each monday of this 31 days series, one of my blogging friends will be guest posting here. first up, my sweet friend sonnie. sonnie is one of my oldest nash-friends and the mom to my favorite 2 year old, rock. she also has a little girl on the way who is actually due on my wedding weekend!
Wedding planning...the connotations of the phrase reach different places in all of us. Stress comes as a sneaky monster in our post-wedding dreams. Even my low key wedding (no southern party affair) caused me to scribble our budget on scrap pieces of paper in random locations and eventually caused me to cry my head off in the car as our guests were waiting for us at the rehearsal dinner. Oh the madness! The party to plan of a lifetime does have a tendency to kick us in the butt up until the moment we walk down the aisle.
It’s funny though, I’ve been married for 6 years come January and when I think about our wedding day and everything surrounding it, I never think about the planning. The day was just what it needed to be...the memories are all light and sweet and free. The details of who-sits-where and does the decor look just right are, as I look back on them, truly fleeting. I mean, yes, it’s great to please guests and throw a gorgeous party, but I’m so thankful that in the midst of my 9 month engagement, even in my stress, God showed up on my wedding day. He sealed the deal, brought people we loved around us, and gave us memories that will never go away because His Spirit was present.
Although in my experience wedding planning stress tends to get the best of us, the day isn’t in our control, just like any other day. In that same breath I do believe God is thrilled to bless us as we enter into sacrifice and a fighting love for someone else on earth. The plans we make will fade, but the beauty of marriage significance will paint itself all over our special wedding days.
I hope to all of those planning weddings as we speak, that this is a gentle breeze reminder to stretch, breath slowly, and take in these special days before THE BIG DAY!
*marisa's marks: i love sonnie's advice to live in the moment... finding joy in the journey and not getting so caught up in the destination of the big day (something i am not very good at but constantly re-learning!) God's purpose so often is in the process... so here's to 31 days of living in the process of planning!
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