the send off

i went through a million different mind-changes when it came to the send off. but ultimately, i knew i wanted sparklers. 

yes, i've heard horror stories, and even have a dear friend that was in the midst of a sparkler-send-off-gone-wrong. however, i spent many a'night praying it would be nothing short of pretty, simple, and safe. 

i spent a lot of time crafting each sparkler to make sure each guest felt special, and to thank them for staying until the end and being a part of our send off into marriage.

plus, i needed an excuse to buy matches that said "the perfect match" with a flame and our names on it. 

brian, the best man, making room of the newlyweds..

HERE WE GOOOO!!!

yay!!!  i looooved it!! :)

that is one of the parts of the night that i looked back and said, "wait? it's over?" i wish we had 892374 guests and the sparkler line would've been a mile long! i loved it and it was so pretty!

looking from the outside.

after john and i made our escape, we looked back and found THIS!  how awesome?!

we really didn't want to leave with all the excitement happening! haha

and then we made a "heart" or attempted to make a heart, with our sparklers. 

 this man- i simply, absolutely, genuinely adore.