waaaay overdue update...

Okay, so since my last post - I gratuated from Bible school in Oklahoma, moved back to Michigan to live with my parents until the wedding and have been working 5 days a week while completing wedding projects! I have managed to change my processional a minimum of 5 times, the communion/candle lighting songs that many times combined and did I mention I still haven't found sound equipment to rent? EEK!

On the upside, my flowers are 95% completed, I only have corsages for groomsman and for mothers/grandmothers to complete - rest is DONE! :) prelude song list is done, reception song list is getting there - and yesterday I found the finishing piece for the ceremony decor! 4 old nasty shutters from someone's home remodel laying by the side of the road (yes, I did ask first before taking them!). After a good hose-down and a fresh layer of white paint they'll work perfectly for an idea I had. I'll post a link to my photographer's site when she's got pictures up after the fact but until then no more pics ;)

My fiance, Daniel is still in Oklahoma working but he'll be back next Wednesday, which means Thursday we'll be driving down to Allegan to apply for our marriage license :) This thursday is my final dress fitting - next week is make up and hair trial-run... goodness, details coming together like crazy - and in the middle of all this potential opportunity for chaos, I am grounded by the words to one of my favorite hymns, "I will soar with You above the clouds... when the oceans roar, still You are God". I know wedding planning isn't a storm but the waves of emotions certainly can make one feel like it. Talk about preparation for Happily Ever "After" right?! Learning to trust God in a whole new way!