Let's Talk about Weddings!!
Hello All,
I want to apologize to any boys reading this blog because this is more of "girly post," but feel free to read it anyways if you want to! ;P
So I have met very few girls who don't have at least some idea of what their wedding is going to be like and know a few, who seem to have every last detail planned out! I, personally, have MOST of it planned out, but really it's just ideas, I don't know how it's all going to come together, just visions of the "perfect" day!
First off, I want it at the camp I work at, because that's home to me and is my favorite place on earth! I want it in June, outside on the front lawn looking over the lake, with members of my camp family, my blood family, and numerous friends gathered around to witness the coming together of me and whoever I end up falling in-love with! ;P It's going to be a hot pink, white, and black wedding, but not overwhelming amounts of hot pink, I have ideas of how to put touches here and there to make it work...truuust me it's going to be beautiful! If I'm still blogging at that point in my life (I plan to be) and you are still reading, you will see that I'm right! haha! I want pictures done in many places of camp and I already have my photographer picked out (I'm blessed to know many amazing photographers so even if the one I plan to have do can't, I'm sure I could get someone else, easily)! My boss, is going to do my food, of course, and it's going to be delicious!...though I have no clue what I want, I just want him to do, and he already agreed to do so (we were talking about my wedding yesterday which is why I'm posting about it all now)! Also, I don't want to a train on my dress, no long veil, I AM WEARING A TIARA, I'm not walking down the aisle to the traditional wedding march (It's going to be part of Hawk Nelson's version of 'Tis So Sweet), and I am going to have a large wedding party and it's going to be hard to only have the 8 or so in it considering I have SO many amazing girl friends it's crazy! I'm SO thankful to God for giving them all to me!! I have yet to decide if I'm going to do the whole first dance thing because part of me wants to and part of me doesn't, but hey, I don't even have a boyfriend at this point, so I have time to decide!! i:) So what's your dream wedding? Feel free to comment below, I'm always interested in hearing about other girls wedding ideas!
You might be wondering why I'm telling you about my wedding plans and where in the world I'm going with this, but hang in there it'll all be clear in a moment.
The reason, I am telling you all this, is not just some girly whim to share with the world my "perfect" wedding day plans, it's more than that. I got thinking about my wedding, again (I'll admit I think about it on a fairly regular basis lol), yesterday when I discovered that some dear members of my camp family are getting married at camp on the front lawn in May! I'm SO happy for them yet it made me long for the time in my life when it'll be ME planning my wedding, and ME having my wedding on the front lawn. I'm not jealous of this couple by any means, so don't think I'm wishing it was me and not them, because that's NOT what I mean! I'm thrilled for them! They are great for each other! It's just, ever since I was little, I wanted to get married, have kids, and be a stay at home mom, and look at me, I'm going to be 20 this year and never had a serious boyfriend and am pretty sure I'm not much closer to that now then I was at the age of 6 which is when the first time I remember thinking about getting married someday was...though I'm sure it wasn't. :) All the guys I'd consider dating are either not interested back, taken, not ready for a serious relationship for various reasons, or they are interested and they turn out to be trouble. I'm desperately trying to embrace my singleness, but with so many of my friends having serious boyfriends, engaged, married, having kids, etc (and again I'm HAPPY for all them, but just wish it was me too), it's hard sometimes!
