Hello Newlywed Readers!

Hi Newlywed readers,

I've joined the team as a guest blogger and will be chronicling my journey to the altar over the next 12 weeks.

We will be tying the knot Saturday June 26th and I look forward to bringing you along for the ride.

With 80 days to go, it's amazing how time flies! I'm looking at my Wedding Checklist from 'The knot' and it doesn't look like I have made much progress. However with notebook and pen in hand, I'm about to tackle some of these things head-on.

It's amazing how many resources I have found online to do with weddings. I guess you never really notice, until you start thinking about weddings or are engaged. There are sites {like this one}, blogs, wikis, galleries - you name it, there is something for everyone.

It's very easy to get sucked into the whole commercial aspect of the wedding rather than the marriage so you should make sure you sit down with your fiancé right at the beginning and ask yourself: 'what do we want our wedding to be like, what is important to us and what is a nice to have'.

We have always said to ourselves, that whilst the wedding is important (and it is - most girls have been dreaming about their special day, since they were like 5), it is just ONE day. It is one day which will officially mark the start of married life and we don't want that meaning to be lost or to become bankrupt in the process.

Holding onto this perspective has been really helpful with the whole planning process and deciding what is important and what is not.

So many wedding guides will say, 'you must have this or you must have that' and I think to myself 'why?’ If it's not going to add any value to the day, except in decreasing the value of my wallet, I would rather leave it. We want our family and friends to come and celebrate with us, giving thanks to God for the great things He has done in our lives.

Over the course of the next three months, I hope to give you a little insight into the whole wedding planning experience as well as provide a fresh perspective on what typically can be one of the most expensive but most meaningful day of your life!

Stay tuned!

Photo by {Scarlet}