It’s been awhile, that’s for sure. So much has happened since I begun this blog… and abandoned it in the process. Planning a wedding was exciting in theory, but getting down to the nitty gritty turned out to be quite different from what we expected, in a good way. We learnt to prioritize the things that really mattered to us for our wedding: Our families, our core values, and our friends. And once the wedding was over and our lives together began, we realize, looking back, that honestly, all those details that we desired so much to be perfect really didn’t matter that much after all. Because our wedding was perfect because we were happy and we were in love. And most importantly God was in the midst of us.
Almost a year later, some friends are getting engaged – Congrats!!!! I’m so happy for you. And if I could give you some advice, it would be to really enjoy being engaged, and not get caught up in wedding planning. Cos when the wedding is over, all we really cared about was starting our lives together. We definitely did not go back and recount all those wedding favors we spent hours on, or the chair covers, or table linen, etc etc, even though they were LOVELY. We did, and still do, recount how we felt standing next to each other, exhilarated that we were going to be joined as one; or how grateful we were to our many friends who played such important roles in the process; or that feeling of being given away by my daddy; or my sister’s memorable speech and my brother-in-law’s hilarious one. For the relationships we built and the love that’s cultivated lasts beyond those moments which could – but shouldn’t – make us go bridezilla-ish.
p/s I have to admit my sister-in-law and I laugh about how I cried over our lack-of time to get chair covers. In the end, we did get those chair covers, but who cares?!?!?!
