The Wedding Plan
The dust is starting to settle on our engagement (not to be confused with the excitement - still geeked, still staring at my ring 500 times per day). Last week we got to figure out our actual plan to marry and now that our Pastor has agreed I’m excited to share that Blake and I will marry privately (the two of us with our Pastor) on August 26th. Our Pastor, Dwane, agreed to our plans and date last week so we’re moving forward with the little bit of planning this kind of wedding requires. Honestly, it’s mostly the unglamorous parts - applying for a license, paperwork, paying for things. But since at the end I get to be Mrs. Becca Biggs - I’m having as much fun with it is as I can.
How did we decide on a private ceremony? Hm, this ones a little hard to answer. I feel like we always knew it’s what we’d do. Blake and I have always known and agreed that we didn’t want a big to-do. While we love other people’s weddings - we’re not center of attention people. We like the intimacy of it being us, promising to love each other forever, in front of God & our Pastor. We wanted simple. We wanted intimate. While we usually avoid things being ‘all about us’ this was one day we decided we wanted it to be us, doing it our way. And our way from the beginning has been simple, personal, thoughtful. This weekend I started the vow writing process (I’m probably going to be teary from now through when we say them) and I was overwhelmed with the sweetness of getting to make these promises to Blake before God. It is humbling but also really special.
People keep wanting to call it an ‘elopement’ but I don’t. Our wedding is anything but a secret. We’re trying to keep everyone looped in (that’s a big part of why I’m trying to blog regularly) and we’ve gotten a lot of encouragement to do it the way we want. Elopement has a bit of a surprise vibe that doesn’t ring true for us . My sisters and closest friends are throwing me a bridal shower the week before we marry so I’m excited to celebrate with them. So, I’ve decided to call what we’re doing a ‘private ceremony’. It will be here, in our town, where we will live together. The Pastor we both agree is ‘ours’ will do it. And we will write vows and commit to love each other until death do us part.
The countdown is on and while I know the next few weeks will go quickly - I feel that anxious sort of excitement for the 26th to hurry here. Blake - forever with you is the second greatest gift after my salvation. While I know it will have hard moments and tough years I can think of no person I would rather serve God with, love fully, and live intentionally with for however long forever gets to be. It’s you, for me - forever. I can’t wait to marry you.
