Wedded Bliss

It's the happiest day of your life. It goes faster than you think it will. It's worth the work in the end.

These are all phrases I've heard probably a hundred times in the past nine months of my engagement to Aaron about our wedding day. Though I will admit that all of these phrases can and do apply to the day of October 26th, 2013, I'd like to add one of my own: it's just the beautiful beginning. 

Mine and Aaron's wedding day was truly a beautiful beginning. Yes, it was the happiest day thus far of my 24 years of life. Yes, the day went faster than I had hoped it would. Yes, the months of planning and spiritually preparing bore much fruit in the end. However, the wedding is just one day. October 26, 2013 will now only be a happy, fast, and enjoyable memory. What Aaron and I now have is a Vocation. A life to begin building, together. Two lives, coming together as one to serve the Lord in whatever He allows us to go through-- the good times and the bad. And because of that, I couldn't be more joyful. Our wedding day happened once in our lives. But our marriage has--and will-- happen every single day, hour, minute of our lives. That's what we truly need to embrace. 

Thank you to all who prayed for us on our wedding day! Please continue to pray for us newlyweds as we begin our lives together. Below are some pictures from the day. 

Our crazy FOCUS teammates from Benedictine :)