Hannah + Nathan



Since Jill and I were pretty proud of our speech, I figured I'd get a little more mileage out of the hard work we put into writing it and also post it on the blog. Along with some pretty spectacular pictures of our weekend.

Mollie: We're not planning to cry during this because we think Vern and Shannon have done enough crying for the whole family today, but here goes.

Jill: Mollie and I are excited that Nathan and Hannah are finally married for these five reasons.

M: ONE, No more having to book two separate rooms or find two separate bedrooms for them to sleep when we're traveling together as a family. Seriously, we have a hard enough time fitting everyone in the house at Vern and Patti's and keeping them in separate rooms is just an inconvenience. We're happy they can finally sleep together!

J: TWO, we're both tired of saying, "My brother's girlfriend, " or, "My brother's fiancé." She's been part of the family for so long that neither of those titles do her justice. As of today we can say sister-in-law or just SISTER!

M: THREE, Patti can stop complaining about Nathan's dirty laundry, Nathan's dirty car, Nathan's filthy room...he's Hannah's problem now.

J: FOUR, my kid's can officially call you, "Aunt Hannah!"

M: FIVE, there is finally someone other than me to produce grandchildren!

M: As siblings we realize we have probably been a little intrusive, overbearing, outspoken, dramatic, annoying, and critical of you both as we've watched your relationship unfold for the past six years (and specifically for the past eight months), but as any good Boersma family member knows, that is the key to our closeness. It's really, part of our charm. Nothing is off limits, opinions are freely shared (or yelled), but we all know we love each other more than anything. As a member of the family who also married a Boersma boy, I can honestly say, better in-laws DO NOT exist. We are two lucky girls...Kurt's lucky too.

Before Josh and I got married, someone told me that the people you choose to stand beside you on your wedding day should be the people who you believe will hold you accountable to the vows you just made. Of course, there is a lot of fun stuff that goes along with being in a wedding party, but at the end of the night, you just made a covenant before Got that you would use your marriage to glorify Him...and we want you to know it's an honor to hold you to those vows, and it's something we plan to take seriously.

J: Bless you, Hannah, as you begin the long journey of training Nathan to keep his car clean, his sunflower seeds in the garbage, and his wet bath towels off the floor. We will pray for extra patience for you during the first year of marriage...but seriously, we couldn't be happier for you! To Nathan and Hannah!