Brett and I attended the last of our three weddings this weekend. We made an overnight trip to St Louis to attend the wedding of Nick and Whitney. Whitney is the oldest daughter of one of my dearest and closest friends Elaine. Congratulations Mr and Mrs. Nick Strubhar beautiful wedding.
I wanted to come up with a different way to share this wedding, since you are probably all tired of my wedding updates. So, here goes.
Top 25 things I loved about the Strubhar wedding - in no certain order.
1. I loved that we have known Whitney since she was 4 years old and they first came to Park Church.
2. I love that we got to travel back to St. Louis to attend this wedding. That I got to spend some more time with "traveling" Brett.
3. I loved the gift bag and personal card when we checked in to our hotel.
4. I loved the simple but eloquent decorations on the church stage.
5. I loved seeing so many old friends.
6. I loved that Elaine called me that morning crying, but she did awesome through the whole evening.
7. I love that Nick is a cubs fan and loved his Cubs grooms cake.
8. I love that all the siblings were in the wedding party.
9. I loved the tiny little flower girl, that was hesitant to walk down the aisle (at all three weddings, each flower girl brought a chuckle from the crowd).
10. I love that the person officiating knew Nick and Whitney so well, that made it so personal.
11. I love that you can always count on the fact that Ron and Pat Berger, and Dovie Wood never age.
12. I loved the cupcakes, made by the Brides sister (way to go Lynds wish I had another).
13. I loved that the Mother of the bride and Mother of the groom were escorted to their seats by their husbands.
14. I loved the table decorations, who knew burlap and mason jars could be so eloquent.
15. I loved the brides dress it suited her perfectly, it looked like it was designed just for her.
16. I loved the best mans (brother of the groom) speech, and the presentation of a cubs jersey to Whitney with her new name and the #12 so so she will always remember the year she became a Cubs fan.
18. I loved the view of downtown St. Louis at night from the reception loft.
19. I love that they make such a cute couple, and both have a conviction to have God at the center of their marriage.
20. I loved the shoe game, that was so cute.
21. I loved getting to take pictures with some wonderful women who played such an important role in my life, the women I raised my children with. I love that these women all had such an impact on my kids.
22. I loved that Nick and Whit held hands through out the whole ceremony.
22. I loved that the bridesmaids all had the same color dresses, but each had one that suited their own style and taste.
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23. I loved sharing a table with the Rosetta's.
24. I love that we have stayed in touch with this family after leaving St. Louis and that they all still feel like family.
25. And last I loved that after the lighting of the unity candle, both sets of parents prayed a blessing over this couple.
Proverbs 22:6 says "Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it". It is very obvious that both sets of parents have done just that. They raised their children to love, honor, and respect God. To put him first in their lives, and because of that I am confident as this couple starts out their life together, God will be at the center of it. Does that mean things will always be easy and run perfectly smooth? No, this next year will be a year of learning and growing for both of them. But I believe as they face changes this next year, and grow as a couple, they will remember those things their parents taught them, and they will cling to those lessons they learned growing up. Nick and Whit thanks for letting us share in your celebration we love you guys.
Thanks for reading.
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