1.      How did he propose?  It was the Saturday of Father’s Day weekend, and we were doing our own small celebration at Rick’s Café Boatyard on Eagle Creek Reservoir.  I had taken David there the year before, so we decided to continue the celebration.  We had a nice dinner out on the deck, and even witnessed another couple get engaged in front of the whole restaurant.  I was mortified and leaned over to David and whispered something along the lines of, “I don’t know what you’re planning, but it better not be anything that public.”  I had no idea that he had the ring in his pocket.  After dinner, we went down by the gazebo to take some family pictures, and when he asked his oldest daughter to take our picture, I didn’t realize that she was actually taking a video.  As I was standing there with a cheesy grin on my face, David got down on one knee and asked me to become a part of the family.  I obviously said yes, and the kids all ran over and gave us a hug.  It was really special to have them all involved.

2.      What was your favorite wedding moment?  My favorite wedding moment was walking towards David.  I had actually been a ball of nerves (and tears) while I was standing on the stairs before walking down the aisle.  Although they didn’t completely subside, being with him and knowing that we were finally going to get to say our vows and become “the Lauermanns” was very comforting to me.

3.      What was his favorite wedding moment?  According to David, “my favorite moment was seeing her walk down the aisle, but especially once she finally got to me and I could take her hand.”

4.      What was the funniest wedding moment?  We both agree the funniest wedding moment is when David said in his vows that he would promise to show me love even when Purdue loses, so that would be often.  I couldn’t believe he said that!  A close second is when our officiant started crying and I jokingly said to her to “get it together”. 🙂 

5.      What was your first dance song?  We danced to “Amen” by Dave Barnes.  I shared the song with him shortly after meeting as one of my favorites, and we have continued to reference the first line “we will have love” throughout our relationship.  I also love that it says in the chorus “what is done and yet to come, amen”.  David and I both share a strong faith and believe that our marriage should be centered around our relationship to God, who brought us together.  It was important to me to have that included in our first dance as husband and wife.

6.      What advice would you give to future couples?  Our advice for future couples is to just enjoy each moment for what it is.  The things that go right and the things that go wrong will all be memories that you will look back on and enjoy.  You just have to find the fun in every single moment.  I would also recommend (organization-wise) that you print out the picture schedule and give them to everyone involved.  (I agree!) 😉 I found out that emailing them out a couple of times was not enough, as most people didn’t actually look at them and then had to be tracked down when they were needed.  It would save some time and worry!