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We are twirling into the weekend over here, especially since we are having our team meeting this Sunday to pray over you all and prep for an exciting announcement coming on Tuesday! There are so many girls behind the SC team that make this all come to life and we are excited to be all together. Vendors: Videographer: @mitchellgastonfilms Bridal Gown: @sophiasbridalandtux Florist: @katiesahmart MUA: @clipzonesalon
Get ready... this is Honesty Hour: and how i'm realllllly doing these days. I don't know your body image history, but I am almost sure that the moment you step on the scale or put on your normal size and realize it doesn't fit anymore, your stomach sinks. And LET'S BE HONEST, the way we feel about our bodies doesn't stop the moment you get a man who adores you. Sometimes it even heightens the pressure and stress of being the perfect shape and right weight. Add to that everyday mix the feeling of needing to be magazine cover ready for your wedding day, and you got ONE GUT-WRENCHING CONCOCTION that you have to deal with every weekend when you compare your body to the next girl's at the pool and every dress fitting that you have. Will it fit this time? Will it need to be taken out more? Maybe I shouldn't have eaten that cheesecake or did the 10 minute ab workout. GIRL, I am RIGHT THERE with you. So this month and this blog is for you, who I pray let's the Lord's full acceptance in and stands in the power of knowing that You are loved. You are beautiful. Your body is God's holy temple. So know that THAT is what makes you absolutely stunning on your wedding day.
My wedding dress cost $300 and was from the clearance rack at David’s Bridal. My hairstylist was a church member and friend of my mom’s. And my shoes were leopard print 3” pumps that I had in my closet. Ya’ll, we had barely any dollars to our name when we got out of college, thanks to scholarship money I had saved up. Alan and I got married THE WEEK AFTER we graduated from college. We were absolutely in love and ready to get life going, and being able to throw the biggest bash wasn’t going to keep us apart. After seeing all the beautiful weddings we get the privilege of capturing, I sometimes look back at the big 16x24 print framed in dark wood in our room and actually start to wonder what that day might have looked like if I had known what I do know about weddings, decor, hair, and colors. You know what, though? Whenever I start looking at it, I catch a glimpse of the man whose eyes are STUCK on me in the image. He’s got a buzzer haircut, and a jacket that doesn’t fit him properly, but his eyes are fixed on me. Then I remember what that day was really about, and I remember that it was the biggest bash of all time. It was the day I married Alan Charles Rohrer. It was the day I said my best yes and the biggest I DO. It was the day where I took off my leopard print shoes because they hurt so bad (I do NOT do heels), and he massaged my feet while we sat at the head table staring deeply into each other’s eyes. It was the day my Dad played guitar, surprising us with a song (whose lyrics I should post here someday) and melting our hearts in a way I’ve never felt with any other song before. It was the day my older sis came to me, tears streaming down her face because she was so so so happy I had my ONE. Ya’ll he is my ONE. Alan Charles Rohrer - The love of my life and the man by my side. The one who supports and encourages this ministry, and the one who has also always said I should speak ALL my thoughts, not just some of them. So here’s to you, babe, and to the way you literally are the wind beneath my wings. You can thank him for The Soul Family LIVE Show & Podcast, ya’ll, he’s the one who always believed in it and in me :) I love you.
It’s getting colder out there, fall has definitely arrived. As we enter the holiday months it can be easy to grow frustrated. We are here to remind you to lean into patience and grace as your schedule get busier. Don’t forget to drink water and say yes to what is good for you.