Our New Life in the working...

Well, This coming weekend J and I are making a trip to Macon, Ga for a prospective church. J made it into the top 3 of the music pastors they are looking for. It is completely a God-thing because he apparently wasn't even supposed to be looked at seeing that he has no experience and has not been to seminary. Either way, we're going to visit and just spend time with the people and staff at the church. He will lead worship Sunday so I know he is nervous about that. We are both just praying a lot about this because we will really need the Lord's guidance and direction during and after this weekend. We have to be so sensitive to the Spirit and not get Him confused with our own wants and desires. It's exciting but kind of scary at the same time. I trust the Lord will guide us where he wants us to be. I know Jared is seeking God through this whole job-search process. I am so blessed to have such a God-fearing husband-to-be. He means the world to me!

I'm really bad at this whole blogging thing. I love reading blogs, but I just don't take the time to sit down and write my own blog. Anyway, we are about 6 months from the WEDDING DAY! It's so crazy how fast everything goes by. I am a junior in college and about to become a wife to a wonderful man. There are so many changes coming up here within the year. I will turn the big 2-1! I will get married. I will move out of my house and then to a brand new place that I don't know yet. Then I will be living with a boy ;) And I will have to make all new friends on top of that. I know the Lord is so sovereign and will give me everything I need to keep going with a servant's heart and a joyful heart. It's just definitely a daily struggle to continue trusting in His good will for everything. I have an awesome fiance who helps me with that all the time. He is so trusting of the Lord in all this; it's such an encouragement to walk alongside him and know that he is not making all these decisions on his own-he is consulting the God of the Universe! Well, now I guess I'll update some wedding plans (yes I am doing things despite what many people seem to thing).

Well, as said in the last post we are getting married in good 'ol Sylacauga:) It's a beautiful place. I can't wait til we can play with it and decorate it. We also found a caterer I think-us...I know. Well, all our quotes from outside caterer's were WAY out of our budget and then I got this grand idea of having a...drum roll...Nacho Bar! I know it's brilliant. Hah, no but for real I think it'll be fun to do. Just have chips, tortillas, meat, and all the fixins. Then instead of the groom's cake I think we're going to do a dessert table.

I also finished a special project for my bridesmaids. I'll put a picture on here as soon as they all get them. I also ordered my postcard Save the Dates. They are too cute. I will put a picture of those on here too. I hope they turn out as cute as they were on the computer. J and I had our friend, E, take some pictures for the Save the Dates and they turned out so cute. They aren't engagement pictures because I want those to be taken in the fall (I love fall clothes and just fall in general), but they are still really cute.
















well, those were some of my favorites. Hopefully I'll be putting more fun pictures up. I think our next big project is making a veil...should be interesting!

A daunting task accomplished!

Well, it has been far too long. A LOT has happened.

I have officially been engaged for more than a month and am around 9 months away from being married to the most amazing blessing of a man!
In the past month I've managed to break down only about three times(haha) and have accomplished the daunting task of FINDING A VENUE FOR THE WEDDING AND RECEPTION. We found it!!!!!!!!! We are having it at Harvey's on Noble. It is in Sylacauga...I know it's kind of random but it was totally a God thing(but then again what isn't a God thing). A friend of ours grew up with the man who owns it and they told us about it. We went to look at it and it is PERFECT! It's an old warehouse that he redid for his daughter's wedding and now rents out for events. I LOVE it! I'm so excited about decorating and what not. We are doing the wedding and reception there so yay!
So, that is really the only thing I've totally accomplished since my last post. I did get a wedding planner.

My wonderful friends, Katie Emily and Kyle, went with me to look for planners. It was fun.

Kyle didn't have as much fun with the planners though.....so he read handgun magazines.

Yes, that is a calculator...

That was all from a couple weeks ago. I've been busy trying to come up with fun ideas for the wedding along with trying to do well in school. It's been interesting. We are working on the guest list. I have a fun idea for asking my bridesmaids but I just have to finish it! haha. A friend of ours is going to do our cake for us so that is a blessing. But other than all that, things are kind of slow right now-not. I'm ready to be finished with school so I can really think about all this wedding stuff without feeling bad about not doing my schoolwork-kind of like what I feel right now.

A quote we found in the "Christian Wedding Planner" at Books-A-Million. The book was a little dated but the quotes were really solid:

I regularly have the best view in the house at weddings as I stand only three feet from the joyous couple. In joyous luminosity from the candles behind me, I see everything in intrinsic detail-the bride’s blush, which often extends to her shoulders, the moist eyes, the trembling hands, the surreptitious wink, their mutual earnestness of word. Sometimes in my enjoyment I let it all blur for a moment as I imagine the ultimate wedding when Christ will officially take us to himself- and then I blink back to the living parable before me.

-R. Kent Hughes

Things are moving!

Well, the planning has begun. We're still looking for a location but the search is beginning to narrow down. I'm looking at invitations. I've found some that I love...the catch is that I have to make them! This is the link to them: Sewn Fabric Invitations. They are super cute. Of course I will use different fabric because I've decided on green and black for my colors. I finally found a piece of material yesterday that is the color green so I have an example when people ask. I know the invitations are going to be time consuming but they are really cute and I like them a lot! They will cost about as much as they would if I were to buy some at work so I figured I should get the ones I really want.

I also got my dress! I can't put pictures on here though because I don't want Jared to see it until the wedding day. I love it though! It is perfect!

My mom and I bought some of the stuff yesterday to start making my veil and to start working on the invitations. So that'll be fun! Making my veil is MUCH cheaper than buying one.

Things are starting to move and I'm having fun. I've decided there is no reason to worry or stress over this. I want to enjoy planning and making things. I want to be able to include people and make it a joint effort. I'm not too set on anything being a certain way so that keeps things flexible. I would just love to find a place!haha. It'll come I know: The Lord is faithful. (I'll start putting more picture on here when I start making stuff!)

Well, the stress has begun. I'm trying so hard not to but there's just so much stuff. I'm going to have to get a car soon which is just one more thing to pay for on top of school and now a wedding. I just don't know where the money is going to come from. I know the Lord will provide but it's just so hard to remember that in the midst of everything. I'm trying to find a reception and ceremony site still. Everything is just so expensive. I wish planning a wedding wasn't so difficult, but I want it to be special so I guess we'll figure it out. I just want to get the date set with all the places booked at least; it's easier said than done though. I know it's just going to be one thing after another from here on out so I guess I better just enjoy the ride. And it will be fun if I let it and I want it to be fun. I don't want it to be stressful; I always said I wouldn't have a stressful wedding so that's what will happen. I simply want the Lord to be glorified so if that happens then all else can just fall into place. Well, I just needed to vent a little bit here so I suppose I will go read Hamlet now.ugh.

And it starts...

Well, I got engaged last night!! CRAZY!! I've decided I'm going to try and blog this whole wedding process. It'll make it interesting. So I guess I'll start this blog off by saying I have the most incredible fiance ever! He pulled off TWO surprises last night and I had nooooo idea!!! He proposed to me and then he had a party waiting for me at his house. It was so wonderful. Thanks to everyone who came; it meant a lot.
I have a ring on my finger and now the thoughts are a little overwhelming. I have a wedding to plan, but more than anything I have to remember that this day is not about me- it is about the Lord. I think if I keep that one fact in mind, it will make this whole process a lot less stressful. It's going to be hard though because everyone is going to keep telling me it's about me. But anyway, I wish I could start right now!
Ok, well I'll end my first post of many by saying this is going to be some crazy fun months ahead!!!