“Intense love does not measure, it just gives.” 

— Saint Theresa of Calcutta

"Chris and I promised forever to each other on another warm New Orleans day that should’ve been cold. Our wedding also took place on the only January day that it didn’t rain in our hometown in 2013, which I thought was pretty cool. I always feared that I’d be riddled with anxiety on that special day in anticipation of so many big changes happening all at once.

My I do’s meant fully committing myself until death, merging finances, moving in with a boy, sharing a fridge, a bathroom, and a bed, and having sex for the first time. And then many more times after that... "