"How we've waited for this evening in December, when time would freeze just like the falling snow... And I'm glad we're here together, for an evening to remember, on this December Night." Yes, this was an evening to forever remember, and an evening we had waited for all our lives! 

The wedding of Mr & Mrs Wayne Allen Hill

December 4, 2015 

Ceremony Location:

McCarthy Household at: 412 South Main St. Frankfort, Indiana

2:00 pm

**Photography by JoAnn Thrasher check out her work at: www.joannthrasher.blogspot.com

Wayne getting ready as well.... 

I know I'm biased... but he looks SO handsome in this photo! 

Me and my precious mother!  

My sisters helping me with my little red, flats. (Yes, I went a little un-traditional;))

Wayne was anxiously awaiting my arrival... we chose to have a "first look" at 9:45 am, so we could have pictures done by our 2:00pm ceremony. I don't regret it at all and it gave us time alone with just each other so Wayne could see my dress and not be distracted with having a bunch of people around. 

Here I am about to come up the stairs... 

This next photo is one of those moments in time that I will never forget... all of the waiting for this day was so worth it! 

Here are some of the portraits JoAnn took of us in the house... 

 JoAnn took my bridal portraits the day before the wedding. It was such a huge relief to have them done BEFORE the wedding!

Some of my Handsome Sweetheart, Wayne

Some shots from Downtown Frankfort.

... At Dull's Christmas Tree farm together with all of our siblings.... This was such a neat place for photos, and what wonderful memories we made!

Groomsmen! Unfortunately, Wayne wasn't in this photo! :( 

Me with my bridesmaids... Left to right- Kayla, my husband's sister, Merilee, my maid of honor and younger sister, Me, Mildred, my older sister, Joanna, my brother's wife, and also my best friend, and then Mercy, my baby sister. 

All of us! Kayla, Mercy, Joanna, Mildred, Merilee, Me, Wayne, Micah, my brother, Ezekiel, my bro-in-law, and David, Wayne's brother. 

We had such a blast taking these photos. Ezekiel is so funny, he and micah were full of ideas that turned out to be quite humorous!

Before leaving the Christmas tree farm, we picked a tree for our "first married Christmas" together! The guys had more fun getting goofy photos! :)

Here's a photo of the tree in our home after we got back from our honeymoon. Someone gave us this ornament from our wedding and we loved it!

We were VERY cold by this point, and went into the wreath barn to pay for our tree and also to warm up! This man from Dull's wanted to get his photo with us. :)

After coming out, Wayne picked me up and twirled me... then Zeke jumped in the shot with this sign Micah had made for us! It was totally candid... but was definitely one of my favorites from the day! 

After this, we headed back to the McCarthy Household(Mildred and Ezekiel, my sis and bro-in-law) to freshen up for the ceremony 

In case you hadn't noticed... my sister, Mildred, did a beautiful job decorating for me. I loved all of it! She even arranged all of the flowers for the corsages, boutonnieres, bouquets, and wreaths.

...About to walk down the stairs to marry my best friend and soul-mate!

Jaron and Kinza walked in and threw roses down for me.. it was so cute! (at least from the video I saw)

My adorable nephews, Israel and Isaiah McCarthy, rang bells to the song of "Fum, Fum, Fum" before I walked down the stairs. 

My sister, Merilee, (also my MOH) played the piano for our wedding. She re-wrote some of the songs to fit the occasion and did such a beautiful job!

Before Daddy gave me away, Merilee sang this song that she had re-written called: "An Evening in December". It talked of memories from the past, looking toward the future, and the moment of our marriage being sacred.... There was hardly a dry in the place. 

We chose to have the fireplace going during the ceremony. It made it very romantic... but in my satin dress... wow! It was also toasty warm by the time the ceremony had finished! 

My brother, Martin, married us. 

Lighting of the Unity Candle

Signing of the Marriage License

Daddy gave us "The Charge"

And of course, my dear Grandpa, Lewis Smith, prayed the "Prayer of Blessing" on our Marriage!

Notice what we kissed under? ;)

Israel and Isaiah sang: "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" as we exited as "Mr & Mrs Wayne Hill"! 

The Entire Barnard Family! 

Just us "Siblings"

Me and Wayne with our Nieces and Nephews. Poor Jaron wasn't too happy about getting his photo taken! 

The entire Hill Family! 

Wayne with His Mom

The only guests at the wedding that weren't immediate family, were Scott and JoAnn Thrasher. She did most all of my wedding photos(I took a few of Wayne myself, and also a few details) And Scott did a video for me with my professional camera. They are dear friends, and it was such a blessing that they took time out of their busy pastoral schedule to shoot my wedding day! My wedding photos were the among the TOP 3 priorities for my wedding(the other 2 being the music and venue and my dress)... and it was so nice to have someone I knew be able to take them for me! Thanks JoAnn!

My Momma insisted we have a reception at the home place after the wedding. She made a HUGE meal and used the best china! She decorated beautifully and it was a wonderful way to end the day! (But also a lot of hard work on her part amidst being the mother of the bride!)

We sat at the little table on the platform in front of all our family! :)

My Sister-in-law, Joanna, made our cake. And yes, it was pound cake! That was something I grew up on and so it was meaningful to me. Wayne grew up on Tapioca pudding and his mom went to great pains to make it for him since it was his favorite!

Cutting the cake... 

Me giving Wayne a look that said: "You better not smash any on me OR my dress!" 

As you can tell.. He was a sweetheart and didn't make any kind of a mess! 

We chose to have Hot Chocolate instead of punch.. After all... It was a Christmas Wedding! :) 

We left to everyone throwing fake snow at us! I wanted it to snow on our wedding day SO bad! Alas, I took other measures such as this! It wasn't the smartest decision in the world, but it looked pretty for pictures! 

I didn't realize they would dump 2 WHOLE bags of it on us! Wow! We were literally dumped over by it! 

Final Goodbyes before heading to our Honeymoon!!! 

While on our honeymoon, we hired Churchill's Photography to do a beach wedding session. They did a beautiful job! Here are a few of our favorites! 

And yes, nearly 9 months later... it is still a "Happily Ever After" for us. I never dreamed marriage could be so adventurous and wonderful! We have travelled to 13 states in less than 9 months time, and we're loving every moment! Whether we are capturing a sunset through our SLR's, taking a hike in the woods, ministering to young people, teaching Jr. Church, singing, cooking together, or simply praying and worshiping God... Marriage is definitely a dream come true, and I'm so happy God chose Wayne for me!

When done in God's way and time, marriage can truly display the kind of relationship Jesus wants us to have with Him- Where we can live in close communion on a day to day basis, fellowshipping as friend to friend, telling Him of our deepest thoughts and woes. That is the kind of relationship I have in my marriage and with my Jesus.

Marriage has definitely strengthened my relationship with God, and has broadened my horizons in life! I look for a wonderful lifetime together ahead- taking each step with Our Sweet Jesus! Thank you for reading this very long, belated post! 

-Mrs Hill