a celebration of love & covenant

I'll always remember the day I covenanted myself to Adam as a day filled to the brim with love.

Disclaimer: Ya'll are about to get serious with me...

People talk about their wedding day as a day full of the best emotions one can feel. Mine truly was that and so much more. Not only was I overwhelmed in the love I had for Adam and had received from Adam, but also the love, support and encouragement from every family and friend who partook in the celebration of this day.

Thank you all for sharing it with us.

Adam, you truly make me the happiest most blessed wife. Thank you.

One thing I felt however that I had not expected was the enormous weight and responsibility I knew that this covenant held. I knew that as a broken, sinful and selfish woman I would not be able to keep this vow on my own. I would need God's wisdom, His strength, His grace, His patience, and His affection for Adam in order to be able to love Adam as I ought to.

Both of our Pastors and friends that spoke at our wedding ceremony reminded us of this. We will inevitably love imperfectly. We will fail the other. We will cheat the other out of selfless affection. We will hurt, harm and emotional batter the one we profess our deepest love and care for. I hate that I have the potential to do this.

But we all do.

I'm convinced, however, that this is why we so desperately need to have Christ in our marriage. I know it to be true that His demonstration of love and grace to a broken and selfish world  is my fixed point in this marriage. I know "how to" love and be gracious to Adam and to receive love and grace from Adam because it was first shown to us (Ok, I still don't know "how to" perfectly...will I ever?).

I love you, Adam. Thank you for loving and showing grace to me, your most imperfect wife.

Here's a few photos of the day we covenanted ourselves to one another.
Best. Day. EVER!

  

Photo Cred. - Elle&R Photography