I wear glasses. I am a nearsighted-with-astigmatism, four-eyed bride. I also have a really hard time wearing contacts. For some reason, every time I’ve tried wearing contacts it has been unsuccessful. My eyes get extremely dry, itchy, and irritated no matter how many bottles of Bausch and Lomb eye drops I squirt in there.

Three years ago when I didn’t wear glasses daily
Confession: I also don’t feel like myself when I wear my glasses since I only started wearing glasses every day within the last couple of years. For our engagement photos I went semi-blind without my glasses because I thought my glasses would ruin the photos. Funnily enough, I LOVE Mr. Eel’s glasses. I even told him I hope he always wears glasses and never wears contacts. He let me know I can rest assured as he has a phobia about touching his eyes—he doesn’t even like to watch people touch their eyes or put in/take out contacts.
A few days after we were engaged; picture taken on the carnival Ferris wheel, which explains why we are green

May 2015, wearing glasses while traveling throughout Tokyo
Ever the charmer, Mr. Eel always tells me that he likes the way I look with and without glasses. I just wish I could see myself the same way and am still working on that. On a day-to-day basis I don’t mind wearing my glasses and don’t mind how they look.
For our wedding however, I would like to be glasses free. I think part of it is because I am so used to not we...