Christian Weddings — The Knot Community https://forums.theknot.com/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:44:12 +0000 en Christian Weddings — The Knot Community Bible question - demons https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/350700/bible-question-demons Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:01:19 +0000 Christian Weddings ochemjenn 350700@/discussions
SO, I know Jesus cast out the Legion in the Gospel of Mark, and I think in Luke (maybe John?) there's another passage about him casting out demons.  Are demons ever mentioned in the OT?  I would think they would be since they were obviously a problem for people in the NT, but I do not know of any mention of them in the OT. Are we all saved from demons because of Christ? Just Christians?]]> Different Kind of Bachelorette Party https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/351857/different-kind-of-bachelorette-party Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:02:44 +0000 Christian Weddings ElisabethJoanne 351857@/discussions
Thus my plan for an alternative bachelorette party: Camping with my family, including my father, who is bemused at being invited to what I'm still calling a "bachelorette party." My fiance and his parents celebrated Thanksgiving with my family, and as I exchange bunches of e-mails with Mom about including him in our Christmas celebrations, I'm really looking forward to this camping trip as the last time it's just the five of us (me, parents, two sisters). I think it'll be far more meaningful than another party with my peer-friends.

Did anyone else do anything special to sort of say good-bye to their "family of origin"?]]> Prayers for a Friend https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/352323/prayers-for-a-friend Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:27:43 +0000 Christian Weddings FaithCaitlin 352323@/discussions
A good guy friend from high school and his girlfriend decided to have a baby in our senior year of high school (don't ask why.. they're crazy). They've been living together, making things work, and happy ever since.

In the past couple of months things have gotten terribly rough for them. She works days and he works nights so they don't see each other. She isn't happy with him and started to have an affair with a married man with kids from work.

Things escalated and over the weekend while he was at work, she moved all of her stuff and the baby out. She is now staying with her "lover" and his wife who knows nothing of their affair.

She has filed a restraining order against my friend for repeated domestic violence (completely untrue). He has a court date of December 13th.

He is devestated about missing his son and about his relationship with her. He wants nothing to do with her but really wants his son back. They're going to fight for custody which I'm sure she'll get because she makes a higher income and probably will get the gender nod.

I'm so sad for him and her. I wasn't friends with her in high school but he and I were very close. He has the potential of being self-destructive and I'm scared for him.

To make matters worse, she works with FI and FI doesn't want me to get involved at all for fear of his position (she's lower than him but she sure does gossip at work!).

This got long. Sorry! Any prayers would be greatly appreciated. Any advice for me handling him would be appreciated as well.]]> hellooo :) https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/352009/hellooo Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:27:27 +0000 Christian Weddings esantana06 352009@/discussions E-Pics Sneak Peek! https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/351449/e-pics-sneak-peek Sun, 04 Dec 2011 13:39:23 +0000 Christian Weddings FaithCaitlin 351449@/discussions
]]> I could use some prayers... https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/353237/i-could-use-some-prayers Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:54:23 +0000 Christian Weddings BMcLeodTeam 353237@/discussions
Today it seems my computer is on its last legs. My laptop has been acting a little funny lately. Just from yesterday to today I can notice a difference in how it runs... With the wedding coming up and some other things that have happened as of late (medical and the like) finances are pretty tight right now, careful budget..... so we don't exactly have cash lying around to buy a new computer... but as I said, no internet means no income...

So long story short, I could really use your prayers to help figure it all out, either how to keep this computer going, or how to financiallly cover the cost of a new one in our budget.

Thanks in advance :)
]]> my cousins are planning weddings close to mine https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/351238/my-cousins-are-planning-weddings-close-to-mine Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:38:41 +0000 Christian Weddings catwine 351238@/discussions
I have two adult female cousins who have been 'engaged' for years. I put that in quotes because the unspoken rule in my family is that if you get pregnant as a teenager your baby-daddy has to put a ring on your finger. One cousin has been saying she is engaged for about 6 years and the other has been engaged to all 3 of her children's fathers. 

When I announced that i was engaged (no baby yet, we are virgins) my cousins talked about getting married too. I'm getting married in October and my cousins are getting married in August and September.

I feel like my engagment prompted them to pick up their feet because they are older than me and 'should' be married first. I was looking forward to having the first wedding of all my cousins but that makes me sound like a snob or selfish. I'm happy my cousins are getting married but i can't help feeling like they stole my thunder.

My fiance and my mom understand my feelings and think i may be right about them suddenly being motivated. Should I tell my cousins how I feel? I'm not super close to them but we talk every now and then. 

Oh, and one of my cousins even said she is thinking of next fall but doesn't want to be too close to my date but now she is almost one month before me.]]> Source of Strength https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/350719/source-of-strength Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:46:56 +0000 Christian Weddings BMcLeodTeam 350719@/discussions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CSVqHcdhXQ
]]> **Ryansbeloved** https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/351756/ryansbeloved Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:05:41 +0000 Christian Weddings iamjoesgurl 351756@/discussions
Will you work once in India?  Have you ever lived there?  Are you excited about moving?
]]> Spiritual Attack - need prayers https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/350175/spiritual-attack-need-prayers Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:11:42 +0000 Christian Weddings azdancer8 350175@/discussions Favorite Christmas Decorations? https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/351277/favorite-christmas-decorations Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:06:14 +0000 Christian Weddings sprtychick10 351277@/discussions *BMcLeodTeam* https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/352900/bmcleodteam Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:18:06 +0000 Christian Weddings yodacub 352900@/discussions *iamjoesgurl* https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/350095/iamjoesgurl Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:03:34 +0000 Christian Weddings anna.oskar 350095@/discussions



Happy Holidays!]]> It's happening already! Co-workers asking questions about wedding plans... Advice? https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/351478/its-happening-already-co-workers-asking-questions-about-wedding-plans-advice Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:39:18 +0000 Christian Weddings 2012FutureMrsB 351478@/discussions
I recently got engaged and I talk frequently with my carpoolers about wedding stuff, which is fine b/c they are all invited since I've gotten to know them pretty well (we spend 1 1/2 hrs a day in the car together, so we know a little more about each other than we'd like to! lol). Anyway, I've tried to keep wedding talk to a minimum with other co-workers b/c we haven't finalized the guest list. We've made a rough draft and several of them are on it, but of course there are many who are not (I'm a teacher so of course I can't invite ALL the teachers!).

