My baby brother is getting married.
Last weekend we went to the big city to help with wedding preparations and realized the sight that was picked was not ready. It is a construction sight and the grass is dirt, nothing planted, nothing ready. My husband and I laid sod for five or so hours in 101 degree heat so that the bride would not be walking through the dirt in her lovely dress. I hauled over forty trees and shrubs around the area of wedding bliss.
Today we are leaving to go help some more. I am already exhausted thinking about it. Hopefully the weather holds out, for the young couple did not think to have a back up plan.
Weddings are hard. All of these "things" that seem to be required. A check list of perfection, money fluttering in the wind.
What if the couple dressed up in their Sunday best, got married in grandma's back yard and a potluck was thrown? Would the marriage be just as good? What if the couple used all the money saved from simplifying to put a down payment on a home? What if the credit card never got used? That would be a great start to a young marriage...no credit card bills rolling in every month to remind you of that stressful wedding that you just went through. Mom and dad not stressed because they didn't break the bank on dresses, tuxes, flowers, food, drinks, etc. etc. etc.
What if it was slower,
deeper,
more casual,
more personal,
less society,
more focused on love, relationships, and life?
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