I was a spunky 20 year old still living at home, going to college and working full time. He had just gotten out of the Army a year prior and on Saturday, October 14, 2000 we got married. We knew we were meant to be together and we weren’t allowed (I know, I know we were adults what did it matter, but it did) to just elope so we did the whole sha-bang. A beautiful Catholic Mass, a reception and then an evening dance with a local Tejano band. It was a magical day! I look back now and I’m glad my mom pushed for the big wedding. I didn’t have a Quinceñera, so this was my big party. It was an amazing day with lots of amazing moments and some not so amazing (it wouldn’t be a memorable wedding if I didn’t have those moments right?!). I can’t share those because I would probably get kicked out of the family.. sorry!! LOL
Everyone that I cared about and loved was there to share in our special day.
Goodness I can’t believe it’s been 15 years!
I’ve never shared our love/wedding story. It’s a little romantic (sort of) because we were a long distance relationship for three years. I know who does that right? This girl did! This guy was worth it and still is. We went to high school together and we started dating the weekend he graduated high school after a chance meeting at a Subway. It was a whirlwind summer. He left for the Army that August and we agreed to stay together. Eighteen years later I feel we are even more in love. Crazy right? I’m so glad we made it through. He’s an amazing man; I’m a lucky gal. We’ve grown together in amazing ways, I think being a military family has just made us stronger too. Don’t get me wrong it’s rough, but we are worth it and we work together.
So in the spirit of our wonderful union I’ve got a fun giveaway for you guys! Now that I think about it I’m going to combine my Blog Anniversary with our wedding anniversary for more prizes!! Oh Yeah! Last month the blog turned 3!! Pretty cool right?! I love what I do and I hope you enjoy reading it too!
*The giveaway is open to anyone 18+ that has a U.S. Address only*
I am sponsoring this giveaway so everything will be mailed by me! No middle man here! Just Candypo! 😉
There will be three winners:
(1) $25 Best Buy Gift Card
(1) $15 Starbucks Gift Card
(1) $10 Target Gift Card
Enter via the Giveaway Entry Please!
Elena says
Our wedding anniversary is on Novermber, 11
Sara schwab says
My friendship with my BBF IS ON JULY 25th we meet in a bar
Anjanette says
Congratulations! May you have many more happy anniversaries.
Chris Noe says
Feb. 9 is our wedding anniversary.
Lisa Brown says
My next wedding anniversary is June 1st.
Janet W. says
My next wedding anniversary is June 9th.
Julie Wood says
Happy Anniversary to you! My next wedding anniversary is April 2nd!
Anita k says
My husband and I just celebrated twenty five years.we knew each other since high school we raised three beautiful children,and very blessed with three beautiful grandchildren.Thanks so very much for sharing.
Crystal Rogers Walker says
My anniversary is May 9th 1996 so we have been together a long time, I am retired wife Grandmother and a baker cook all of these, my husband is retired from Jacksonville shipyard he is a singer also and we live in the Smoky Mountains , we moved her 13 yrs ago from Fla
kelly light says
The anniversary of the day we met is Oct. 16. and we celebrate every year. Our wedding anniversary is Jan. 1. and will be 19 years this year!
@yoda1librarian says
High school sweethearts! We married 08/03/96! Have 3 kids & love each other more each day! Happy Anniversary to you and your husband!!!
latanya says
wedding anniversary is 6/14 and I have been married for 7 seven years.
heather says
My best friend and I have been friends for almost 30 years.
I am one of your email subscribers to I hit that I follow you email rss on the rafflecopter hope that is correct I didn’t see where is gives points for your email subscribers.
HS says
Happy Anniversary ! Our anniversary is Dec. 24th.
Amanda D says
My wedding anniversary is 1/9/10
Amanda says
Our anniversary is March 17, 2010! St. Patrick’s Day.. 😛
Happy belated anniversary again!
Meredith Miller says
My work anniversary is May 8th. Happy Anniversary!
shelly peterson says
No anniversaries but I have been best friends/sisters with my friend for 28 years now but I couldn’t tell you what month it began in.
DJ says
My wedding anniversary is in March.
Rise Isom says
My work anniversary is june 1.
Carolyn Benson says
My anniversary is January 25th, unfortunately my wonderful husband of 46 years passes away but my anniversary is still very special to me.
Denise S says
My anniversary is June 27th. I was married in Las Vegas 15 years ago.
Marilyn Wons says
My wedding anniversary is December 7!
Jennifer Reed says
My wedding anniversary just passed on October 16.
Kim Henrichs says
I JUST had my five year anniversary at work. I think it’s the longest I have been anywhere in a long while. Happy anniversary!!
