“Oh, with all that I”ve done wrong I must have done something riight. To deserve her love every morning and butterfly kisses… I couldn’t ask God for more… I know I gotta let her go, but I’ll always remember Every hug in the morning and butterfly kisses…”
hugs n’ blessings to all the daddy’s who let their little girls go, so they could change their name …
especially this Father’s Day Weekend.
“These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.”
Today the Newlyweds celebrated One Month of married-life together!
The new Mr. & Mrs.!May 7, 2016
One month!!!!!
How amazingly awesome is that?
If you are betrothed, do you remember that first month?
I remember the joy in making “our” bed each morning,
the delight in packing his lunch for the day,
and the decorating of our first home, trying to lovingly create our very own space.
Oh yeah, and the dinners that maybe weren’t turning out quite right just yet!
Good thing he liked Dinty Moore Stew over egg-noodles because
that was as gourmet as it got for awhile!
(Giggles…)
So much goes into the planning of a wedding day!
Do you remember what were your favorite things to plan?
These two young adults did a fabulous job planning & organizing what they desired their day to be and it was so much fun to be a small part of this.
In all the many months leading up to the Wedding Day we collected old trophies to refurbish for centerpieces, created table placards, shopped for not only a Wedding gown but interviewed dress-makers for the bridesmaids and created our very own Peep-Sculpture in leau of an Iced one…(because it’s always fun to be just a little different.)
What was the most unique thing you did for your wedding?
In an effort to share our own experiences & in hopes of inspiring you to take on your own creative challenges; I will be developing a mini-feature, on the 7th of every month for six-months, to recap some of the projects we took on all those months ago! And just like Helen & her cookie-feature I very muchlook forward to sharing these tips/experiences with you!
Won’t you please tell me some of your own too?
In honor of their ONE month marriage this first feature will contain the very first item they both decided was the TOP priority for both of them, which was the Church Service!
Where did you choose to be married?
They truly wanted this to be the high-light of their day and took great effort in pointing everything toward the Sacrament they were about to make. The readings and music for the ceremoney were all thoughtfully picked out. The people who were chosen to stand beside them and those they asked to fill particular roles were such very special choices; including every single cousin who partook in presenting the gifts at the altar! And what a special blessing it was to have eight priests, who are dear friends, partake in the celebrating of their Union!
What were the special choices you made for your ceremony?
The church was full that day!
They requested no flowers on the altar as they wanted the full focus on the beauty of the Church and the Sacrament; except for the presentation bouquet to be given during the honoring of the Blessed Mother, (which the bride asked to be large enough for Miss America to carry because she felt the title of ‘Mother of God’ is far more important!) However, there were beautiful bouquets for the bridesmaids, stunning boutineres for the groomsmen, and of the course the immediate family members as well. Not to mention the ‘surprise’ our daughter had orchestrated to duplicate my gardenia wedding bouquet, which I had carried down the same Church isle some thirty years earlier!
Did you have a favorite flower you included in your wedding bouquet?
(All the flowers were made by the fabulous flower designers at Allburn Florist!)
The groom and groomsmen wore handsome tailored tuxes selected through Men’s Warehouse which complemented the underlying theme of the wedding:
“All Things Black & Gold!”
Did you have any themes at your wedding?
The groomsmen (these are my two sons) wore gold ties &
the groom was in all black, (who can be seen here walking his lovely mother to her pew.)
The bride found a gown she adored for her bridesmaids to wear; however, quickly discovered the designer price of that particular gown was not a price she would ever ask her lovely ladies to pay!
So instead she interviewed various dress-makers until settling on one who could duplicate the same dress, yet would custom make each girl’s neckline to reflect their own individual tastes! The dresses were two-piece, a long black ball gown with pockets & gold sequin tops with six seperate necklines: Sweatheart, V-neck, Square, One Shoulder, Mock Turtle, and Off the Shoulder!
Did your bridesmaids love their gowns too?
(Check out those pockets!)
And the four adorable flowergirl dresses, with coordinating jackets & hair bows, completed the Black & Gold theme!
However, we were sad when the littlest of the four could not be a part of the special day.
Were you missing anyone special from your Wedding Day?
The little-ladies filled up the Church with “Oohs & Aaahs,”and complimented
the ring-bearers, who were each dressed in a different Pittsburgh Sports Team jersey depicting the date of the Wedding!
(See above.)
What were the “Oohs & Aaahs” at your ceremony?
The oldest of the three ring-bearers carried down the aisle with him, what would soon become the newly married Mr. & Mrs. Yatsko’s Family Bible! And with the rings placed on top he perfectly handed them off to the best-man as he reached the altar.
