The Big Day!

Date: February 14, 2009
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Cococa Beach, Florida
Venue: The Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront

Our wedding was absolutely perfect! So many family members and friends came out to see us get married, which meant so much to us. It was definitely the happiest day of our lives! And it didn't rain a drop like it was supposed to. We were truly blessed!

We hadn't originally planned to get married on the beach in Florida. Our original plan was to get married in my home town of Wimberley on May 9th. Those plans quickly changed when we found out in late January that we're expecting! We may be on the fast track, but there's a reason for everything. Gil and I couldn't be more excited about our baby news.

We decided that our May wedding plans just wouldn't work out. First of all, I'd be the size of a beach ball. Secondly, I wasn't too sure that the wedding stress would be good for baby Whitlock. Time for plan B!

We decided a beach wedding in Gil's hometown of Cocoa Beach would be perfect. I had always wanted to get married on the beach. It's so romantic. And for Valentine's Day to fall on a Saturday -- how perfect! Gil immediatley took on the role of my wedding coordinator and began calling venues, florists, cake shops, and photographers. We pretty much planned our entire wedding in a weekend. But we pulled it off! Gil's sister Christina helped us so much by creating and maintaining an online guest list. Both of our families were so supportive and "go with the flow." It couldn't have gone any better. I'm honestly so glad that things worked out the way they did. I couldn't have imagined or asked for a more wonderful wedding!