You both looked lovely together.

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  71. oh my gosh. I love these shots. amazing. my wedding pictures stink big time. Happy 5 years of marriage! Your dress was so pretty and I love the tulips!

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  72. You had such a gorgeous wedding! You look beautiful! Congrats for your anniversary! Wish you lots of happiness and love!

    XoXo
    Plami

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  73. wonderful pictures, the light is perfect! as is your dress - it is simply beautiful!
    happy anniversary, hope you had a great weekend!

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  74. I like your photos , love for you forever !

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  75. aaaa it's super sweeeet!
    happy anniversary anyway ;>

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  76. Fantastic photos! I can't get over the fact that you have a bracelet from Avonlea, amazin!
    Happy Belated Anniversary :)

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  77. amazing. congratulations on five years!! it gets even better. i know :)

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  78. soOo beautiful x you're an inspiration x

    vivI.Iviv
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  79. Wow!!!! The photos are beautiful!!! So unique and gorgeous. Congrats!

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  80. Awesome photos. My wishes are with you. You have wonderful years spending together. You look perfect together!

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