I feel like there is so much to write about, though every time I actually sit down at my computer to write all of my words just fly away. I am hitting crunch time in wedding season with one coming up tomorrow in Sylvan Lake, and one the next Saturday, which I am in. Weddings are a really strange thing to me. There is so much fuss over one day, and so much money spent which does not necessarily need to be spent. Going to all of these weddings has made me more aware of what I want for my wedding one day. I think that what I really want is to run away to Europe, get married on a beach in a really cheap ceremony (with an equally cheap dress and preferably no shoes) and then spend the money I would have spent on the ceremony on an extended honeymoon/travel adventure with my new husband. I would have a reception when I got back (though again, nothing too fancy. Just a big get together with no catering or DJ... Potluck anyone?) for all of my irate family and friends who will probably be mad at my lack of a local ceremony for all to attend. My friend Jenn was pointing out that weddings are really strange because, and this especially true for people in the church, there is so much concentration placed on the necessity of humble living, and living within your means or giving the majority away to tithe or the poor. However, when it comes to weddings it is go big or go home. The amount of money spent on weddings is simply ridiculous and does not fall in line with the general teachings regarding affluence and indulgence. I think that the most important thing is saying yes... not all of the small details or the fluffy white dress. In my opinion they are quite unnecessary. My friend was telling me about her cousins wedding dress, which was made out of bedsheets. I think that is possibly the best thing ever :) I have decided that my wedding dress will also be made out of bedsheets.
I say this not meaning to intend that I don't think that big weddings are not beautiful, or that big fluffy dresses do not look great either. They are simply not me, nor could I ever justify a kind of wedding like that for myself. If I do, in fact, get married in this fashion, it will be to satisfy those around me who would like to support me in my marriage through a wedding like this. If it is that important to the ones I love then that would be the only reason I chose to do it.