It was a perfect day.
I don’t care if that’s an overused, cliche way to describe your wedding day, I mean: it.was.perfect.
Not because of perfect decorations, although they were pretty.
Not because of a perfect location, although I couldn’t have dreamed up a lovelier place.
Not because of perfect people, although we were surrounded, in those few hours, by more people that love us than we’d ever had together before.
But perfect, because God’s perfect love poured out over us that day.
That day. The day we’d waited for our whole lives, and He blessed it and honored it and lavished every detail in Himself.
The Bible is not full of imagery of the bride and the bridegroom, the wedding feast and the wedding supper, for nothing.
Hallelujah!
For our Lord God Almighty reigns.
Let us rejoice and be glad
and give him glory!
For the wedding of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready.
Fine linen, bright and clean,
was given her to wear. (Revelation 19:6-8)
Maybe I never fully realized then, but now, as I reflect on His glory and goodness on our perfect wedding day, I realize it is because the wedding, the celebration of the beginning of a forever marriage, is one of the closest pictures of Heaven we can know here are earth.
Perfect? Of course, marriage doesn’t feel that way, hardly ever. But we can cling to the truth that God designed marriage as an image of Christ and the Church, a glimpse of Heaven.
Today, I’m honored to be joining with these precious women as they promote healthy marriages in the first Matrimonial Monday Link Up with Kendra at A Proverbs 31 Wife and Kelly at Exceptionalistic.
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Blessings,
Lauren
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Beautifully put! I love your wedding photo and what the bible says about the wedding feast. I also feel my wedding day was perfect. Sure we had some hiccups but it was wonderful. I didn’t fret about the issues. I think marriage is the same. Thanks for joining us! I love your blog. So excited to ‘meet’ you!
Kelly you are so sweet! It’s true! Certainly by worldly standards our wedding may not have been perfect, but I was focused on my groom, on the incredible support of people around us, & on God’s hand in it all. SO glad to meet you! Hopping over your way shortly :) blessings, lauren
Well said. You spoke (wrote) the very words that I feel, as well!
Glad it resonated, Theresa. Thanks so much for stopping by :)
“God designed marriage as an image of Christ and the Church, a glimpse of Heaven.” I love this!! Great post!! You made a beautiful bride!!
Falen
Thank you sweet Falen! It brings me to tears in a joyful & overwhelmed way to think of God’s greatness in the plan for marriage. amazing
You are absolutely beautiful! I came over to see you and didn’t realize you were doing this kind of marriage link up. It just so happens that I wrote a tribute to my husband for his birthday. I hope this was ok :)
Can’t wait to meet you, my friend :)
Michele, I actually read your post via email (I’m a subscriber ;)) FIRST & thought, “Oh my goodness, she should link up!” Neat timing. I’m so glad you shared here. Can’t wait to meet YOU… really really soon!
Gosh, that really is a gorgeous wedding picture!! Love your bouquet! (Mine was red too.)
Nice to “meet” you in the blog world!
Loving your space, Elizabeth :) Thanks so much for stopping by :)
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