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!

365 days as Madame Léger

Happy Anniversary James!

One year ago today I married my amazing husband! Wow, that is a bit crazy to write considering all that has happened in our life this past year. The day of our wedding was almost perfect (only missing some family members from afar)! I woke the morning of our wedding and had a calm about me. I remember being a bit surprised by this as I have attended many weddings (and been intimately involved in many as well) and it often seemed that there were more nerves and anxiety present. The morning was spent with some of my favorite people in the world, getting pampered and made beautiful. It was relaxing and wonderful. Since it was an evening wedding there was no rush felt during the day and things just seemed easy. The only minor glitch was when I went to leave the hotel and walk over to the ceremony and I got stuck in the elevator. Thankfully I had one of my best friends with me who reacted enough for both of us and made it very clear that there was a bride in the elevator on her way to her wedding. I remember once I arrived and saw James he laughed and said, "I wasn't worried, the wedding wasn't going to start without you!"

The ceremony was intimate, dinner was delicious and the desserts and dancing were fantastic. I know I have a biased opinion but it really was perfect! The day went by way too fast, don't all couples say that looking back on their wedding?
 
A year ago we didn't know how long we would have to wait for paperwork to be complete and allow me to move to France.  James had to return to France 4 days after our wedding and we didn't know when we would see each other again. I think back to that and I am really proud of how strong we were to make it through all of this. Sometimes I am impatient and feel like things are not happening fast enough for us. I have to remind myself of all that we have accomplished and try and be patient. 

James and I haven't completely decided what we are doing today to celebrate but I have a few things up my sleeve. I can't tell you yet because he may just read the blog and I want to surprise him first.