Our Wedding Day!
THE BIG DAY! We have looked forward to this day for a very long time. We have everything planned and we're looking forward to all the things that this very special day will be for us! We are so thankful for our parents, our attendants- who are our family and some even our very best friends, and our guests for making this day for us very memorable!
I began the day with a bridal luncheon at my parents house. This was a lot of fun and the food was delicious- Thank you Ms. Kathy and mamma! We took pictures and shared special memories over the years!
Afterwards we headed over to the reception to see how things were progressing- some minor glitches, but with help from my family and friends- it was taken care of!! Then after the cake was delivered- I headed on over to the church! This was relaxing- believe it or not! After we all got dressed- it was picture time! This was so much fun!! Our photographer, Patty Hallman took photos of the bridal party indoors and outdoors. It was June and very hot according to dad but I didn't mind at all- afterall I was marrying the best and it was worth it!
When it was almost time for daddy and I to make it to the front of the church I received a special gift from Sam! It was 9 pink roses and 1 single white rose! We'd been dating for 9 years at the time and the card with the roses read-
Melissa,
The nine pink roses represent the nine years we have been together. The single white rose represents our future together. I am looking forward to spending the rest of my life with you.
With all my heart,
Sam

After reading this through tears- I was ready to walk down the aisle! Our ceremony was so wonderful and special. Throughout the wedding I kept thinking that in this very room are all the people that love us and want to share with us our special day! It was so exciting!
We had our reception, at The Cinema in the Palmetto Room, where we had our first dance as Mr. and Mrs.- to the song Bless the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts! We danced, ate cake, ate some more and greeted our guests that came to share our moment in time.
All to quickly the night came to an end and as we said our good-byes we were off and ready for a week of honeymooning in Naples, Florida. So, Florida, here some the Leviners!

Wedding plans are coming along nicely! Yesterday, I went to Heather's house! She spent eight hours on our wedding slide show. It took a long time, but its' so wonderful. The time was well spent. Thank you Heather!! It's nice to look back at all the important events in your life. I can't wait for our guests to see it.

This is my first blog ever! So I'll start with the big event that's happening in my life. In two weeks I'm getting married to my beau, Sam, of nine years. I'm very excited about the wedding. We've been planning for the past eleven months and now we're ready. I'm looking forward to my big day!

The Proposal

Sam took me to Edisto Beach on July 2, 2005! His whole family met us there, so we could all enjoy the day together. We arrived at the beach at 10:30. I spent most of the morning laying out and talking with my to be sister-in-law, Angela. Sam spent most of the morning playing in the water with his four small nieces and nephews. After lunch, he told me that he had to go to the car to get his camera. When he came back he told me that on the other side of the rocks there was a huge horseshoe crab that he wanted me to see. I grabbed my camera, and we walked toward the rocks. His whole family followed us to see what I thought was going to be a really big crab. After crossing the rocks, Sam led me down to the water, and in the sand he'd written with seashells, "Will You Marry Me?" As I was reading what was written in the sand, I looked over and Sam was on one knee asking me to marry him! Of course I said, "YES"! The crowd on the beach that watched Sam make his proposal message to me cheered as I said yes. It was a great proposal!