One friend is having a marvel themed wedding, but very subtle and beautifully done. It's going to be absolutely awesome and it suits he and her fiance to the tee. Her daughter is one of the coolest kids I know, so it fits really well that she's going to be her maid of honour and she'll be donning a hulk style for her dress.
My other friend is having a slightly more traditional wedding although she wants it to be slightly like the wedding from Big Fish, her favourite film. She wants blue suits and daffodils everywhere. Her fiance has been her best friend for years and that's why I get this awesome feeling of butterflies whenever I think of their wedding; they're marrying their best friends and intend to spend the rest of their lives together, how cute is that? She's also asked me to be a bridesmaid which made me well with tears; I've never been a bridesmaid and now I'll finally get the chance, and I couldn't be more honoured to have my first experience of being a bridesmaid than to be that of one of my best friends. You'll have the best day my love.
I know that I have a really romantic view of marriage and weddings but I think it's because I've been really lucky to grow up in a family that has strong marriages in it. My parents will be married for 24 years this year and my auntie and uncle have been together since they were 16 and are still together now in their 50's. My nan and grandad have been married for over 50 years which is baffling to me, but it's a beautiful thing. Sometimes marriages don't work out and i can respect that, my mum was married before she met my dad and she has now found the one for her. I have the utmost respect for people who live their lives for tomorrow instead of looking over their shoulder for yesterday. My parents do that and I think that's why I've grown up with such a positive outlook on life, no matter how down I may get I always pick myself back up and keep moving forward. I for one can't wait to get married when I'm older, but not just for the wedding (although I already know certain aspects I'd love) but for the marriage itself, to spend my life with one person by my side, one man to love and hold forever and one man to be the father to my children, the rock to support me and the man with who I can build a home and a life with, who I can give my love to and give my heart to. I do get really worried sometimes that I wont find that person but I know that one day I will. Even if I'm 30 when that happens, that's absolutely fine.
So if you're getting married, know someone who is or want to get married then have a lovely time, enjoy every minute, know that the hard times will get better and the good times will be worth the trials and tribulations you face in order to get there. If you don't want to get married then be happy for those who do and do all you can for a friend who is, because their beliefs are as important as your own. Don't let anyone force you into societies order to get married, have kids and have a house and a mortgage. You don't have to live like that, but others want to and both ways of life are absolutely fine.
Merry marriage,
Lauren x
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