Are you excited??

I have been asked this question many times in the past couple of weeks. I know that this is the normal question that people ask right before the wedding. I think it is sort of funny to ask this question because what is the person going to say? "No, not really that excited." I am sure all brides (and grooms) are excited about the wedding. If they are not then something is seriously wrong and they need to re-evaluate. So here is my answer to this question...
Yes, I am excited about the wedding BUT I am more excited about being married to Andrew. I have not been dreaming of my wedding since I was seven so I have no expectation for what it should look like or how it should go. If you know me, I am a pretty easy going girl. According to my sister (also my wedding coordinator and florist) I am the dream bride because I am letting her do her thing. The wedding will be really exciting and fun, I am not worried about that. Honestly, Andrew and I really just God to be glorified in our wedding and then in our marriage. We want people to see that He is the center of our relationship. He is the sole reason for us being united as husband and wife. It is only by the grace of God that we are getting married. So it is to Him that we will give the glory for us being together. I truly cannot wait to be married to Andrew and be his wife. I am excited to share life with him. To share joys and struggles together as a couple.
A couple of verses that have been in my heart lately regarding this event in my life are Genesis 2:24, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh." I got a card about this verse at my shower last week. God's math, 1 + 1 = 1. Funny how it works!! Also, Matthew 19:6, "So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore, what God has joined together, let man not separate."
To summarize, we are both excited about the wedding but to us, its not about the "wedding", its about life after the wedding. That is what we are excited about!!!