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June 13, 2007
Wedding Blessings
They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and I will meditate on your wonderful works. [a]
They will tell of the power of your awesome works,
and I will proclaim your great deeds.
They will celebrate your abundant goodness
and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
Psalm 145:5-7
So, I was kind of "saving" these up. I don't really know why. But, I know one way to bring peace and hope is to remember the good things that God has done. With that, I'd like to share some of the blessings God has given us along the way in planning this wedding. I hope that for everyone (engaged, married, single, EVERYONE) it helps you to meditate on the gifts God has lavished on you. Here goes...
1. We're having our reception at the Knapp-Storms Commons (yay nostalgia!). The first bonus was that you have to pay a $500 deposit for the room, but they eventually put that towards your catering bill. When we found out we had to move our wedding date, we were technically supposed to lose this deposit. Not only did they let us keep our deposit, they gave us an extra month to decide on a new day!
2. I told this one already (I think), but I waited four months for my wedding dress and ended up getting it for $300 less!
3. The wonderful Emily Wagner helped sew a bustle for my dress so I wouldn't have to pay $200 to have one done at the store. Thank God for talented friends!
4. We ended up finding bridesmaid dresses on sale and some of the bridesmaids were able to get them at half the price!
5. We found a SWEET apartment for way cheap. Our apartment manager has really taken a liking to us so she picked out a newly renovated space for us at an even cheaper cost than we originally talked about. We love her :)
6. Some more talented and wonderful friends, the Leidals, designed our wedding invitations for us and had them printed up really cheap (under $100).
7. So far, all our decorations have been half off :)
8. ISU Dining created a Puerto Rican menu for us! And, they recently decided all events at K-S Commons get to use table service for free--another $300 off the bill!
9. Our wedding is Iowa Games weekends, so hotels are BOOKED. I had talked to the MU, but never turned in an official contract. They still kept rooms for us so our out-of-town guests still have a chance at a hotel room!
10. It's Iowa Games weekend so we might end up with fireworks during our reception :)
So, I'm sure there are many more blessings I'm forgetting, but I think that's good for now.
It's been really reassuring to know this is not just me and my event planning skills, but that God's hand is in it.
Posted by Autumn at June 13, 2007 10:45 AM