There was a moment right before Hannah walked down the aisle where I was feeling the nerves and I did what I usually do when nervous: made a joke. The only one that heard was the wedding officiant, who also happened to be one of our absolute best friends. Having her there in that moment helped calm me and prepare me for the entire ceremony. Then she proceeded to knock the entire ceremony out of the park and drew rave reviews from family and seasoned wedding vendors. The ceremony was elevated by having such a dear friend marry us and tell our story in such a sweet way.
We love you Jill. Thank you so much for everything.

The week of thank you continues! 18 years ago when I got randomly assigned a college roommate I had no idea it would end up being the most meaningful friendship of my life. All these years later and we’re still making the same face into the camera. I can’t thank Nick enough for standing up with me as a groomsmen last weekend, and for being an incredible friend.
And cause he has no social media I’ll just hope Jill shows him this post.

My dad ended his rehearsal dinner speech with a lyrical nod that was truly special to both Hannah and I. Thank you @boltguy56 for making our wedding incredible, for first introducing me to my love of music, and for being there for us.

As my sister @jenny_tate said during her jaw dropping-ly moving best-person speech: we used to dress up like James Bond and go on missions around the neighborhood as kids. This weekend she helped me embark on the greatest mission of all: my wedding. She’s the best sister in the world and I felt so blessed she was there beside me.

Left: Over seven years ago, on my first trip down to Arizona, when we decided to do a long distance relationship while Hannah completed her Doctorate. Right: Tonight after we got back to our home from our glorious wedding last night. It was a perfect day.

Well damn, this is even cooler than I was expecting.

I’m putting together a slideshow for the upcoming rehearsal dinner and found some photos from my freshman year of college. Those stickers on the side of this giant computer are hilarious. That’s the computer and dorm I created most of AbsolutePunk from. 🤣

Wedding invites went in the mail this week and now it’s starting to feel even more real. 📷: @jessicahillphoto

@hannahleland got me this print as a gift a while back, and I finally got it framed and up on the wall. (It’s the Portland skyline with a little Spider-Man swinging through.)

🤷🏼‍♂️ I am just going to keep posting these cause they make me smile and happy. I don’t usually like posting photos of myself, cause I’m self-conscious and weird about my private life. But these photos make my heart feel full, so I’m gonna share a few. 📷: @jessicahillphoto

So happy with how these turned out. After spending these years down in the city with Hannah, seeing the skyline is full of such wonderful memories. 📷: @jessicahillphoto

Met @hannahleland here almost 7 years ago. Truly changed my life in ways I could never put to words. 📷: @jessicahillphoto