Comments on: Wedding, is not a Marriage.

By: Amy Brown

Amy Brown — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:59:04 +0000

I'll never forget trying on a gorgeous wedding gown only to find out it cost more than the entire budget for my wedding. When I told the bridal store consultant that it was beautiful but a tad out of our budget, her reply was "Well, you don't want to be walking down the aisle thinking, 'I should've gotten the Vera Wang'." I thought to myself, if that's what I'm thinking on my wedding day, I have no business getting married! We purchased a beautiful, affordable gown and I couldn't have been more happy on my wedding day and still just as happy 7 years later!

By: Kit

Kit — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:24:19 +0000

Amen !
If your wedding day is the best day of your life, then it's all downhill from there, and who wants THAT ???

By: janelle

janelle — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:58:11 +0000

I absolutely loved this

By: Chantelle

Chantelle — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:36:32 +0000

I was at your wedding, and personally I loved it It was very much you, your mother's centre peices were great (although a little odd and SOOOO full of her style!) and everyone was just pleased to see God at the centre. And you havent looked back yet. And also, I think your bridesmaids looked pretty hot too

By: Hip Mom's Guide

Hip Mom's Guide — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:03:34 +0000

Carrien – This post is so beautifully said, and I'm so glad you said it for all of the brides-to-be out there who may, indeed, confuse the wedding with the marriage. It is so true that the wedding is just one day – the start of a marriage, sure, but only the start. And this philosophy is applicable to so much of life: think about how so many of us worry about the intricate details of our birth, and our birth plan, when in the end, all we really want is the baby. It goes on and on. Terrific post, Carrien!

By: Joline

Joline — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:56:39 +0000

I have always told those prepping to get married, "The wedding lasts a day. It's just a day." This, after I had years of "regret" (although even that word is too heavy) about glitches and family stuff on my wedding day. Indeed, the wedding is NOT the marriage. Thank you for a great reminder!

By: Francie

Francie — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:41:13 +0000

Been there too. If our wedding which had (brother coming out, fist fight in bathroom, baker dropping cake during delivery, limo broke down, caterer burning food, maid of honor getting in car accident and arriving 2 hours late, father-in-law not showing up, losing wedding rings) was any indication of our marriage, we'd be in trouble! But fortunately, our marriage has been as good as our wedding was bad.