the barefoot bride

Are you really going barefoot? Well, yes and this is why . . .

It takes a lot of trust to say, "Here I am, the good, bad, and ugly. Please love me through it all." Marriage is choosing to love each other even though you see the good, bad and ugly.

I knew that on my wedding day I was saying to my husband that I submit to the authority that God has given you over me and I trust you to love me as Christ commanded. I wanted him to know that I choose to be "naked" before him, on our wedding day and throughout our marriage. I expressed this through my "barefeet." To me it was the perfect picture of laying myself bare before him. Marriage is such an amazing picture of Christ love for us. He sees the good, bad and ugly and still chose to die on the cross to save us from eternal condemnation. He desires for us to come "barefoot" before Him and accept his free gift of salvation. I leave you with the verse Rick and I had read at our wedding. Ruth 1:16-17 But Ruth said, "Do not urge me to leave you or turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God. Where you die, I will die and there I will be buried. Thus may the Lord do to me, and worse, if anything but death parts you and me."

Is it April already?

March is almost gone and April is here. Wedding season has begun. For all you May and June brides, it's time to finalize all your decisions. Here's a few details you want to tackle.

• First Dance Song
• Father/Daughter Dance Song
• The Wedding Program
• Bridal Shower Thank You Notes
• Personalized Napkins, Cake Knives, Guest Book etc.
• Guest Favors
• Out of Town Guest Gifts
• Finish Up Marriage Counseling & meet with the Minister about the ceremony
• Blood Work and Marriage license (one month from wedding day)
• Gifts for the Wedding Party and other attendants
• Finalize all wedding & reception decorations (including flowers)

At this point, once you make your decision follow through by ordering what needs ordering, assembling what needs assembling, notifying those who need notifying, printing what needs printing and so on and so on.

I think that's enough for today. Happy Weddings!

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Overwhelmed Yet?

It's January of 2011 and all you spring and summer brides are busy. I just want to remind you of a few things during this season of your life.

• Breath deeply and take it all in
• Remember you only need a few things to pull off a wedding: Bride, Groom, Officiant & Marriage License, everything else is extra
• In the midst of wedding day preparation, make sure you take time for marriage preparation (a Wedding is one day, a Marriage is a lifetime)
• Pray- God cares about you and your wedding day
• Keep your priorities straight
• Remember that sometimes a little extra money can mean a LOT LESS HEADACHE

May your wedding planning be smooth (and if it's not, hire me) and your marriage be blessed.