Kelly D says
Our Anniversary is July 6th.
jenny stratton says
My wedding anniversary is 10/30/10
Judy Estrin says
Hubby and I have been married 33 years in August. Just had cancer surgery in September (Think Pink). Hubby was so sweet. “I’ll love you whether you have one, two or no breasts.” Fortunately I got to keep both breasts but now it’s on to radiation for the next four (4) months. Life is good.
Shakeia Rieux says
Happy Anniversary!I’ve been with my boyfriend since January 22nd,2014
Cindy Peterson says
Our wedding anniversary is October 3
Elizabeth M says
Just had our 12th on 10/3.
Wehaf says
My best friend and I have been friends since March 2000!
Wendi S says
Our anniversary is March 30. It will be 15 years. Before him I never dated anyone longer than 6 months.
Cathy French says
My boyfriend and I met on March 20th 1998 and celebrate our anniversary on that day yearly. Almost 18 years
Anissa says
Day we met Sep 12th, wedding anniversary June 24 🙂
steve weber says
our dating anniversary is sometime in February – don’t remember the exact date.
Tammy Woodall says
I just celebrated my 5th Anniversary of my 10th Birthday. It doesn’t seem so bad when you put it that way – its better than saying I just qualified for AARP.
Lizee Mcmillian says
My wedding anniversary in May 4 2002. We didn’t know it at the time, but we picked Star Wars day! It makes it funner! We have always said May the fourth be with us 🙂
chris z says
oct 30 is my anniversary
Gina says
Our wedding anniversary is June 26th – I love that it is during the summer 🙂
Mary Beth Elderton says
Our wedding anniversary is September 7. One of our vows, thrown in by the judge who conducted the ceremony, was to “brag on each other every day” 🙂
Arielle says
Our anniversary is December 28 🙂
Darlene Carbajal says
My anniversary with my boyfriend is on Jan. 24, almost 6 years together!
David Fultner says
Ours is pink party for four years.
Natalie says
My 24th anniversary of when I met my best friend is next month!!
Liberty says
My anniversary for my wedding is the Fourth of July!
Samantha Daleo says
Our wedding anniversary is November 26th. It’s actually on Thanksgiving Day this year!
Ruth says
My anniversary is May 23rd!!
Sara Cunningham says
My anniversary is Sept. 16 and we celebrated our 9th this year.
Mami2jcn says
Our wedding anniversary is in December. Coming up on November 10th is the 20th anniversary of our 1st date!
Cass Sudduth says
Next month my boyfriend and I will be together for 9 years
Jennifer Heintz says
Our wedding anniversary is April 4. But we celebrate more the anniversary of our first meeting which was the night before Thanksgiving.
Angela Saver says
Happy Anniversary! My hubby & I will celebrate our 28th anniversary July 7, 2016! It just seems to have flown by!
Valencia says
No anniversaries for me yet but I hope to have one at some point in life.
joni mitchell says
My anniversary is 05/07/2015!
Rachel says
August 31st is my wedding anniversary.
Jessica To says
My parent’s 50th wedding anniversary in on December 23rd!
Krista M says
My wedding anniversary is January 11
Dorrie Turner says
My anniversary is May 15, 2010.
Jenna H says
My work anniversary is March 16th. I remember because I have a job I enjoy going to!
Annamarie V says
My wedding anniversary is June 3rd 1994, last year we celebrated 20 years.
Sunnie says
My wedding anniversary is May 16, 2002!
carol johnson says
4/11/72 Work Anniversary
colleen long says
My anniversary is January 5th. He’s the best thing that ever happened to me!
Tanya devenney says
My hubby Neil and i just celebrated our 12th anniversary on 10/11/2015.
Amanda Kowalski says
My best friend and I met ten years ago as of August 18, 2015! Crazy!
Sarah Cool says
in march me and my best friend will have been friends 12 years
Tanya White says
My wedding anniversary is August 17th.
Lisa Day says
Our wedding anniversary is May 28th! It will be 5 years this May!
Ronda says
Our wedding anniversary is April 29, the anniversary of when we met is Halloween 17 years ago.
Wendy Pesce says
My anniversary is June 29, 1991 my birthdate is the same date in. 1967
al says
July.
Ruy M. says
Happy Anniversary, Candy! My wedding anniversary is May 31st, and it’s a celebration too. Thanks for the giveaway.
Linnie says
Happy Wedding Anniversary , and many more blessings to come!
Betsy says
our anniversary is in August
Kammie says
Congratulations! My wedding anniversary is 12/03.
Dana Murphy says
We celebrated our 25th Wedding Anniversary in July.
Dana says
My first date with my husband was on Valentine’s Day!
Joy Q says
My anniversary is October 3rd.
sasha payne says
my wedding anniversary is the end of may. I thought it was the 30th of May and got in an argument with my sweetie. He was right and I was wrong! LOL
Beth Eaton says
I got married on July 30, 1988-over 27 years ago!!
Valerie C. says
Wedding anniv. June 30th.
