18 | July | 2012 | 4 little Fergusons

This is post 2 for today, be sure to head back a post for I Do: Part 2 {Worship} so you can read them in order! 🙂

May 25th, 2o12 dawned bright and HOT, but that didn’t stop us from being nearly giddy with the anticipation of our special ceremony, to take place at 7pm that very night.

My friend and hair dresser, Kelli came out to do the girls’ hair. What a blessing to not have to load up and go into town! She always does an AMAZING job, and this time was no exception!

The couple that let us use their amaaaazing barn, also allowed us to use their guest house to get dressed. The kids and my mom hung out there in the AC during our pre-ceremony pics.

A close friend of the family, Whitney, of Whitney Hamilton Photography, captured our special day from start to finish. You can see more of her work here, on her website. She does an incredible job and I knew I could trust her to photograph even the smallest details of the day.

Moments before the ceremony, nerves at an all time high, Dale grabs me for prayer time, asking God to smooth the path before us and allow everything to go as planned.

And Whitney, being the kind of photographer she is, saw it and captured it all, unbeknownst to Dale and I. AWESOME.

And so begins, our I Do: Part 2 Vow Renewal Ceremony……

But I’ll tell you about that, tomorrow!

It was the day before our Vow Renewal, and we were hard at work setting up the barn and making preparations for our big day…..

I had finally found the “vintage” napkins I wanted. (nothing like waiting until the last-minute)

I had lists in my head a mile long. This whole “Planning a ceremony while still being a Mom” thing is hard work! I was SO SO ready to join my life with my husband again, so ready for a standing covenant with Christ. Beautiful and untarnished.

Our friend, Shelby and mentor, Harold were coming out that evening to have praise practice in the barn. They suggested we all worship together, to invite the presence of the Lord to that place. We jumped at the chance.

It was beautiful. It was humbling. It was breathtaking.

Harold said it best when he said:

“Stop those lists running through your head, stop thinking about what needs to still be done…..The Lord is bringing the feast. Our job tonight, is to simply set the table.”