The Processional

All photos by Edmund Moon of Daily Thousand Words Photography

Since our wedding was so small, the processional went fairly quickly.

I debated for months as to the music for the processional. I didn't know if given the size of the wedding party if there was truly enough time to have a different song for the wedding party and the entrance of the bride. Plus there were so many songs that we both loved and narrowing down the choice was so hard. We made our final decision on the music 3 weeks before the wedding. After hearing Lynette Washington's rendition of "When I Fall in Love" we both knew that this was the song. It summed up our relationship in a nutshell and her voice was just so moving and touching. For my entrance I choose "I Believe and You and Me" by the Four Tops. That song makes me cry every time I hear it. Plus it was the perfect message to Roosevelt of my love for him.

Our parents. Roosevelt escorted my mother.

Our groomsman. We choose to go with khaki suits for our groomsmen. We got their suits from K&G for $99, which was a great buy since they can easily wear their suits again.

Our bridesmaids. I was so surprised once the pictures came back how their dresses photographed an almost purple color instead of the chocolate brown that they were.

Once the doors closed behind them and I heard them switch music to the bridal procession, my eyes started to well up. My biggest concern in walking down the aisle was not to break out into full tears. My uncle squeezed my hand the whole way down the aisle. I didn't look at Roosevelt until I got to the alter.

Roosevelt was so excited to see me. And him knowing me so well knew that I was overwhelmed and he quietly whispered "Are you ok?". And I replied back "Yes, I'm crying because I am so happy."

Then it was time to become husband and wife.