Ok, so now that I've told you why I'm not sharing my wedding plans with you all and my relationship status problems, let's get serious here. So the reason I'm letting you see this part of me and why I wanted to tell you all this, was to encourage you to dream, but, also, not get swept away into the fantasy of the "perfect" wedding and "perfect"guy. Neither of those exist because nothing on this earth is perfect, it's all relative, and like I said yesterday, it's all about perspective. Almost every girl dreams about her wedding day and her "Prince Charming," but I want to encourage you ladies out there to, also, focus on becoming the best woman you can be, and drawing near to God. We are The Bride of Christ as born-again Christians, and therefore no matter what happens on this earth and who we end up marrying, we are going to be a part of the wedding of His church to Himself one day and THAT, will be the perfect wedding day to the perfect "man" because then, and only then, will everything be perfect and complete. A man can not complete you ladies, only God can do that! I'm excited to one day be in a relationship with a Godly man who puts God first, is my best friend, and is everything I'm looking for in a life partner, but until then, I'm trying to lean on Christ and not let my dreams get ahead of me. I wish I knew who I'll end up marrying, how many kids I'll have, etc. so I don't find myself depressed sometimes over thinking it'll never be me, but that's not how it works, and with God's help I'll try and patiently wait til that point in my life. God has a purpose for making me wait and although I don't know what it is, (may never know this side of Heaven) I'm going to try to be more content with my single status and not focus on what I don't have...yet...It's ok to fantasize, but don't forget it's not the like the movies, because God is writing your love story not human script writers and therefore it'll be far better than you can even imagine even though it may not seem that way now! Just because I'm saying all this, it doesn't mean the last time I found myself sad over it not happening to me NOW, is the last time I'll ever find myself sad or impatient in this area, but it means that I am, once again, placing my life in His cable hands and going to try extra hard this coming year to let him hold the pen of my love story. :)<3
So, Ladies, in conclusion, dream big, never settle for less than someone who loves God above all else, and plan your weddings, even if you don't have a boyfriend, but don't get depressed over it not being your time yet because He has a reason for EVERYTHING!! Maybe you are ready for a relationship, but maybe the man God has in mind for you isn't or vice versa...it'll happen eventually, and in the mean time, focus on becoming a woman that any man would be proud to call his own and more importantly, someone that God is pleased with!
I pray this encourages you even if I did take a bit to get to the point, and I'm not even sure if I explained it very well!
I hope you all have a wonderful day!
Until Next Time!
<3Abi
P.S. Here's a link to Casting Crowns' (one of my top five favorite bands of all time!) song Wedding Day; Enjoy!
I want to apologize to any boys reading this blog because this is more of "girly post," but feel free to read it anyways if you want to! ;P
So I have met very few girls who don't have at least some idea of what their wedding is going to be like and know a few, who seem to have every last detail planned out! I, personally, have MOST of it planned out, but really it's just ideas, I don't know how it's all going to come together, just visions of the "perfect" day!
First off, I want it at the camp I work at, because that's home to me and is my favorite place on earth! I want it in June, outside on the front lawn looking over the lake, with members of my camp family, my blood family, and numerous friends gathered around to witness the coming together of me and whoever I end up falling in-love with! ;P It's going to be a hot pink, white, and black wedding, but not overwhelming amounts of hot pink, I have ideas of how to put touches here and there to make it work...truuust me it's going to be beautiful! If I'm still blogging at that point in my life (I plan to be) and you are still reading, you will see that I'm right! haha! I want pictures done in many places of camp and I already have my photographer picked out (I'm blessed to know many amazing photographers so even if the one I plan to have do can't, I'm sure I could get someone else, easily)! My boss, is going to do my food, of course, and it's going to be delicious!...though I have no clue what I want, I just want him to do, and he already agreed to do so (we were talking about my wedding yesterday which is why I'm posting about it all now)! Also, I don't want to a train on my dress, no long veil, I AM WEARING A TIARA, I'm not walking down the aisle to the traditional wedding march (It's going to be part of Hawk Nelson's version of 'Tis So Sweet), and I am going to have a large wedding party and it's going to be hard to only have the 8 or so in it considering I have SO many amazing girl friends it's crazy! I'm SO thankful to God for giving them all to me!! I have yet to decide if I'm going to do the whole first dance thing because part of me wants to and part of me doesn't, but hey, I don't even have a boyfriend at this point, so I have time to decide!! i:) So what's your dream wedding? Feel free to comment below, I'm always interested in hearing about other girls wedding ideas!
