In honor of my EIGHT year wedding anniversary (Can you believe it), I thought this would be the perfect time to re-share the story of how I met my husband! Hope you enjoy! <3
The Story of How I Met My Husband
Outfit Details
Draper James Dress via Rent the Runway (get 40% off your first month with LIZZIEPERK40) | Castaner Espadrilles (similar here) | Bag | Forever21 Hat (old – similar here)
I don’t typically talk about my other half on here, but he really is a huge part of this blog. He stepped up when I needed someone to shoot me and has been the biggest supporter in my fashion dream since the very beginning. It crazy to think that we’ve been married almost five years and have been together almost ten! Get ready for an interesting story haha about how I met my husband! 😉
How I Met My Husband (2005)
I was 18 and had just graduated high school. My boyfriend at the time lived in another town (the one I live in now) and was traveling all over the country for drum corp. He had a show in town so I drove over with a friend to watch. As we were standing in line at the entrance, I turned around to see my boyfriend’s ex (whom I had spoken to before) and her boyfriend (my now-husband). We chatted for a bit and I couldn’t help but notice how handsome and tall her boyfriend was. We went our separate ways and that was that. At the end of summer, I got a message on MySpace from a girl that I had never met. She told me that my boyfriend had been cheating on me with her…and dozens of other girls…DOZENS! She told me that he was currently with another girl and gave me the date of his arrival. I was obviously upset, but I never said anything. Part of me didn’t believe that someone would do something so awful to me…so I waited. The day that he arrived home, I made the hour drive to see for myself if this was, in fact, true (I’m not a crazy stalker or anything, but I just needed to know). As I peered in through the window, I saw him kissing another girl….the same girl that my confidant had mentioned and my heart sank knowing that every word she told me was true. I bolted out of there as soon as I could and as I walked to my car, I came across two figures sitting in the darkness: my boyfriend’s ex and her boyfriend (my husband). They consoled me for a few minutes before I made the drive back home and immediately ended my relationship.
Dating (2008)
After this, I had a hard time trusting people. I was never really one to date or have a ton of boyfriends, so I laid low for a while. My trust issues were magnified tenfold when, two years later, I caught another boyfriend cheating on me. A year later, multiple friends tried to set me up on dates, but none of them worked out. One random August day, I got a message from my ex’s ex’s (ex) boyfriend. He asked if I had remembered him from years ago. I did. In fact, I always thought he was really cute! I remember looking through his MySpace photos years ago just thinking how handsome he was. We started talking and had so much in common. The next month, we went on our first date to the movies! We went on many more dates after that including a special one in November. After a full day of fun, we ended up at Color Me Mine (a place where you can paint your own ceramics). I painted something for my grandfather, who was very sick at the time, and he painted a pirate sign. When we showed me the finished product, he had written out “Will you be my girlfriend?” Of course I said yes!
At the same time, I was really upset. Before I met him, I had enrolled in art school and was planning to move 4 hours away in January. I didn’t want to drop out, so I proceeded with the move. We had only been dating officially for a month and a half, but he helped me pack up the u-haul and followed me all the way up to my new home. In the seven months that followed, we made it a point to prioritize our relationship with daily phone calls that ended up with both of us falling asleep on the other line and long drives to see each other almost every weekend.
Engagement (2012)
Three and a half years after we started dating, he proposed. He took me out for a fun day and we ended up at Color Me Mine once again. This time I painted a Minnie Mouse and he painted a treasure chest. Once he had finished, he told me to open the chest. I obliged and opened it to see the most beautiful gold container and inside was the most gorgeous diamond ring. At the bottom of the chest, he wrote “Will you marry me?” and in a room full of energy crazed young girls running around and singing birthday songs, my world fell silent. The seconds seemed like hours and figures began to move in slow motion. Even with all the commotion surrounding us, no one knew what had just happened and that in itself was very special. I said yes and in that moment, my life changed forever.
