06/09/2025
part i — the courthouse, august 15, 2025
Danny and I decided only about 3 weeks before the fifth year anniversary of our first date that we wanted to get married at the courthouse on our anniversary. Five years on the fifth just felt *right*
After getting engaged in April, the original plan was to do a big wedding in Mexico City (and it’s still on the vision board). But the last few months have really challenged us to focus on the long term priorities of our partnership and surrender our timeline.
What’s unique about getting married in the third and fourth decades of life, is you have the confidence of life experience to discern the difference between what you really want & what society tells you that you should want… what feels true to your relationship and what just feels performative for those around you.
I was never a little girl to dream about my wedding day. But I have always said “I want a marriage, not a wedding.” So perhaps I manifested this day the way it was always intended to be:
Intimate, filled with both the assurance and adventure of love, delightfully surprising… and so-so “us.”
We both thought the moment with the judge would feel scripted, impersonal, or rushed…but what surprised us the most was how deeply personal and spiritual that moment felt for us. Thank you Judge Goodman for making that moment feel so special & reminding us to continue holding hands through every season of life.
There was also something so unique about the energy waiting in line with many different couples there to take the sacred and legal step into marriage.
The vibes were high to say the least and exceeded any expectation I had about a civil ceremony.
To be continued…
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