Over the past few months, soooooo much has happened.. Wedding planning, trips to Chicago and Texas, shopping, getting to know more families, being stressed, being excited and just life.
For the wedding, we have our location reserved, all of our vendors lined up and are working through out check list and it feels so good! It took a ton of stress off knowing that everyone is in place and has our date saved.
I also breathed a big sigh of relief when Eric and I both were able to admit our stress/fears/anticipation/hope about being a husband and a wife. You see, I observe the couples in my life that I look up to and I feel so inadequate to be a wife. I'm terrible at going grocery shopping, I have a hard time motivating myself to cook or clean, I purposefully keep enough clothes on hand to avoid doing laundry as long as possible and I have loved living alone.
However, I have come to understand/realize that these women I look up to were probably no more ready to be married when their nuptials were approaching than I am. It was through time, effort and talking with the wonderful women I know, who readily admit not knowing everything, that I've become more peaceful about the future. With that being said, I still don't feel ready, but I'm more at peace and I think that's a good thing.
However, I have come to understand/realize that these women I look up to were probably no more ready to be married when their nuptials were approaching than I am. It was through time, effort and talking with the wonderful women I know, who readily admit not knowing everything, that I've become more peaceful about the future. With that being said, I still don't feel ready, but I'm more at peace and I think that's a good thing.
A friend lent me the book, Inviting God to Your Wedding by Martha Williamson (the producer of Touched by an Angel). It is a really good book that I enjoyed reading and working through. It was definitely needed. The author shares her experiences honestly as well as what made her wedding, as well as weddings she has attended, special or memorable.
I truly view my wedding day as the first day of my marriage and as such, I want to make sure that it truly reflects how Eric and I feel about one another and incorporate elements that are important to us and that definitely includes our faith. This book gave some great suggestions for doing that. In the future, I will definitely be recommending it to anyone who is getting married.
You can click on the photo below to learn more:
I truly view my wedding day as the first day of my marriage and as such, I want to make sure that it truly reflects how Eric and I feel about one another and incorporate elements that are important to us and that definitely includes our faith. This book gave some great suggestions for doing that. In the future, I will definitely be recommending it to anyone who is getting married.
You can click on the photo below to learn more:
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