And that is how I met my husband 🙂
If you want to see a few wedding photos, you can view them in this post.
Also, check out our 6 Year Wedding Anniversary Q & A and 10 Year Dating Q & A for more!
xo
That ex sounded awful! I’m glad you got out of that relationship. As hard as it was back then, it definitely lead you to an amazing husband!
http://www.rdsobsessions.com
Aww, thank you for sharing your sweet story—it sucks that you had to go through the heartbreak of your ex, but the silver lining is that you met someone way better for you! And SOs who take photos are the best! 😉
Cheryl Shops | http://www.cherylshops.net
Isn’t it amazing how all things end up working out? Thanks for sharing your story!
What a lovely story! I hope the two of you will have a fantastic time on Hawai!
This is the cutest cherry dress!
Love that dress! I like that it has a bit of sleeves.
Ok, your story made me go awwww and sigh so many times, I lost count!!! xoxo
p/s I’m from Borneo, we make voodoo dolls of the guys who cheat on us, joke. Ish 😛
Oh my gosh! How adorable, I love how he asked you what a special place! Supportive husbands are great to have in our lives!
This is such a cute post, I love that bag!! Such a cute shape!
Well okay, this is the cutest story of all time. I love that he used the ceramic to propose – the same way he asked you to be his girlfriend. That’s something you’ll treasure forever! What a match made in heaven, that’s for sure! Thanks for sharing your story!
such a feminine dress! and i love your love story!
xo
Stesha
http://www.stesharose.com
What a sweet story! I loved reading it.
Thank you so much Katrina!
Aww thank you so much Edwige!
Thank you so much Amy Ann! You are so right!
Thank you so much Annie!
Thank you so much Jocelyn!
Thank you so much Bianca!
Thank you so much girl!
Thank you so much Emma! We had a lovely trip 🙂
Aww Thank you so much Danielle! it really is interesting how things work out!
Thank you so much Stesha!
Thank you so much Stephanie! It was so special! Loved that I could keep those items to remind me <3
Thank you so much Krystin!
Thank you so much Laura! I agree!
Aww lol! Thank you so much Sheela! HAHAHAH!
Thank you so much Betsy!
Thank you so much Amanda!
Thank you so much Nancy! We had a lovely time!
Thank you so much Laura! He’s camera shy, but I’ll get him on here one of these days lol!
Yes! So funny! Thanks Shanna!
Thank you so much Helena! It was a blessing in disguise because I never would have found him had I stayed with the cheating boyfriends lol! Sorry that happened to you too <3
Right? So crazy! But worth all the heart ache <3
Thank you so much Isabella! You are so right! It all worked out in the end <3
Thank you so much Ruthie! You are too sweet!
Thank you so much Jo! I will definitely do that! 😀
Thank you so much Jacqui! It all worked out in the end so that’s all that matters 🙂 We had a lovely time on our trip!
Definitely! it was worth the heart ache though <3
Me too! Everything definitely worked out in the end!
Thank you so much Lauryn!
Thank you so much Cathy! Everything worked out in the end 😉
Thank you so much Jess! It was all worth the heart ache <3
Definitely! I love how sweet and thoughtful it was too!
Thank you so much Dorota! It was worth the heartache <3 So glad I took a chance!
Thank you so much Shelbee! You are so right! This is a good example of that. The timing needs to be right and I’m glad that we found our way to each other once again 🙂
You are so right, Linda! I love that saying!
Thank you so much Shauna! Of course!
Thank you so much Jodie! Everything happens for a reason 🙂
Thank you so much Mica! Hope you had a lovely weekend!
Thank you so much Elise! It is. Love seeing how things unfold!
Thank you so much Katherine! Definitely one of my favorite hats!
Thank you so much Maria! We had a lovely time!
Happy anniversary! I hope you guys get to celebrate today!
Thank you so much Lee!
