{"id":9133,"date":"2012-03-08T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rootweddings.com\/blog\/?p=9133"},"modified":"2012-03-08T12:09:05","modified_gmt":"2012-03-08T18:09:05","slug":"best-gift-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rootweddings.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/08\/best-gift-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Gift Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nate and I just passed our 8th(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) dating anniversary. Since it falls on Leap Day and we can only celebrate it every four years, it’s gotta be special. That being said, I knew I had to find the perfect<\/em> gift. :)<\/p>\n

I’m a strong believer in The 5 Love Languages<\/a>! You can read more about them here, and take a test<\/a> if you’re curious what yours is; either quality time, gifts, acts of service, physical touch, or words of affirmation. My love language by a landslide<\/em> is gifts. I love finding the perfect gifts for the people I love, and it’s not uncommon that as Nate is blowing out the candles on his birthday cake, I’m already deciding what I’m giving the next year. :) Yes, I have a problem.<\/p>\n

That being said, it was while we were photographing Tara and Matt’s wedding<\/a> last August that I was struck with my favorite gift idea… EVER. Tara<\/a> had painted this darling picture of the Up house to put on their cake table. I immediately decided whenever we did<\/em> get a house, Nate’s gettin’ an Up-inspired painting of it- even if I had to do it myself!<\/p>\n

Lucky for me, we have the most talented friends on the planet, and Patrick<\/a> (of Carriatrick<\/a> fame), graciously volunteered to take on the challenge. Even though we didn’t get the house soon enough to make it a Christmas gift, it made a perfect 8 year “dateaversary” gift on Leap Day. We’ve only been able to celebrate our dateaversary twice now, so it made it even more special! :)<\/p>\n

I’m eternally grateful for Patrick<\/a> and his amazing work… He even put in some hidden Mickey balloons and MY HUCKLEBERRY! It’s perfect and my favorite piece I’ve ever<\/em> owned. Nate flipped when I gave it to him; My favorite moment was that after 30 seconds of grinning and gazing at the print, he realized, “Wait… That’s OUR<\/em> HOUSE!”<\/p>\n

So\u00a0Patrick<\/a>, WE LOVE YOU! I’ll never, ever be able to thank you enough. Can’t wait for you to come see it hanging up in person!!!<\/p>\n

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