The post where I tell you that I got engaged

I started dating the love of my life when I was eighteen. Of course, I didn't know it then. He was cute. "He'll make a fun prom date," I thought. "Then maybe we'll date over the summer until I leave." Our relationship was supposed to be a fun way to end high school. Four years later, I said yes to spending my life with this man.

So yes, I got engaged just over a month ago. You probably noticed if you follow me on social media. For some reason, I've been avoiding sharing it on this space. I think I needed a month to process what it meant to be engaged and planning a wedding.

A big part of me just wants to have a private ceremony or elope. The engagement happened just as I was beginning a love affair with minimalism. It seems outrageous to spend so much on a wedding when people are living on less than a dollar a day. I also don't like the pressures associated with wedding planning. Well meaning people keep telling me how cute and artistic and perfect my wedding will be. I worry about offending people through my invite list. The idea of bridesmaids makes me cringe. How am I supposed  to choose people to stand next to me at my wedding, especially when only my closest friends and family will be invited? Ugh. Weddings are the worst. And yet, I'm still having one, though the idea of eloping may win out.

This quote is my anthem, "I want a marriage more beautiful than my wedding."



That's where I'm at, friends. I still can't believe that I get to marry this amazing (and very handsome!!) man. And I'm still figuring out what I want my wedding to look like. Thankfully, we won't be wed until summer 2017. There is time to figure it out, and you'll be along for the ride.

Share the love,

Taylor

8 comments:

  1. Congratulations! And what a beautiful quote!

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  2. Oh Taylor, I am soo happy for you!! Congratulations!
    And yes you are right.. the pressures of planning a wedding can be overwhelming!
    Just wish you all the best and God's blessings! :)

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  3. I love the quote! it means a lot. Weddings are stressful, but full of happiness and joy. I loved planning my wedding. My main advice is: It is you and your future hubby's day, the wedding is for you to celebrate the day you become one, so you need to love it. Everyone else will love it because you are happy. Make sure you check out my blog over the next few months, because wedding posts will be flying around. I am hosting an instagram account with 5 other lovely ladies and it is centered around weddings. instagram.com/designbride

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    1. Thanks for your advice, Ashley! I'll be sure to take a look at your blog to get some wedding tips!

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  4. I love the quote! it means a lot. Weddings are stressful, but full of happiness and joy. I loved planning my wedding. My main advice is: It is you and your future hubby's day, the wedding is for you to celebrate the day you become one, so you need to love it. Everyone else will love it because you are happy. Make sure you check out my blog over the next few months, because wedding posts will be flying around. I am hosting an instagram account with 5 other lovely ladies and it is centered around weddings. instagram.com/designbride

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  5. Congrats. I love that quote. I wanted a vintage garden wedding, but ending up eloping. We just didn't have the funds and the planning got too overwhelming for us. Down to "I don't want to buy that dress or wear a blush tie, but I'll wear a Salmon one." Nonetheless, God worked it all out for our good. I still got my vintage theme and we got married in a old court house Photo on my blog post: http://blendmylove.com/?p=457

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Thanks for making my day a little brighter with your lovely words!