Marriage and Vows
A lot has happened since the last time I had written something on my blog and tadahhhhhhh! I'm getting married! Yes, yes and yes! You heard that right, I'm getting married with the man whom I know is the one the very moment I laid eyes on him. Gosh! that cliche! Anyways, preparing for a wedding is stressful, from seminars to how the invitation letter should look like it's just too much for me. So I decided to ask few of my girlfriends on how they envisioned their wedding day and I was dumbstruck as to what their answers were. Most of them wanted a lavish wedding, one even particularly said that she won't say yes to a proposal if the guy isn't willing to spend a hundred thousand for her wedding. Then it got me thinking, is this how women envision wedding nowadays? So materialistic and demanding. Are they not worried what would happen right after the wedding? Because having a lavish wedding isn't an assurance that the marriage would work. So I took some of my time to evaluate everything, from how I envisioned my wedding to be and what it really means to me.
Simple Wedding
After some deep thinking and soul searching I decided that I wanted to have a simple wedding. A simple church wedding and a simple celebration together with the people whom I know is happy to see me happy. I don't want a big gathering, it would just take much of our time entertaining guest rather than taking the time to celebrate our union. I want us to feel the moment, I want him to feel that all his efforts had been paid off, and I want our family to feel that we are thankful and happy that they're there to celebrate with us.
Everything is Do-It-Yourself
DIY crafts has been a trend for like forever. So I decided go with the trend! From my invitation to my giveaways, everything is DIY! I personally think that it's a waste to pay someone to make it for you when you have all the means to create it you can even go all the way and be creative. For my invitation I did the layout on Adobe illustrator and put it all together on Microsoft and printed it. For my giveaways, I merchandised tea lights with ribbons and glitters, I'm just so happy with the results.
What it really means to me
I don't think that it's important to have a lavish wedding, whether you have a simple one or a lavish one, what's more important is you have reevaluated yourself, that you have envisioned what would it be like 5 or 10 years from now. Marriage is a lifetime commitment and expenses doesn't end right after the wedding. Sometimes we tend to forget the essence of marriage, it's not the ring, the veil, the chord or even the fancy gown you are wearing, it's the two of you surrendering yourselves in front the altar speaking your vows with God as your witness. Let us not be blinded by the material things and monetary means.
So there you go guys! I hope that you too would have the experience of a lifetime and always remember you are in control! It's your wedding, your decision matters.
