...which brings me to
Meghanne's wedding!
I was the maid of honor for this wedding, so I was busy for the entire event. Certainly not a bad thing - it was an honor to be the maid of honor. (Too much honor?)
Let me set the stage for you. Meghanne's favorite-beyond-all-favorites color is pink. I figured this out pretty early on during our roommate-ship.
It went without saying that the bridesmaids dresses and basically everything involved with the wedding would therefore be pink. Therefore, since a picture is worth a thousand words, I present you with a post that is almost entirely pictures.
Bachelorette party:
(Please forgive the photo quality - all photos are either from my phone or taken from Facebook, which is admittedly deplorable.)
The bachelorette party was great. We went to Fire and Ice for lunch and then walked around Boston, keeping mostly to Newbury Street to go shopping. Woo!
After it was all over, I put together a scrapbook!
And then it was time to head to Rhode Island for the festivities. Here we go...
Rehearsal dinner:
(Confused?)
Getting ready:
(I wrote my speech on my phone...and then I scrambled to try to write it on paper that morning. I ran out of time. I used my phone. Hashtagfirstworldproblems.)
On the way to the church!
Favorite picture of us...
(CLOUD OF PINK.)
Ceremony:
Flowers:
(Super pink!)
And reception:
And once again, the beloved apartment was reunited!
It's so wonderful having watched Meghanne and Jon's relationship blossom from the very beginning until this stage in their lives. I have spectacular friends. If you feel like reading about that, my entire maid of honor speech is below, because I think it says it all better than anything I've written here.
And this time, while I spent a lot of time running around doing stuff, this time I had the world's best date.
If you've made it this far, congratulations!
The Speech:
I met Meghanne during our freshman year of college at Gordon. Through a
number of connections but mostly through the music department, we
became close friends and eventually roommates. I quickly learned that
Meghanne considered wedding planning to be one of her most frequent past
times, which I has no problem adopting as one of my own. This led to
numerous purchases of premature bridal magazines, the most memorable of
which involved a trip to the grocery store at 10 pm on a "school night"
for a magazine and some Ben and Jerry's. Not wanting to be the typical
"Gordon girl" - a common stereotype that usually came in conjunction
with the somewhat derogatory phrase "ring by spring" - we made a point
to hide the magazine under our other purchases as soon as we saw other
college students wandering the aisles.
We made it stealthily all the way to the cashier, who loudly asked, "Oh, are you getting married?" Meghanne thought fast and answered, "No, my....sister is getting married and we're going to her bachelorette party and we want to help her come up with ideas for the wedding..." We thought it was entirely convincing.
It's worth noting that all of this happened before Jon even entered the picture. Another common past time was making lists of what we wanted in a future spouse. We thought these lists were so important that I actually took the time to write them down. So, as of early sophomore year, here's a portion of what Meghanne was looking for in her future husband.
- strong Christian
- has an appreciation for music
- will dance...extensively (all kinds, minus sketchy)
- likes kids and dogs
- good conversationalist
- has an equal say in matters
- doesn't mind talking
- has red hair
Clearly, the next step was to keep an eye out for said Perfect Match. But our good friend Amber took a look at Meghanne's list and said, "You know...I don't think your perfect match is here yet. I think you're going to meet a tall, red-headed transfer student, and he'll be the one."
I think it's safe to say that truer words have never been spoken. Sure enough, the following year a tall, red-headed transfer student showed up in Meghanne's life, and things have never been the same.
But while we joked around about finding the perfect combination of characteristics in our future spouses, we also talked about marriage and what it meant to have Christ-centered lives. We sought to prepare ourselves to strive to be the wives of noble character described in Proverbs 31. Meghanne...you've been preparing your heart for both this day and the rest of your days together for so long. You look beautiful today, but what shines through your relationship with each other is a love for God that far surpasses the beauty of today.
Jon, I can't imagine a better person to be Meghanne's husband. The way you treasure and cherish her in all of your actions, words, and attention toward her is such an incredible witness for what a godly relationship should be. All of the above makes me fully assured that we can confidently relinquish her to you :)
I'm so blessed to call you both my dear friends, and I feel privileged that I have watched this relationship grow from the very first email Jon sent on February 6th, 2010 all the way through to this wonderful celebration of your marriage, and I can't wait to see how it continues to blossom and grow in the years to come.
We made it stealthily all the way to the cashier, who loudly asked, "Oh, are you getting married?" Meghanne thought fast and answered, "No, my....sister is getting married and we're going to her bachelorette party and we want to help her come up with ideas for the wedding..." We thought it was entirely convincing.
It's worth noting that all of this happened before Jon even entered the picture. Another common past time was making lists of what we wanted in a future spouse. We thought these lists were so important that I actually took the time to write them down. So, as of early sophomore year, here's a portion of what Meghanne was looking for in her future husband.
- strong Christian
- has an appreciation for music
- will dance...extensively (all kinds, minus sketchy)
- likes kids and dogs
- good conversationalist
- has an equal say in matters
- doesn't mind talking
- has red hair
Clearly, the next step was to keep an eye out for said Perfect Match. But our good friend Amber took a look at Meghanne's list and said, "You know...I don't think your perfect match is here yet. I think you're going to meet a tall, red-headed transfer student, and he'll be the one."
I think it's safe to say that truer words have never been spoken. Sure enough, the following year a tall, red-headed transfer student showed up in Meghanne's life, and things have never been the same.
But while we joked around about finding the perfect combination of characteristics in our future spouses, we also talked about marriage and what it meant to have Christ-centered lives. We sought to prepare ourselves to strive to be the wives of noble character described in Proverbs 31. Meghanne...you've been preparing your heart for both this day and the rest of your days together for so long. You look beautiful today, but what shines through your relationship with each other is a love for God that far surpasses the beauty of today.
Jon, I can't imagine a better person to be Meghanne's husband. The way you treasure and cherish her in all of your actions, words, and attention toward her is such an incredible witness for what a godly relationship should be. All of the above makes me fully assured that we can confidently relinquish her to you :)
I'm so blessed to call you both my dear friends, and I feel privileged that I have watched this relationship grow from the very first email Jon sent on February 6th, 2010 all the way through to this wonderful celebration of your marriage, and I can't wait to see how it continues to blossom and grow in the years to come.
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