Summertime means prime wedding season, and if you are preparing to head down the aisle as a June bride, congratulations! It’s one of the most exciting times of life, and it deserves to be celebrated. I am amazed when I read the Old Testament to see that tucked between other stipulations such as dietary and…
By: Shauna Niequist People refer to your wedding day as the best day of your life. I understand why entirely. I remember my wedding day so absolutely clearly. I remember putting on the veil, seeing Aaron’s face for the first time, the heaviness of my dress as I walked down the aisle with my…
Many men and women tell their biggest lie on their wedding day. He (or she) stands before a minister, family, and friends to commit his life to a partner. He says, “I promise to love, honor, and cherish you in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, for better or worse, for as long…
When you hear the word “wedding,” you probably think of excitement, joy, and laughter. While weddings are certainly a time of celebration filled with all of these, they are also challenging. Weddings are stressful at times and can lead to what I call the “wedding bell blues.” Often people get caught up in the actual…
Last fall I stood in a row of purple dresses in a sunny field, about to watch a radiant couple take their wedding vows, when the officiating pastor dropped a bomb. Seriously? I thought, You’re really going to go there? We were in the middle of a beautiful autumn wedding, and he was going to…
