Once in a while,
right in the middle of an ordinary life,
love gives us a fairy tale.
I've discovered our theme. I've been trying to make one up, or well, find one ever since we've gotten engaged. I tried looking up blogs that cater to wedding inspiration and such. I find incredible themes and stuff all the time, but nothing that really spoke to me on a personal level. Whenever I paint something, it has to be unique. Different. Nothing-you-ever-seen-before kind of effect, even if it is in homage to another artist. That's how I feel about our wedding. I want to make everything myself for a personal effect (well, I will have some help from my amazing bridesmaids and maids of honor to make this dream a reality!)
I will share a personal story (or I will re-word that as experience). I strongly believe that dreams are a language of God. I know sometimes we dream of what my Pastor calls weird-spaghetti dreams where you just dream up things that really don't many any sense to you. I have those, too. Don't worry. You aren't the only one. The night before I met Ben (almost four years ago!), I stayed up late writing my heart out, asking God things I'd like to have in my future-husband. Not a check list or laundry list, or a McDonald's to-go order, just a list of hopes. Things I admire and would love to see in my husband-to-be. It is an incredibly difficult thing to do. If you haven't already, try it. I thought I could dream up a prince and bam, there's my check list. I guess I jotted down things, very very random things that I would hope to find in him. First off, I wanted him to have a love and thirst for knowledge (in the math and science areas)...so he can take care of me and answer all my silly questions! Someone who likes to dance but isn't that good at it, likes to play golf, like the colors red (and blue I think), and likes to sing. Someone who desires to have children, be a loving Father, husband, and who is my best friend...
I fell asleep that night with a strange and lovely dream. I have never experienced such vivid, lovely images in my mind. I was resting underwater in a lily pond. Above me were slowly sprouting water lilies and the sun was shining a little through them. I am rpetty sure they were pink colors. This was beautiful, readers. So beautiful I can't ever get it out of my head. I hope I never forget this! Then, the largest white lily burst out of the water and so did I. (I know, you who love English can guess it was a baptismal/new life kind of thing...yes I think so, too). When I got out of the water, I saw a small castle in the distance, but tree branches with petal-like leaves rustled in the wind and it wasn't very clear. I got closer to the castle, and noticed someone was following me. I kid you not, it was a prince. I don't know if I ever really saw his face but I saw his clothing. I did notice I was dressed in a royal outfit, with a long red cape (like Cruela Deville's from the 101 Dalmations, ha!). In a nutshell, I met Ben that very day when I woke up.
(Here's the best visual picture I can find that I
hope helps feed the imagination of the dream)
To be honest, I feel like I have known my future husband for quite a while. Call me weird, but I think something happens when you begin to pray for someone, write to them--it must create some unexplainable bond. I really think I got more than I asked for that night. Our theme is something along the lines of a modern fairytale (inspired by the quote above from my favorite wedding dress designer, Claire Pettibone).
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