The 'Perfect' Song

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As a person who enjoys listening to adult contemporary love songs from the 80s, 90s and early Y2K, I did not foresee having such a hard time deciding which song to march in to. As I combed through my playlist entitled Eros, I've listened to the lyrics of each song more carefully than ever before... and have finally decided on this one. A little more modern, but lovely nonetheless.

In the process of trying to find that perfect song that seemed as if it was not in my personal musical collection at all, I stumbled upon a song by Brandon Heath. I loved it so much and it brought so many tears to my eyes, that I had to have it played at some point during our wedding. 

Beau and I agreed to have it played for our first dance.

 Love Never Fails by Brandon Heath

Brides Wearing Glasses

Beau and I are in the finishing stages of preparing for our wedding this weekend. There are still a few tiny details and decisions that need to be ironed out. One of them is the deciding whether or not to wear my glasses for the entirety of our big day. 

I have been wearing my glasses for 14 years now (since I was 7 years old) and have seen it as an extension of myself. However, I considered removing them for the ceremony in order to achieve what I thought would be 'better looking photos'. I planned on using the little vision that I have to be able to make it down the aisle and throughout the day, but after reviewing our engagement photos (where I removed my glasses for all of the photos), I would feel much more comfortable wearing them because I look much better with them on and because of the insecurities I have surrounding my exotropia.

I am still a little worried about wearing glasses for fear of the awful glare with flash photography and having them look cumbersome with a veil, but I researched photos of brides wearing glasses, and found that they were all beautiful and glare free.

 

I now feel more comfortable going with my gut feeling and wearing my glasses. Besides, I wear my glasses every single day of my life, so why should I remove them for just that one day?

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Lately

This is going to be a long one...

Lately, life seems to have been moving at lightning speed lately.

First, my mind still hasn't wrapped itself around it being October yet. It just seems unreal. Because I'm still at home and have gotten used to being at school around this time, it kind of feels like summer is experiencing a few chilly days causing the leaves to change prematurely.

Second, I've started planning my wedding, which is scheduled for next month. Absolutely insane, I know! But I can finally say that I am excited about it. I am now able to take joy in my engagement and planning for a future with my beau.

This past weekend, we booked the reception venue at a restaurant. The restaurant is a cute converted 1800's dairy barn a couple counties outside of Philly. I was in love with this place when I discovered it online in August, and fell completely head over heels when I saw it in person. Beau and I did tastings last night and were satisfied with everything, even the house salad. I surely hope our guests enjoy the food as well on our big day.

There are other major things that still need ironing out in this wedding planning process (i.e. the wedding party attire, flowers, photography, etc), especially in such a short time-frame, but I'm sure they will all come to fruition.

Lastly, I sometimes shy away from writing about my faith on my blog, but what's the purpose in claiming to be a Christian but being ashamed of sharing the Gospel or personal testimonies? So, here goes my most recent life testimonies:
-- This Summer that I have perceived as 'my worst summer yet', has actually proven to be wonderful. I did not land a job after graduating with a Master's degree, and I experienced sadness many of these days, but those experiences have helped to build me up.

• I was able to spend more time in prayer and reading the Bible. My relationship with Christ has strengthened as a result. 
• I have experienced some things that were nothing short of a miracle (i.e. leaving the stove on overnight for over 12 hours and not even smoke consumed the house/crashing into a road divider and no physical damages were incurred to either myself nor the car).
• Most amazing of them all, I stopped with the 'what ifs' and 'we can't' and placed absolute and complete faith in God regarding getting married. And just like that,  plans are finally being made  and beau and I have acquired some funding for it.  

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Another key thing I learned this past Summer is that just like weather and astronomy, our lives work in seasons. As a friend so clearly stated a short while ago:

"To people going through the greatest moments in your life; to people going trough the worst times in your life. Get ready. Things won't always be like this."

Summer sucked, but I am looking forward to the seasonal shift.  

Life Goes On -- Making Plans

It's pretty safe to say that just about every girl dreams of the day she falls in love, becomes engaged, and is then able to plan her wedding. I have to admit that the last 11 months (can't believe it's been that long already) of my engagement haven't been so grande. Aside from not having the support that I would like to have, I was also hunkered down with school, finding a job post graduation, and the overall cares of life.

I really wish I could do this all over again and have the joyful parent, carefree life, a well-paying career to foot the expenses, and just the overall support to begin planning my dream wedding. But that would make life a little less interesting, wouldn't it?

Needless to say, life goes on and in the end, I have to do what's best for me. I love beau with all my heart. Not just because he's sweet, kind and easy on the eyes, but because he actively strives to be an easy-going, Christ-like person. His actions towards me and certain situations in life pushes me to try my hardest to live that way as well.

So, in light of the roadblock that was before us in planning our wedding, I have finally begun planning the details of my wedding.  I do hope to share some of these details with you when they're completed, dearest readers. In the mean time, here are a few of my favorite inspirations from my pinterest boards.

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Plus One

There is a certain awkwardness that comes with being someone's plus one (guest):.....  The curious stares from everyone wondering who you are. Your shyness when it comes to meeting friends of friends. Being asked to join the soul-train line or bust a move (<-- ha!) in the dance circle.  The thoughts of why you are taking so many pics at this wedding when you don't even know any of the guests, muchless the bride or the groom.

Yes. There is a certain awkwardness that comes with being someone's plus one... But not quite as awkward as your best friend trying her hardest NOT to catch the bouquet, but it still manages to bounce off of not one, but two shoulders and land into her arms... Hilarious! 

'Twas a beautiful wedding, nonetheless.

P.S. How'd you like my Desperate Housewives-esque pitch? ツ

30 Day Blog Challenge-- Day 7

Day 7 – Your dream wedding.

-- Small (0nly people that I'm close to will be invited. I don't want any spectators.) Intimate. Cool weather. Lots of music and laughs.

Design Concept: Victorian
--- I would like to have lace, flowers, tea time, tussie mussies, pomanders, gardens, and spring time everywhere. *sigh*


Groom: *Man of my dreams/love of my life/God sent* ツ

Bridesmaid:
Neutral-ish color. Either a pale yellow, peach or sage-like green.

Bride:
Ruffles and layers! Like, a soft, architectural dress... if that even exists. It kind of does in the pictures below (mainly the one on the right). I also want a really long cathedral veil.

I might even consider a lace dress with a vibrant purple or blue somewhere, but that seems rather boring.

Who's paying for all of this? I don't know. A girl can dream.

Wedding Sunday

I fell in LOVE with Wedding Sunday on WE tv this semester. Every Sunday they feature wedding themed shows such as: Platinum Weddings, Girl Meets Gown, My Fair Wedding with David Tutera (my fave!), and Rich Bride Poor Bride. In a way, I'm secretly getting ideas for my future wedding (however far away that is), but I also just enjoy watching weddings because they are absolutely beautiful. I enjoy watching some shows more than others, mainly because some of them are overly extravvagant and the price tag seems unrealistic, but I guess I watch those shows for ha-has.

Right now, as I take a second study break, I'm watching Disney Dream Wedding: w/ David Tutera. I guess it's just a show that portrays the princess weddings women dreamt about since childhood and it's breathtaking. :-)

Ok, ok. Enough swooning. I think I'm good now.

Wait, now I'm watching the wedding ceremony. This couple looks like they are so in love. This is beautiful and like the wonderful googler that I am, I found pics of the wedding featured on this episode:

Eric & Courtney's Wedding