CHRISTY sweeney says
Wedding anniversary 1/23/2003
Pam Scott says
Our wedding anniversary is June 23. We have been married for over 30 years.
KAMCHIE LATIMORE says
Our wedding anniversary is October 29,1983.
Paula says
My wedding anniversary is April 27th.
Heather Johnson says
We actually got married at the courthouse 7/24/2015 but our ceremony with all our friends and family is 5/20/2016 in Florida. We will use the FL date as our anniversary I think. 🙂
Bonnie says
Congrats!
yvonne galindo says
July 21 1952 a long time
shelleyb says
Our wedding anniversary is 9-6-3 (easy to remember, too!)
Kay says
Wedding, November 18th. It will be 32 years.
Mariah Chezem says
Beautiful story! I got married at 18 on 12/04/12 (two days before my husband’s birthday! ) I did the opposite from you lol. We dated throughout high school, got engaged senior year. Since he was about to go to air force basic training we did it at a courthouse right before he left. Had our second “wedding” in august the following year. Two weeks after finding out I was pregnant!
Jo-Ann Brightman says
Our wedding anniversary is August 19th
Jo-Ann Brightman says
This August 19th we were married for 45 years
Amber says
We just had our 7th anniversary!
Ivette says
Our 15th Anniversary will be on 2/23 next year! Can’t wait to celebrate!
Lisa Williams says
My husband always gets me a card or a token of love on the anniversary of the day we met,which is Feb 9th and our wedding anniversary is on Dec 11th.
Tammy Iler says
My wedding anniversary is April 21st
Sarah Pickering says
Congratulations. Our anniversary is Nov. 19,
Jen H says
Dating anniversary is October 19th
Mindi Eden says
Our anniversary is 1/26/02 when we celebrate our 1st date. This coming January it will be 14 years!
Candace Galan-Calderon says
Wedding anniversary is August 1st!
Gabby says
May 31st! It will be 7 years!
P Brown says
June 24th
Bridgett Wilbur says
Are anniversary is dec 25 and we will have been together for 17 yrs this year.
sandyhills says
I would have to say that mine is in December (friendship)
Charles-Linda Bradshaw says
My 10 year anniversary is Nov 8th. I almost forgot! Guess I better go mark the calendar.
Julie Waldron says
We celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary on March 31 🙂
sheila ressel says
Our wedding anniversary is July 12.
kathie hoehn says
My wedding anniversary is January 1, 1997
hannah says
Our anniversary is in January! It’ll be six wonderful years for us. 🙂
Tara Bixler says
The hubby and I’s wedding anniversary is April 08,2000 but our official anniversary is November 06,1993.I like the 2nd one,1st makes us sound old in no way I’m not(can’t say the same about him.lol
Lindsay says
End of March is my wedding anniversary. This year was 10 years.
Megan C says
My hubby has the best sense of humor and that is what made me fall in love with him. He proposed to me on April Fools day and we were married on mischief night. Tomorrow will make 4 years and I am still laughing and loving him.
Stephanie Giddens says
My anniversary is December 12, 2009
Richard Brandt says
I have a wedding anniversary on September 8 if I remember correctly.
Laurie Nykaza says
In the summer is our wedding anniversary.
Amanda Sakovitz says
My anniversary is september 1, 2014
melikegarfield says
In January it will be seven years since I quit smoking.
laura b says
my wedding anniversary is July 14, 2009
Lisa says
JUNE 26 WEDDING!
Sara S says
Our relationship anniversary is in August. I wish there was a wedding anniversary to celebrate but that is not a fun topic!
Elizabeth H. says
January 25, 2016, I will have been at my job for 26 years! I have been at this job since I graduated from Augusta Technical College! It was my first job!!!
Jess fox says
Happy anniversary!
Nancy says
Our wedding anniversary is Feb. 26th.
Jesselyn A/Jesstinger says
September 17th. Actually I married my childhood sweetheart (first love) ~ but not until 20 years after we graduated from high school and headed to college ~ I went east and he went west and we lost touch early on. By a some miracle a mutual old friend got us in touch 20 years later and it was love at first sight: Out first meeting was March 17, EXACTLY three months later he proposed and EXACTLY three months after that we got married! That was 23 years ago.
Patricia Delgado says
My wedding anniversary is 5/25/2007!
rosemary says
wow
marie Cantelli says
My wedding anniversary is Jan 17th
Casey says
Happy anniversary! And many more to come!
Mary Gardner says
My divorce anniversary is March 8, 2005!
Dwayne Berry says
My wedding anniversary is February 3rd. It’s cold then.
liz l says
November 16th!
Jennifer H. says
My wedding anniversary is Sept. 30th 😀
Kristen says
Thank you for sharing your story 🙂
I thought you might have given away a Subway gift card since you met at a Subway! LOL