Planning A Christ-Centered Wedding

I've been very excited, thinking about our big day and starting to plan every single detail. But I have to admit, I may have been caught up in the not so important details. Sure, family and friends love gorgeous centerpieces, a unique color scheme, and a beautiful bride in the perfect dress. But planning a wedding should be much more than the looks and how much money you spend.

God created marriage, it is His idea. We love, because he first loved us. A wedding is the perfect time to rejoice in His Word and praise Him for all we've been blessed with. I would've never found Brian if I didn't find God first. 

I want to share God's love with our families on this day, more than I want for every single detail to be absolutely perfect because this day shouldn't be just about us, but about the love God showed us when He came to this world as a human being, not to rule but to serve! to save! and to draw us closer to Him! I want our wedding and our marriage to reflect God's love. I want to serve God by serving my husband and others. I want to have a Christ-centered wedding. So I pray that God helps us plan this wedding according to His will.

Thankfully, before I got too deep into the wedding planning, I found this book, A Christ-Centered Wedding: Rejoicing in the Gospel on Your Big Day by Catherine Strode Parks & Linda Strode. Although I've barely found it and started reading it today, the first few pages opened my eyes and I am so eager to plan a Christ-centered wedding with Brian.

I hope everyone has had a great start to their week!