I just got a reminder email from a wedding timeline that announced to me Elizabeth; you have eight months to go until your wedding day of November 19, 2011. Eight months to go! It seems like yesterday that I was staring at my third finger, left hand in disbelief. Now I am up to my head in contracts and checklist! Times like these make me travel back in time to the day that my fiancé Brandon proposed. It was December 27, 2010 a couple of days before our official "dating” anniversary of December 31. Brandon and I met at our Alma Mater (North Carolina A&T State University) and after 5 years of long distance dating him in Virginia and me in North Carolina, we were at this point. Brandon had planned a family dinner for both sides of our family.
It was a nice French American restaurant in his hometown of Charlotte NC. I thought it was so sweet that Brandon wanted to bring our two families together. As we continued to fellowship a friend of Brandon's father came to the table, he mentioned how he met Brandon's father at a restaurant and sang to him and Brandon's stepmother Denise. He asked if we wanted a song, we all said yes, and he began to sing to the table. After the song was over, I mentioned to Brandon "Who is this guy, and why isn't he singing to us?" Brandon's dad heard this and mentioned that he could arrange for the guy to come back and sing to me! As dinner continued the gentleman came back and asked me to come up front for the song. As I sat upfront, the gentleman asked how long Brandon and I had been together, and what I liked about him. I still had no clue what was in store! The gentleman told me he was going to do a song for us, before I knew it the gentleman begins to sing the Larry Graham Song "When We Get Married". A cake with sparklers comes out with the words "Will you marry me?" written on it, the waitress brings me a bouquet of flowers. The best part of all, my handsome "husband to be" is down on one knee, with the ring asking for my hand in marriage! Of course I was in tears, and I said yes!! A million times. It has and will forever be (next to my wedding day) the greatest day of my life.
As I continue on this journey, and find myself back to the piles of contracts, timelines, decisions and all the things wedding plans bring I remind myself to take a moment and remember what brought us here. The wedding is ONE day, the marriage is a lifetime! Brandon and I are so excited about our wedding that we are planning, one that will be romantic, simply elegant and full of love!
What is that special moment that you go back to, to remind yourself on why you and your other half fell in love and began the journey of becoming husband and wife?
Until next time, happy planning!
Elizabeth
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