Do you have a family bible you use?
The Yatsko Family Bible
What about the bride’s dress????????????
Unexpectantly, the first gown our daughter tried on was…THEone she chose to wear for her Wedding Day! We went shopping on a “whim” when a couple of hours of unplanned free time, prior to a family event, popped-up during a visit home.
I didn’t even have any tissues with me!!!
But from the moment she put it on…she knew it was “her” Wedding gown.
Everything they had hoped & planned for from the Church Service
came together perfectly that day!
What was the ‘perfect moment’ on your Special day?
Ringing the Church bells together!!
It is so hard to believe it was one month ago already!
There were so many blessings which occurred on that day…
and in the many months ago of planning.
God only knows just how many more are yet to come in the months that lie ahead!
What blessings do you hope for in the upcoming months of your marriage?
hugs n’ blessings (and a prayer) especially for all newly married couples, as you navigate through the wonderful Sacrament of Matrimony!
Dear Heavenly Father,
Please remind us to pray for each other often, and to be kind as we’re growing in grace.
Equip us to be the strength that we need, one for the other. May we serve to encourage as we fulfill our God-given roles; one a wise leader, and the other a compassionate help-mate. For your Word says, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make a help-mate for him.”
Thank You for Your wonderful gift of a trustworthy companion and friend. Thank you also for the gift of marriage that we open each day.
In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.
“And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” – Genesis 2:21-23, KJV _______________________________
“So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” – Genesis 2:21-23, NIV
it’s a 3hugs&blessings thursday and even though the blessings exceed far beyond the required 3, it is the perfect day to share this post because…
Today
the page officially turned…
with a tiny-tidge of sorrow & a heaping portion of joy,
the entirety of the Wedding process has been completed!
(However) this doesn’t mean it’s the last time I will write about it, as a few of you have requested information about particular items from that day; which will spill out like sprinkles from time to time…I promise! (Giggles.)
Over the course of the past several days we watched as the after-wedding brunch tent, tables, & white garden chairs were removed from our backyard. Cuppycake, our youngest son, and I picked up all the items from the Reception Hall and returned them to their rightful places. Dresses & a very suave tux were sent off to the dry-cleaners. Bills were paid, appreciation gifts delivered to our vendors, and today the final and last task necessary, to complete the Wedding planning/preparation/procedural process, was accomplished!
You see my friendly friends, today the Wedding War Room has been deconstructed!!
(Can you hear the sound of the Heavenly trumpets playing???)
“What is a War Room?” you might ask.
In business terms a War Room is a command centre which is any place that is used to provide centralized command for some purpose.
While frequently considered to be a military facility, these can be used in many other cases. Simply put, it is a room (or facility,) where people meet and exchange plans, ideas, information, etc., in an active way.
In governmental or military terms it is a room where battles are planned that is specially equipped with maps, charts, and computers showing the current status of troops in battle and how they are maintained.
In spiritual terms there are War Rooms as well!
They are the spaces and ways in which we centralize our prayer efforts. Spiritually, we have three battlegrounds: our own hearts; the spiritual realm (against spiritual forces, and where God works on the spirit of others); and the physical world where we interact ourselves. Prayer engages the battle in the spiritual realm. And it prepares our hearts to participate in that spiritual battle. But it also prepares us to engage in the physical world. Prayer War Rooms help us to activate and intentionalize our prayers and monitor how they are maintained and through the grace of God, answered!
Our Wedding War room was all of this (minus the battles) and more, wrapped up into one centralized effort…storing everything necessary to prepare/provide for The Wedding!
Normally, this particular room serves to house our youngest son during his time home for an occassional over-night visit. But he graciously surrendered this space during the many months we plotted and planned!
(Rest assured there was still another place for him to sleep, should the need occur!)
And so it was,
month after month,
that we stacked and stored and constructed!
Neatly arranging everything
to be ready
for the Wedding Day!
But today
piece by piece
what little remained
I put away.
First I sorted.
Then sifted and carried.
Returned items to their former homes.
Placed what could not be reused/repurposed in the trash.
And collected a sampling of all important items to be kept for the new
Mr. & Mrs.
in a forever box.
“Until all that remained was just a tender reminder
of the only thing missing on that special day.”
-Said I to Cuppycake.
Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. -Romans 12:12
So with this last little item tucked safely away, (for another day when we shall play,)
the need for a Wedding War Room
was no more…
and in it’s place is,
once again,
a comfortable space for our son
to lay his head!
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
hugs n’ blessings
to all who have succeeded
by the efforts of what was activated
in their War Room!
And I hope-itty-hope and pray you too may find 3hugs&blessings this day!
hugsnblessings 