Boston Marathon Survivor Rebekah Gregory: Why My Wedding Date is Especially Significant

By: Rebekah Gregory for TheKnot.com

Someone asked me the other day if April was going to be a hard month for Pete and me. With the anniversary of the bombing today on the 15th, it's hard not to reflect back to the events that changed our lives just shy of one year ago.

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Reporters are trying to get their stories. Bostonians are lining up tribute ceremonies for the survivors. (I still refuse to call anyone a victim.) And everyone is going back to the spot where our world literally blew up in front of our eyes.

I would be lying if I said I hadn't thought about it. And I would be an even bigger liar if I said I hadn't cried about it. After all, I'm a human with emotions and my entire world changed in one day. I went from being independent in every aspect of my life, to relying on someone else to do nearly everything for me. (That's a major deal if you are as stubborn as I am.)

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But even with all of these thoughts trying to cloud my head, the month of April is and always will be so much more to me. Every year when this time comes, I will be celebrating spending another great year with the love of my life.

You see, April 15th is in fact the anniversary of the bombing, but April 4th - that is my wedding day. And that will be what I remember most about the month of April every single year from here on out.

When Pete and I looked around our ceremony and reception we saw the perfect blooming flower arrangements that essentially marked the start of our new beginning with one other. And with everything that we have been through this past year, we were more than ready for this next step. Pete DiMartino has proven that he will be there for me no matter what, and I can't wait to see how our marriage blossoms throughout the many years ahead.

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