Take this ride with us

When I imagine my wedding day, the first thing I see is Devin. I cannot wait for that moment when the doors to open and to see him standing at the end of an aisle waiting for me. In my opinion, the wedding is not all about the dress, cake, reception, etc. It is to celebrate the union between two people. Marriage is supposed to represent Christ. Planning our marriage is the main priority and keeping Christ as our number one is what we are going to do. A lot of people get so caught up in the wedding planning process that they forget the overall meaning of the wedding and that is the marriage!

 

 So when we began searching for venues, we had to do some brainstorming! But it feels so good to say….

WE HAVE A VENUE! Finding a venue has been one of the hardest steps in the wedding planning process so far. Finding a venue that is big enough  has seriously been a task. Devin and I have been dating for 6 years so we have collected a lot of friends (high school and college) along the way. Plus we both have huge families! The first day we went out looking for venues, Devin, mine and his mom and my sister Emily went on the hunt for the perfect location.

 

We started off looking at local golf courses which were beautiful, but not really mine and Devin’s style. We then started driving down back roads, took a wrong turn and stumbled upon this magnificent barn. We immediately fell in love. This was not a venue, just a random house with a barn behind it. My sister and I got out the car and walked up to the owner of this barn and asked if they would mind if we had a wedding here! They seemed a little skittish at first (which I don’t blame them since random people came to their house asking if we could turn their home into a wedding venue) but after we started to talk to them, they soon agreed. When we got home that night, we immediately started pinning away on Pinterest and we even started buying a couple of decorations. BAD IDEA. We rushed into planning wayyyyyyy too early. After we got to talk to the owner of the barn again, we realized that the capacity of the barn could not hold the amount of guests we are expecting to have. Talk about ripping my heart in half! I was devastated. Everything we had planned had gone down the drain.

Round 2…

Devin and I decided we were going to do some searching of our own. We researched venues for hours one day. Believe it or not, a lot of places are already booked for next October! He asked me if I would ever consider getting married back home in Columbus County. I quickly fired back with, “ummm no.”  But get this…. After searching the internet, we actually found our dream location in Columbus County! Haha! This place could not be more perfect. It is located directly beside my old dance studio which is where I basically spent my entire childhood. This venue I believe resembles mine and Devin’s personality and it has a lot of sentimental value to it being that it is in my old hometown.

Overall, the wedding is just a public display of our love for Christ and our love for each other and now we have an amazing venue to express it! I cant wait to marry the love of my life. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride…our journey is just beginning!