Not just any wedding layout. It is finally MY wedding. It has been 13 years since I married my best friend and soul mate. This day means so much to me. I haven’t seen my husband in a month so maybe I can relect on these 13 years with a little more bias. My heart a little more joyful as he will be home today. We have been through some difficult times but we always come out stonger. This is the same man who made dinner every night and ate in bed with me when I was on bed rest for 3 months with Savana. All while he was working 3 jobs. He carried me into the house when I had foot surgery. He made my heart ache more than it ever had the day he left for Iraq. I also never knew such pride and honor as a military wife. Upon his return 4 years ago to the day, we waded our way through post deployment integration, Sofie’s Autism diagnosis and treatment and countless other challenges that life hands us on a daily basis.

A lot of couples would have thrown in the towel by now and many have. With the numbers stacked against us, we rely on our faith in God and each other to carry us through. No matter how defeated I feel, Scott can always lift me up with his crazy sense of humor. We were then and always be ‘Team Schraeder”. I could not have dreamed up a better man to walk hand in hand with through this incredible journey. Is he perfect? no. but neither am I which makes us perfect together.

13 years ago the theme of our wedding was “Unconditional Love”. I think we have been a pretty good representation of that. I am looking forward to many many more years of that same love.

This new paper Grace could not be more perfect for this layout. The elegance of the flowers is obvious, but the words on the printed paper are a hidden treasure. With words like family, love, thankfulness you can’t help but want to scrap your precious moments. I can’t wait to complete more pages of that day.

I encourage you to scrapbook your wedding photos if you haven’t already. I was so chicken and scared I would use the wrong paper and ruin it. If you feel the same way, just do it. You will have fun reliving that moment and your photos will thank you for surrounding them in beauty and Grace