A lot of my friends and cousins have been getting married lately (guess it's a summer thing). I will be in two weddings next summer too, so I've been helping plan those or seeing what I can do to help out (we all know it's kind of a bridesmaid's duty). And it's made me start thinking about my own. NO- I am not engaged nor am I even close to a potential dating mate. It's kind of funny to even think about, but let's face it; every girl dreams about her wedding for YEARS. She dreams about her dress, her bridesmaids in their dresses, what the reception site will be like, how many people will be there to show their support. She thinks about her daddy walking her down the aisle, and gazing into her lover's eyes as she walks down the aisle towards him, to spend forever staring in his eyes.
My wedding is going to be so completely far from everything I imagined it to be. Not the traditional wedding by any means; I mean, who is going to walk me down the aisle? Typically the father walks the daughter down the aisle, to give her hand to her husband signifying that the husband will protect and guide her from that point. Those of you that know me know that my dad hasn't been a big part of my life, so having him walk me down the aisle isn't even in question; he hasn't earned the honor and right. So I thought about having my brothers walk me down the aisle, because they've been my protectors and best friends. But I have 3 of them and only 2 arms to hold on to. It would be awkward for the third to walk behind; how would I even decide which two walked by my side and who walked behind? That's not fair. In previous years, I thought that my friend and father-figure, Rich, would marry me (not MARRY me, marry me, but be the pastor conducting the ceremony). But in recent days I've thought about having him walk me down the aisle. Should I even have anyone walk me down the aisle? I think I will be too nervous, jittery, and emotional to walk down by myself, with all eyes on me only.
And what about the daddy-daughter dance? Would it be awkward to just have my first dance with my husband and then cut to the mother-son dance? Without a daddy-daughter dance? I think it'd be kind of fun to dance with all 3 of my brothers. Start off dancing the song with my brother, Nate (he's the oldest), then have Brandon tap him on the shoulder and cut in, then have Aaron step in. That'd be cute :-) And I'd get to dance with 3 handsome men. BONUS! haha.
It just saddens me that due to some people's poor decisions, my wedding will not be the way I had always imagined it. But nevertheless, it will be the biggest day of my life...... and it will be spectacular!
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