3 years...

December 30th marked 3 years of marriage for James and I. Out of curiosity, I looked up what the traditional gift was for year 3 it said that it's leather and the modern gift is crystal/glass. Well it's save to say, we didn't follow this guideline (does anyone follow this? maybe when you reach the platinum and diamond levels?).

We spent the few days around our anniversary in Paris. One evening we walked over the "Pont de l'Archevêché" by Notre Dame Cathedral.

As you can see this is one of the famous love locks bridge in Paris (the other being Pont des Arts). We decided what a better way to mark this anniversary than to add a love lock to the bridge.

Conveniently there are often people selling locks on the bridge so you don't have to go searching too far!

 Here I am writing our names and wedding date on the lock with permanent marker.

 James is getting the keys ready, double checking that they really match the lock.

 We have found the perfect spot for the lock to go.

Making sure it's all secure...

Since it came with 3 keys we decided that each of us would make a wish on a key and we would keep the 3rd key (how cute would it be to make a necklace or something out of it as a keepsake?)

Sealing it with a kiss

And into the Seine River the 2 keys go!

The night sky was beautiful and Notre Dame looked picture perfect.

This was such a fun thing to do and a great memory to have for years to come. We hope that years from now we will be able to find our lock amongst the sea of love locks!