As We Grow

Copyright © Korie Herold Published in 2019 by Blue Star Press Paige Tate & Co. is an imprint of Blue Star Press PO Box 8835, Bend, OR 97708 contact@paigetate.com | www.paigetate.com All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Illustrations and Design by Korie Herold ISBN: 9781944515843 Printed in China 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

It's a big deal to get married. But it's an even bigger deal to stay married.

I pray this book honors your story, your journey, and your choice.

Each page of this book was delicately crafted, illustrated, and painted by hand by a single artist

located in Kingwood, TX. Learn more about the artist behind this book in the pages following the journal section.

T he he a r t of t h is book a nd why it wa s impor t a nt to create:

I believe it’s important to honor and celebrate the sacred bond and promise of marriage. Married life is a journey, and the story of how the journey unfolds is unique to each couple.

As We Grow can be customized to reflect your unique and wonderful relationship. This book gives you a place to celebrate and document your life together, no matter what that looks like. The spiral binding allows you to remove any pages that may not be relevant to you or your relationship. For example, perhaps you are beginning this book when you have already been married for years. If you’re unable to remember some details, you can simply remove pages so you are not faced with empty pages you won’t ever fill out! The same is true for the guest book. You can remove these pages—or better yet, save it for an anniversary party or a vow renewal ceremony! If you do remove pages, I recommend that you do so with the careful use of scissors rather than tearing out pages by hand.To get the most out of your book, each section has pockets to hold cherished memories from that time: movie ticket stubs, notes from each other while dating, plane tickets, special photographs, cards, and so forth.

For quality and consistency, I recommend that you use a black archival ink pen within the pages. I use Micron® pens.

I would love to see how you make As We Grow your own!

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1. AND THEN THERE WAS YOU

how we met - our dating story

2. PLANNING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER

our engagement

3. THE PROMISE WE MADE

our wedding + honeymoon

4. LEARNING TO LIVE + LOVE

our first year together + anniversaries

5. THE TIMES THAT FORGED OUR BOND

beliefs, traditions, celebrations, kids, vacations, and the times that shaped us 6. I JUST LOVE YOU

letters to each other

If you know it, add your family heritage, country of origin, etc.

add family heritage, country of origin, etc to this page

If you know it, add your family heritage, country of origin, etc.

According to : Born in : I lived here growing up :

One of my favorite childhood memories :

As a kid, I had these traits that I still have now :

According to : Born in : I lived here growing up :

One of my favorite childhood memories :

As a kid, I had these traits that I still have now :

Notable events that transpired between the date we met and the date we became engaged:

date

We met

date

We're engaged!

A detailed account of how we met, including first impressions and initial attractions.

Our lives before we met each other were :

We officially began dating when :

This person initiated our first date : This is what they did to get that first date :

I knew I wanted to see you again when :

According to :

According to :

I was first drawn to you because :

At first I tried to impress you with :

Our first kiss was when :

The story behind the first time we said 'I love you' :

Our nicknames for each other :

Our typical date night :

Guilty pleasures we enjoyed together : TV Show : Music : Sports : Food : Other :

Our closest friends when we were dating were :

Local or world events that impacted or influenced us while we were dating :

Beliefs and values we share :

Things we have in common :

Our first big argument and how we resolved it :