June 14th, 2008

Working up to this date was such a headache for us. If anyone had told us it would be a nightmare, we wouldn't have done it. We would have just sent out invitations to vegas, and done it there. But we both wanted the experience, so we decided to just take it with a grain of salt. We went to a bridal expo, and picked out our bridesmaid dresses. We picked out the perfect pool blue color. When they came in, they were the wrong color!!! Not pool blue, but periwinkle!! that's like a purple!! I tried so hard not to turn into a bridezilla. They wouldn't let us return them, or exchange them, so we just had to deal with it. It kept bugging Thomas, so he went to the BBB website and found out that this company had lots of bad reviews.. He added one of his own, and we wished we wouldn't have jumped on such a "great deal" so fast and should have just kept looking. So, a majority of my bridesmaids had the same dress. My maid of honor got one herself, it was the perfect blue we wanted, just a little darker and a little more revealing in the back, but she could pull it off. So I didn't mind. My Jr bridesmaid's dress was a nightmare to find as well. But we found one. We also had issues with our flower girl dresses. they ended up being the wrong color sash and flowers. Instead of waisting them, we just gave them to our flowergirls for another occasion and got them some new ones from a different store.. We had very bad luck with dresses. AND groomsmen suites and even Thomas' suite!! But in the end we got everything figured out, and we had a beautiful wedding.

We had a traditional Catholic wedding, with just about a hundred guests, though most of them left before the reception. I don't really blame them as it was scortching hot! If I recall correctly it was probably about 115degrees outside for the 4th day in a row.. Don't quote me, I'm not for sure. I wore my mom's dress, my dad walked, well more or less rolled me down the isle. Since my dad didn't dance, I had my first dance with my grandfather. When it was time to arrive at the reception, Thomas and I came in singing "from this moment" It was perfect!! If we could do anything over again, it would be just the attire choices and places we chose to get them.. That's about all we'd change.. We can't wait to do it all over again when we renew our vows in about 8years from now. It'll be our 10th wedding anniversary.

We're even more in love as we were when we got married. Our love and bond continues to grow each day.

How we met

Ambyre was a barista at a Starbucks inside a Target. Thomas was the Fire Inspector of Sierra Vista. He came in everyday to get the same drink. Niether one noticed each other at first. Ambyre decided to do some homework on her break at one of the tables. Thomas came in to get his usual drink, and Ambyre had noticed he was coming so she had already jumped back behind the bar to make him his drink. Thomas was very greatful for this as he was kind of in a hurry. He paid for his drink and headed out the door not checking to make sure it was the correct drink. He came back the next day and asked Ambyre what she had made him as it was the most delicious thing he's ever had. Ambyre told him what it was, and that became his new drink. They became casual friends, and only really talked when Thomas came to get his beverage. A few times, Ambyre was able to talk him into trying a new concoction she had come up with.

One night, after Ambyre's shift, she decided to just sit and do some homework for a while. Then out of nowhere, Thomas grabbed a seat and just started talking to her about what she was studying and what he did. I can't say it was love at first sight. But there was a bit of a spark. Thomas asked for a date, and Ambyre couldn't turn it down. He made her some grilled chicken breast, with rice and steamed veggies. After dinner they decided to watch a movie and chill on the couch with a glass of wine. After the movie, they went outside to star gaze and share their ambitions and life. It was so easy to talk to one another. From that night on, they were nearly inseperable.

About three months later, Thomas proposed to Ambyre "Ambyre, i don't know your middle name Glittenberg.. will you marry me?" Ambyre kinda giggled because she knew she had told him her middle name, but then again, maybe that had slipped her mind. But she told him her middle name, and said of course. They Set the date of their wedding for June 14 of 2008.