August 9, "the big day"

Joe and I are officially "Mr. & Mrs. Horst." While those titles sounds a little old for us still, we're loving sharing last name.

The rehearsal, wedding, and reception all went as close to perfectly as they could. Joe and I were filled with excitement (and a few nerves) that weekend, but we made it through with the biggest smiles on our faces I think we've ever had.

We stayed overnight in Dayton, OH, before flying out to the Bahamas for a week. The traveling was a little exhausting (we left at 7:30am and arrived at 9:30pm!), but we had fun being together.

After returning to Ohio on Saturday at 1am, we went to church with Joe's family and then proceeded to open gifts, pack the car, and drive home to Harrisonburg! It was another late night, since we had to set our bed up when we got here, but it was worth it to finally get home.

This past weekend we drove down to Richmond for our "open house." Since many people were not able to travel to Ohio for the wedding, we decided to come to them! I wore my wedding dress and Joe wore a tux that we borrowed from a friend. Family and friends helped out with serving cake and punch, as well as "directing traffic" throughout the house. We had video and slideshows set up so that people could see how everything went!

Needless to say, here are a FEW of our wedding pictures.












Bride and bridesmaids












Groom, groomsmen, and ringbearer


















Jen and Dad












Jen and Mom












Joe's family... completely normal.

I'll put the rest of the pictures on a slideshow on the right hand side of the page. I'm having some trouble uploading pictures to the actual page. Enjoy!