In keeping with the whole 'love theme' I dug out some old photographs of my wedding day. I had to laugh at many of the photos, because I'm the most non-photogenic person around. In many of the pictures my eyes are blinking just when the camera is clicking. It was quite a feat to find some 'good' shots.
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| 900 + people in a hall for 5000 |
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| Someone created a beautiful sign for us |
Digging through the pictures, made me remember what an amazing day my wedding day was.
When my hubby and I decided to get married, we hardly knew each other. We knew God had brought us together. We had around 300 Singapore dollars (approximately 150 US with the exchange rate in those days) between the two of us. How do you plan a wedding for almost a thousand people with that limited budget?
This is where we saw God's Word to be true. He promises to supply all our needs according to HIS riches in Heaven. He certainly provided all our needs for the wedding. We never told a living soul how much money we had, we just said, "We are getting married" and then we proceeded to invite everyone. We started planning for the wedding in June and we were married the first of August.
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| cutting the wedding cake |
Every day proved to be a miracle. Someone called me up and said, "Where are you buying your cake?"
I replied, "I'm checking out some options"
"Don't bother, I'll buy your cake for you!"
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| The vows |
Someone else called my husband and said, "God told me to buy your wedding suit."
Another lady called me and said, "How many do you expect for your wedding?"
"Around 900 or so."
"Do you have a caterer."
"uhm, you mean I have to feed people?" No, I didn't say that, but that was what I wanted to say. I actually said, "I haven't hired a caterer yet."
"I was praying this morning and God told me to take care of the catering- so you don't worry about it!"
Tick tick tick, slowly things were getting clicked off my 'to do' list...my grandmother's diamond was set in gold, which had been given to us with explicit instructions that it be melted down and made into wedding rings.
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| the beautiful gown |
The wedding dress was quite amazing. My mom and I went into a boutique which was renowned for their wedding dresses. In Singapore (in those days) most brides just rented their wedding dress. I went to see if there were any dresses in my budget. I almost had a seizure when I saw the prices of the gowns. We were almost going to leave but the owner of the shop recognized my mom. She asked what we were doing there and my mom tried to politely excuse herself.
The owner of the boutique said, "You know what....I want to custom make your daughter's wedding dress for free...I only ask that you acknowledge me on the wedding programme."
"eh...em...sure...how do you spell your name??"
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| "You may kiss the bride" |
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| my mom,Daniel & me, my mother and father in law |
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| "Can we go home now?" |
The most stress free wedding ever. God provided every last detail for us. I just showed up and walked down the aisle.
Its so good to remind myself of that day, because it was a small example of how God has continued to do amazing things throughout my life. I have found that there is nothing too insignificant that He ignores it; also, there is nothing too big that He can't handle it. He cares about the details and He also can handle the impossibilities. His love never ceases to amaze me!
Its so good to remind myself of that day, because it was a small example of how God has continued to do amazing things throughout my life. I have found that there is nothing too insignificant that He ignores it; also, there is nothing too big that He can't handle it. He cares about the details and He also can handle the impossibilities. His love never ceases to amaze me!
