How to Create Beautiful Wedding Welcome Baskets
One of the great blessings of my life is having a mom who gives gifts that look and feel like a work of art. How can I describe, without sounding boastful, my enchanted childhood? When a little girl has a mother like mine, everything that surrounds her is sweet, gentle, graceful, and pure. Everything, from the clouds of tulle that float above her canopy bed, to her lovely doll collection. Even the littlest details of my girlhood were exquisite—my pretty hair ribbons, my whimsical wardrobe, even the peanut butter and honey sandwiches in my school lunches, bore the imprint of my mother’s love. Every day, I received a little a note in her beautiful handwriting, telling me I was loved. And I knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, it was true.
How to Write Beautiful, Personal Wedding Vows
When we think of creating a beautiful wedding ceremony, we tend to lavish attention on the visual aspects. We imagine our wedding gown, and the floral arch that awaits us at the altar. Colors, flowers, and fabrics fill our mind. But to create a truly meaningful moment—a moment filled with intangible beauty—we should not overlook the spiritual and emotional aspects of our ceremony. For there is a beauty that transcends the visual, moments that are powerful for the depth of love and grace they hold. We all long—perhaps every moment of every day—to encounter such a moment: the kind of moment we only experience a few times in life. I am not arguing to scorn visual experience, but instead to nurture prayerful, invisible beauty as well as beautiful design. To seek this inner truth and beauty first-- and experience the surpassing beauty that follows.
When it comes to creating unforgettable ceremonies, we should not leave unexplored the unseen beauty of words, vows, and above all Scripture and prayer. And one beautiful way to bring this beauty your ceremony is by writing personal wedding vows.