It is amazing how things just seem to work out the way they do! Love this dress, the cherry pattern is so pretty! Waiting for warmer temperatures around here ….
❥ tanvii.com
Right? Thank you so much Tanvi!
Wow! Thanks for sharing your story and happy anniversary to you both!
Thank you so much Hillary! Thank you for reading!
AH, thank you so much for sharing your story! and I clicked thru and saw the wedding photos – gorgeous as I imagined it!
xx rebecca // thecrystalpress.com/blog
Thank you so much for reading Rebecca! You’re so sweet!
This is the cutest story! I love hearing about how couples meet.
Thank you so much Greta!
What a lovely story….wishing you both a wonderful anniversary! xoxo, Sarah
Thank you so much Sarah!
LOVE THIS!!!! So much fun to read about how y’all connected and met – such a sweet, unique story – so meant to be!
xo Laura Leigh
https://louellareese.com
Thank you so much Laura!
I will never get over how cute your story is! It’s so crazy how terrible situations can lead us to wonderful ones – and in your case, that meant a really crappy cheating relationship.. that quite literally pushed you into the arms of your husband! I love it!
Thank you so much Stephanie! Right?! Sometimes they turn out for the better.
A fun little story! Have fun on your anniversary hun, thanks for sharing xo
Thank you so much Jaimie!
happy anniversary! I loved reading about how you two met!
Thank you so much Em!
Lizzie, I am so sorry that you were treated so poorly by your ex. But it brought you straight to your husband who sounds like an amazing man who is very deserving of you! I also am loving this adorable dress! Happy Anniversary!
Shelbee
http://www.shelbeeontheedge.com
He is an amazing man! Thank you so much Shelbee! You are the sweetest!
What a story! Thanks for sharing! And happy anniversary!
http://www.chezmireillefashiontravelmom.com
Thank you so much Mireille!
Awwww this is so sweet! Loved reading about yalls story, thanks for sharing! Xx.
Thank you for reading Carrington!
10 years together! What a blessing. Congratulations you two! Also, I definitely read the “One random August day, I got a message from my ex’s ex’s (ex) boyfriend” line 10 times before I understood it LOL.
goodtomicha.com
HAHAHA! I know, it’s so confusing lol! Such a small world lol
What a beautiful story, Lizzie! Thank you for sharing, and cheers to many more anniversaries! <3
I hope you have a fabulous week!
Amber
Visit AvecAmber.com
Follow Avec Amber on Bloglovin
Thanks so much Amber! I appreciate it <3 You as well!
This is such an interesting story! And it is so,so sweet how he asked you to be his girlfriend and wife! SO cute. He sounds like a keeper! Wishing you a lifetime of happiness! Thanks for sharing your story 🙂
Life is a Shoe
Aw thanks so much 🙂 He is! I though it was a sweet idea <3 Glad you enjoyed!
How I Got My Husband back… Am so excited to share my testimony of a spell caster who brought my husband back to me. My husband and I have been married for about 6 years now. We were happily married with two kids, a boy and a girl. 3 months ago, I started to notice some strange behavior from him and a few weeks later I found out that my husband is seeing someone else. He started coming home late from work, he hardly cared about me or the kids anymore, Sometimes he goes out and doesn’t even come back home for about 2-3 days. I did all I could to rectify this problem but all to no avail. I became very worried and needed help. As I was browsing through the Internet one day, I came across a website that suggested that Dr.Odu adebayo can help solve marital problems, restore broken relationships and so on. So, I felt I should give him a try. I contacted(WhatsApp) him and told him my problems and he told me what to do and I did it and he did a spell for me. 48 hours later, my husband came to me and apologized for the wrongs he did and promised never to do it again. Ever since then, everything has returned back to normal. My family are living together happily again.. All thanks to Dr.odu adebayo If you have any problem contact him and I guarantee you that he will help you. He will not disappoint you. you can WhatsApp him(+2347055287754)or Email him at : poweroflovespell@gmail.com.