How long is too long for an engagement?
Q: How long is too long for an engagement? A: I would say that it depends on how long you dated before you got engaged. If you’ve dated for two years and now your engaged, I would think the wedding...
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How Marriages are Made…Not Found
Why do couples who are convinced they have found “the one” end up divorcing each other just a few years (or sometimes a couple decades) into their marriage? There was a time when they couldn’t imagine...
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15 Tips for Planning Your Wedding
It takes a lot of time and effort to plan a wedding! And it can feel all-encompassing and stressful at times. If you don’t know where to begin there are many helpful resources online and in the...
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A Letter from Your Father
Long before they consider marriage, girls get a lot of confusing signals about sexuality from a variety of different voices. I hope every girl considers (or reconsiders) their own purity in the months...
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Photo Inspiration: The Kiss
“…that Thing, that moment when you kiss someone, and everything around you becomes hazy…and the only thing in focus is you and this person…and you realize that this person is the only person that you...
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Photo Inspiration: A Beautiful Wedding Portrait
“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul; that makes us reach for more, that plants the fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. That’s what I hope to give you forever.” – The...
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Photo Inspiration: You May Now Kiss the Bride
“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams” – Dr. Seuss Photo by Jamie Delaine Photography
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Potluck Friendships
Justin met Aaron his freshman year of college. They are a testament to the fact that “potluck” (random) rooming assignments can work. After living together during their freshman and sophomore years,...
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Photo Inspiration: The Beginning of a Beautiful Marriage
“It was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together… and I knew it.” – Tom Hanks, Sleepless In Seattle Photo by Ameris Photography
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Photo Inspiration: A Beautiful Friendship
“Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes...
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Photo Inspiration: Best Friends
“You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together.”― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook...
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The Special Event Book
When I was a newly wed, my in-laws gave my husband and I a journal. You see, every month they did what they called a “Special Event.” Each one took a turn to plan a special date or event to do with the...
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Drop Your Baggage Prior to the Altar
If I could give one piece of marriage advice to every unmarried person, it would be this: Dump your baggage prior to getting married. Other than salvation through Jesus, the best gift you can give...
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The Importance of Heritage
My marriage vows were no longer enough. I writhed on the basement floor drenched in sweat and tears. “I love you, God and I take my vows seriously, but…seriously, God?” I prayed. “I can’t do this. I...
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The Wedding Night and Beyond
Sitting around and drinking coffee, my friend and I were sharing wedding night stories. Having both been married a few years, we were flashing back to our first night with our husbands and how we...
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The Expected Case of the Absent Cake
You could say my husband Ted, at times, is a Christian fatalist. Oh, not the type who eventually goes agnostic, as one writer asserts can happen, but the happy sort. The kind who insists that his...
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Play Ball!
A few days ago, one of my 5-year-old daughters declared a boy in her pre-school class had asked her to marry him. My wife cautioned her that, perhaps when she was older, she could make the decision to...
View Article3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Elope
We had been engaged for less than a month when I made the first joke about eloping. Nailing down even the basics of wedding planning was proving difficult: we didn’t know exactly where, or when to get...
View ArticleWill You Marry Me? How to Have the Best Proposal Ever
We live in a society where we face constant pressure to have the best stories, the most romantic relationship and everything has to be Pinterest/Instagram-worthy. The pressure becomes especially...
View ArticleThe 4 Stages of Marital Culture Shock
“Wait, you want me to do what?” I asked, flabbergasted that Ted, my husband of less than a year, would even suggest such a thing. He repeated calmly, “Get the oil in your car changed yourself.” The...
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