Wedding Reflections – Lauren and David

Gratitude  //  4th January 2016

Lauren and David were married at St. Johns College in Annapolis, MD on March 7, 2015. Here are a few of their reflections from the beginning of their lives together!

1. When reflecting on your wedding, what is it that you remember most?

We can still clearly remember reciting our wedding vows. David cried and Lauren laughed and it was just perfect! A close second favorite memory from our wedding day is dancing for hours with all our closest family members and friends. Our band was awesome and they really inspired everyone to get out on the dance floor.

2. If you could plan your wedding again, would you do anything differently?

Ignore the person bringing the drama! Every wedding has some family member or wedding party attendant or guest that has a poor attitude. DO NOT let them get you down! If they don’t want to attend something, or help with something, or even say something nice, it is truly THEIR LOSS! Soak up all the love, words of wisdom, and AMAZING things that 99.9% of your loved ones have to say/share/give. :)

3. What, if anything, did you do before your wedding that helped prepare you most for life after saying “I Do.”

We bought a house together one month after we got engaged…home ownership is the ULTIMATE TEST! Especially if you buy a fixer-upper like we did! Every new obstacle that we encountered while making our house a home was just confirmation after confirmation that we can make it through anything together. If you choose not to live together before marriage, then make sure you go on vacations where you have to share bathrooms! ;)

4. What is it that you LOVE most about being married that all of those engaged couples can look forward to?

David’s answer: Hearing someone call you my wife/introducing you as my wife and introducing myself as your husband! I don’t think it will ever get old!

Lauren’s answer: The comfort of knowing we have made the ultimate commitment and that we will put one another first for eternity!

5. What advice would you give to an engaged couple who is currently planning their own wedding?

Don’t spend time on things that cause you too much stress. If it is really that stressful, then it simply isn’t worth it! Also, save money where you can. Decide on your top three splurges (ours were food, band, and custom invitations) and then force yourself to save money on the rest of your wedding items. We saved on flowers (we used a lot of greenery instead of flowers), alcohol (we offered only wine and two custom cocktails), and dessert (Amish market donuts and a grocery store cake!).

6. Is there anything else that you would like to share with other engaged/newly married couples?

Advice to engaged couples:

• Remember, this is YOUR wedding, so do not compare yourself to others!
• Also, most of the time wedding favors aren’t worth the money.

Advice to newly married couples:

• Don’t stop dating, ever.
• Read your vows together sometimes, the feelings come rushing back.

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We are so excited to start this year off with a Wedding Reflections Series on our blog from our 2015 Liz and Ryan couples! We understand that wedding planning can be hard and overwhelming… but we hope you never forget that all that really matters is that you are getting MARRIED! ;) That is so exciting! When wedding planning becomes stressful, please know that you are not alone and there are a lot of people out there (including us and our 2015 couples ;) ) who are cheering you on and want your marriage to start off on the right track! Please let us know how we can help make the start of your marriage AMAZING! ;)