Our Wedding Day

As a teenager, I remember praying so many times for the man I would marry. I remember being specific about little things but my main goal was to find someone that loved Jesus.

When Ben and I would talk wedding details, which was quite often, we wanted the main focus  of the day to be Jesus. We wanted the message, the worship, and our marriage to represent Him.

I was so thankful for the people who reminded me that the day won't be perfect. I went into the day with a "it is what it is" mindset but it was far beyond our expectations. There is nothing I regret from the day, just a few hiccups, but that is ok. My marriage is way more important that just one day.

Ben and I would like to keep our wedding photos off social media, but I just want to share a few of my favorites... 

I had the best flower girl ever. She wanted to be a part of everything all day and I loved how involved she was! She did her hair and make up with all the girls and didn't miss a beat when it came to photos. One shot that I really wanted, was her in my dress. Someday when she meets the one that we are praying for, I want to give her this photo and for her to know that she was always fit to be a bride.The ring bearer did his job all day and danced ALL night. Thank goodness that his best friend, Don, was there! He was a blast!

 If you know anything about Ben, you'll know that he knows everyone. When we talked about how big of a wedding party, I wanted 3 bridesmaids, maybe 4. Well he really wanted all of his buddies to be there and guess what, they all were. Thankfully he has three sisters or I would have had to rent friends for a day. Looking back on the day, I'm so glad that I had each and every one of my bridesmaids. I couldn't imagine the day without them but yes, I know, we had a huge wedding party.

When planning the wedding, I was dreading the cost of flowers. In high school, my Mom made my flowers for prom one year and I loved them. So, why can't we make our flowers for the wedding? I love lilies and I really wanted them to be the flower for the wedding but they are very expensive and they are not in season in January... Thanks to a creative Mom and a very patient maid of honor, we were able to make over 50 boutonnieres and over 10 bouquets out of old hymnals.

I grew up planning my wedding on Pinterest and if you looked on my wedding board, you would see very simple wedding rings. I always wanted a plain band with a single stone. Well when I got engaged and it was exactly what I wanted! My Pinterest dream came true! I was so happy. For my wedding band, I wanted just a plain band. However, my Mom and Ben had a different plan. My great grandmother gave my mom diamond earring and my Mom said I can have them when I get my ears pierced. Well I'm 24 and still don't have them pierced and don't plan to anytime soon. So, my Mom asked Ben if he would like to use them as the stones around my engagement stone. So the picture of the hands is 4 generations of Young, Werelius, Bursell, and now Boettcher marriages. I didn't want anything fancy but I will always treasure having my Great Grandmothers stones on my hand.

The last photo is one that I will treasure for the rest of my life. Ben and I were very honored and thankful that all of our Grandparents could be at our wedding. Thanks to these eight individuals and four marriages, Ben and I were born. They raised amazing sons and daughters who raised us. They raised all of us in a church, to love Jesus, and always live for him. We couldn't be more thankful for this photo.

At then end of the day, it was all about Jesus and it always should be. If you want to see the rest of the photos, come over for dinner and Ben and I would love to show them all to you.

"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."

1 Peter 4:8