Remember Who You Are

When I was growing up, whenever I left the house for a party or some other event my mom would tell me to "Remember Who You Are".

She didn't mean for me to remember what my name is or where I lived or anything like that. What she really meant was for me to remember who I really am. You know, in a spiritual way, so that hopefully, I would make wise decisions. Which I think for the most part it did.

Such a simple little saying that has stuck with me all these years. As I've gotten older and no longer face the same peer pressures as I might have faced as a teenager, I still face challenges and I find this saying to still be really really helpful in my life. I think its important to check in with myself and remind myself who I really am. Not only to center myself spiritually, but to remind myself of my priorities and values.

I think that this exercise is also helpful in world of planning your wedding. It's important to not let yourself get carried away by visions of grandeur or having your wedding planning take over who you are. Which is easy to do after watching marathons of "Say Yes to the Dress" and "Who's Wedding is it Anyways?"

So, what kind of bride-to-be am I?
Here are my thoughts:

I am a bride-to-be who wants to be married one time and forever.
I am a bride-to-be who doesn't want the wedding to be "all about me" and "my special day". I want it to be "all about us" and "our special day".
I am a bride-to-be that wants a wedding that is centered on family and a feeling of community.
I am a bride-to-be that acknowledges my wedding is not a magazine photo shoot- its the day I'll be making the biggest commitment of my life.

What kind of bride are you?