As weddings are planned, most of the attention is placed on the visual aspects of the day. The dress, the flowers, food, decorations.......it's so easy to get caught up in the things that are not as important as the "why" of the day.
Nearly twenty years ago, I married my best friend. We had a simple, yet elegant wedding and I did most everything there was to do. Made the dresses, shopped for the food, chopped celery and carrots.....I remember getting bogged down in the long list of things to be done and feeling overwhelmed. My good friend (and wife of the pastor who married us) gave me some sage advice that I have repeatedly passed along to any bride who will listen to me. Sheila said to me, ( in her most beautiful southern accent) "Becky, on Saturday morning, you and Richard and David are gonna be at that church, and you are gonna be married, and nothing else matters."
How right she was. It didn't matter what color my nails were, or if the bows on the pews were the right shade of jade green (yes, it was the color of the season). The fact was that on Saturday, June 1, 1991, Richard and I made vows to each other and to God in the presence of our friends and family. The little things that I worried about getting done then are not even a memory to me now.
So if you are a bride-to-be reading this, or even a seasoned marriage veteran, remember not to get bogged down with the unimportant. Focus on the love of your spouse, the blessings God has bestowed upon you, and the life you share together. Somehow everything else seems a lot less important.
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