You might be wondering why I'm telling you about my wedding plans and where in the world I'm going with this, but hang in there it'll all be clear in a moment.
The reason, I am telling you all this, is not just some girly whim to share with the world my "perfect" wedding day plans, it's more than that. I got thinking about my wedding, again (I'll admit I think about it on a fairly regular basis lol), yesterday when I discovered that some dear members of my camp family are getting married at camp on the front lawn in May! I'm SO happy for them yet it made me long for the time in my life when it'll be ME planning my wedding, and ME having my wedding on the front lawn. I'm not jealous of this couple by any means, so don't think I'm wishing it was me and not them, because that's NOT what I mean! I'm thrilled for them! They are great for each other! It's just, ever since I was little, I wanted to get married, have kids, and be a stay at home mom, and look at me, I'm going to be 20 this year and never had a serious boyfriend and am pretty sure I'm not much closer to that now then I was at the age of 6 which is when the first time I remember thinking about getting married someday was...though I'm sure it wasn't. :) All the guys I'd consider dating are either not interested back, taken, not ready for a serious relationship for various reasons, or they are interested and they turn out to be trouble. I'm desperately trying to embrace my singleness, but with so many of my friends having serious boyfriends, engaged, married, having kids, etc (and again I'm HAPPY for all them, but just wish it was me too), it's hard sometimes!
Ok, so now that I've told you why I'm not sharing my wedding plans with you all and my relationship status problems, let's get serious here. So the reason I'm letting you see this part of me and why I wanted to tell you all this, was to encourage you to dream, but, also, not get swept away into the fantasy of the "perfect" wedding and "perfect"guy. Neither of those exist because nothing on this earth is perfect, it's all relative, and like I said yesterday, it's all about perspective. Almost every girl dreams about her wedding day and her "Prince Charming," but I want to encourage you ladies out there to, also, focus on becoming the best woman you can be, and drawing near to God. We are The Bride of Christ as born-again Christians, and therefore no matter what happens on this earth and who we end up marrying, we are going to be a part of the wedding of His church to Himself one day and THAT, will be the perfect wedding day to the perfect "man" because then, and only then, will everything be perfect and complete. A man can not complete you ladies, only God can do that! I'm excited to one day be in a relationship with a Godly man who puts God first, is my best friend, and is everything I'm looking for in a life partner, but until then, I'm trying to lean on Christ and not let my dreams get ahead of me. I wish I knew who I'll end up marrying, how many kids I'll have, etc. so I don't find myself depressed sometimes over thinking it'll never be me, but that's not how it works, and with God's help I'll try and patiently wait til that point in my life. God has a purpose for making me wait and although I don't know what it is, (may never know this side of Heaven) I'm going to try to be more content with my single status and not focus on what I don't have...yet...It's ok to fantasize, but don't forget it's not the like the movies, because God is writing your love story not human script writers and therefore it'll be far better than you can even imagine even though it may not seem that way now! Just because I'm saying all this, it doesn't mean the last time I found myself sad over it not happening to me NOW, is the last time I'll ever find myself sad or impatient in this area, but it means that I am, once again, placing my life in His cable hands and going to try extra hard this coming year to let him hold the pen of my love story. :)<3
So, Ladies, in conclusion, dream big, never settle for less than someone who loves God above all else, and plan your weddings, even if you don't have a boyfriend, but don't get depressed over it not being your time yet because He has a reason for EVERYTHING!! Maybe you are ready for a relationship, but maybe the man God has in mind for you isn't or vice versa...it'll happen eventually, and in the mean time, focus on becoming a woman that any man would be proud to call his own and more importantly, someone that God is pleased with!
I pray this encourages you even if I did take a bit to get to the point, and I'm not even sure if I explained it very well!
I hope you all have a wonderful day!
Until Next Time!
<3Abi
P.S. Here's a link to Casting Crowns' (one of my top five favorite bands of all time!) song Wedding Day; Enjoy!
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