Confession:
At another time in my life, I booked and assisted in planning weddings for a hotel venue.
I know, I know...that seems very unlike me (for those of you who know me).
I used to joke with my friend Elyse, who also somehow ended up in the wedding business, that we had grown up and stolen some poor girl's dream job, because it had never been ours.
Working in weddings for two years taught me a lot about weddings, but also a lot about things that are and aren't important to me personally. I won't go into which parts of weddings I think are unnecessary and excessive, because many people and a lot of my friends would highly disagree with me, and I'm not trying to make anyone defensive of their wedding extravaganza. You do you. Let's just say I'm not a fan of the traditional American wedding.
That being said, I can also appreciate that a wedding is a celebration of a union of the souls, and a way to share your love and everafter with your (hopefully) closest family and friends. And who doesn't love the sound of that? It's even appealing to me.
I come to you this week to point out how happy I am for my BFF Jill and her husband Hunter, who tied the knot last Saturday. (I also confess that I actually wrote most of this before the wedding, but did not have time to publish it.)
I was so blessed to be a small part of their celebration, and I must say, she made it super easy to be her maid of honor. So whether I'm crazy about all the hullaballoo that comes with wedding planning, or NOT, I'm super happy for my friends and I wish them happily ever after.
True love is easy to spot because I think it's extremely rare. When people do things for the right reasons, their success and happiness is evident and imminent. I'm thankful that is the case with these two.
I have also been asked to be MOH for my baby sister, Baley, who is getting married this fall. It's amazing to me that more than one person holds me near and dear enough to want me to play this important role for them, and I am honored. I just hope she listens to me when I tell her that monogrammed napkins are a waste of money. ;-)
So I suppose because weddings are a regular part of life, they will continue to crop up in mine, and that's ok. Sometimes I just can't believe how often it happens, or how often I am asked for assistance. Not that long ago, I would have fallen over dead if you had told me I would be someone people ask about wedding planning. I guess if it ever does happen for me, I'll be more than prepared to run away and avoid all the stress. I hear eloping is in...
Congratulations to all my loved ones who have just embarked on their marriage journey, or who are about to. Despite my ingrained cynicism, I truly wish you all the happiness in the world.
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