It has been a while TTGW! I am ecstatic to announce I am engaged and have been for almost 3 months now!! Where has the time gone? Well, that’s what this post is all about. It has been a minute since my last blog post and life truly seems to have made a 180.

I have prayed for my husband and future for as long as I can remember. It truly is crazy that I am walking in a season where I am preparing for my wedding. It is the oddest feeling when you have been hoping for something for so long and it happens. It feels like a dream come true.

Engagement has been a whirlwind. I have always looked forward to being married, but never fixated on the actual wedding day, and no one writes a book on how to plan a wedding. Or, if they did, you have no time to read it before you are thrown into the whole thing.

But, I will be so honest, I (for the most part) have been having such a fun time planning my wedding. My fiance has had my back the whole way and is graciously open to going with 99% of my ideas. From building a registry, to picking a venue, and tasting catering options it has been such a sweet season.

We have seen friends and family truly rally around us and offer help at every turn. We have the sweetest people in our circle. 

One thing I have been learning during engagement is that life does not slow down just because you are planning a wedding. If anything, the past three months have felt like a true whirlwind. Work has been keeping me busy as always, and adding vendor meetings, rug selections, dress shopping, etc has only made the calendar tighter. But, I would not trade it for the world. There is something about being busy that I have always loved. 

However, this season has also taught me how important it is to set your priorities. As referenced in previous posts, I have been working on saying “no” to things that are not priority. Now I think this was preparing me for this season, because life seems like it will only continue to get crazier and busier. 

I am continuing to learn everyday that I cannot do it all, and that is okay. I am beginning to accept the latter. I am working on finding balance while being able to be as fully present as humanly possible and soaking up every moment of this engagement.

I have also been pushing myself to get it all done, and it has begun to burn me out. Some friends have had to remind me that it will be such a sweet and beautiful day with or without everything I think I may need. Another friend would ask me, “is it going to be okay if you take the night off from planning? Or, is there a fire that needs your immediate attention?” Obviously, there was not, but sometimes it feels like it. These small reminders allowed me to focus on something other than the wedding. Because, at the end of the day, it is just one day. Of course, it will be a beautiful one, but the more important part is the union that will last forever. This is what I keep close to my heart, the actual wedding day is just the beginning.

So, to the girl who is engaged, congrats sister! This is such a sweet time, be sure to focus on the reason you said yes. It wasn’t because you needed a spectacle and the wedding of the year, it was because you are madly in love with the person who was on their knee asking you to spend your life with them. You are also not alone in this process, let your people lift you up. You do not have to get it all done at once, I am still working on that one. It is going to be a beautiful day regardless of what a centerpiece looks like. Take small bites and write out your to-dos, focus on your relationship, and everything will work out exactly how it is supposed to.