Today, a lady who works in the room next to mine came by and started asking wedding questions totally out of the blue. I've never brought up wedding talk with her (or anything personal actually).  I tried to be vague, but she kept asking specifics - i.e. she said "when are you getting married?" and I said "next summer" and so she asked the specific date. I didn't know what to say, so I gave in and told her the exact day, but she is definitely NOT invited (never even made the "maybe" list). She even asked about whether or not we had met with the priest. I was like "what!!?"" Then I remembered this is a very Catholic area (I'm Protestant) so it caught me off guard. I corrected her and said we had met with our pastor, etc.
 
So . . . I guess I need to be more prepared! What do I say when they ask specific questions? Do I answer or change the subject? I feel that changing the subject would be rude b/c I'm ignoring them, but at the same time, if they bring it up (not me), then I guess I should just answer politely and don't say anything more? . . . didn't realize how hard this could be. Any advice would be appreciated (especially from other teachers!). Thanks!


(Note: Others have asked questions too, but they will most likely be invited. I still try to keep wedding talk to a minimum and I don't bring it up myself. This particular lady was the first to ask who is definitely NOT invited so it made me think there could be more who bring it up in the future and I want to be more prepared).]]> Prayers for a Friend https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/351755/prayers-for-a-friend Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:44:26 +0000 Christian Weddings BMcLeodTeam 351755@/discussions
"My sisters fiancé had a stroke tonight. His speech is slurred and can barely walk. He is getting an MRI now but bloodwork and CT scan was normal. I just pray he will be ok, he's been through alot this past year. "]]> I Got A New Job!! https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/352417/i-got-a-new-job Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:33:25 +0000 Christian Weddings iamjoesgurl 352417@/discussions My guests are getting PB&J https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/352468/my-guests-are-getting-pb-j Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:23:07 +0000 Christian Weddings RebeccaJac 352468@/discussions
How is everyone elses day going?
]]> November Prayer Requests https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/353224/november-prayer-requests Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:45:39 +0000 Christian Weddings iamjoesgurl 353224@/discussions Let's be praying for our fellow Knotties getting married this month - congratulations to you all:

November5- marinarose24
12-krystalaldre
19-sessionswedding26 - staybeautiful1717

Are there any other prayer requests?
]]> Prayers, please? https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/350529/prayers-please Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:12:39 +0000 Christian Weddings DramaGeek 350529@/discussions AW: I'm finally back as a MRS! (edited to add PIPs) https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/351536/aw-im-finally-back-as-a-mrs-edited-to-add-pips Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:48:50 +0000 Christian Weddings sessionswedding 351536@/discussions I don't have pro pics yet and there are surprisingly few non-pro pics, so I don't really have much of those to post. I have added some PIPs at the bottom!

Several things went wrong with the wedding.  One GM showed up an hour late pre-ceremony for pictures.  One GM left without saying goodbye right after the grand entrance.  The DJ was supposed to play one long song for both the parent and WP processional - but he read my directions wrong and played it twice (one time for each processional).  My bouquet was wilted and didn't have pearls in it like it was supposed to.  There weren't supposed to be flowers on either of the cakes, and they were both covered with and surrounded by flowers.  People started eating dinner during the cocktail hour.  People were eating cupcakes off the cupcake tower before the cake cutting.  One of my SILs wore a white dress.  That same SIL knocked red candles over on me and RUINED my wedding dress, along with most of the pictures of the night.  During THAT commotion, DH and I missed both my dad's speech and the BM's speech because no one would hush up or move over so we could see or hear - everyone was crowding around asking what happened to my dress.  The canldes on our table were SUPPOSED to be white tealights, but they were red votives, otherwise we wouldn't have had that problem to begin with.  Non-white-dress SIL took it upon herself to use MY photog that I paid for to have her family portraits done, which made us late getting pictures finished.  It also made us get less photos than we wanted of MY family.  THAT SIL complained about everything all night and was very rude to everyone.  Most of the guests left early.  The reception was supposed to last until 8:30, but the staff started BREAKING DOWN AND CLEANING UP at 6:30.  My DOC had saved us a plate of food and cake, but someone who was cleaning threw it away, so DH and I didn't get to eat any of the food at our wedding.  The rude SIL put on jeans and a tacky t-shirt DURING THE RECEPTION and started cleaning.  She actually took food and flowers AWAY FROM MY MOM and threw them away.  She also moved all of our stuff somewhere and didn't tell us.  We were missing purses, keys, phones, etc.  There was no coordination about who was supposed to be bringing home what, etc. so we THOUGHT we were missing things that turned up later at someone's house, etc.

All in all, I have been trying to just FORGET my wedding.  We did get some nice compliments about the vows (which I wrote most of myself), the decorations, the fun music selections, the dancing, and how much FUN people had.  I'm just glad I'm married and that's OVER WITH!

If anyone is interested in my HM, I have a really long detailed recap of that (with links to pics) on my month board.  http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_november-2011-weddings_super-long-aw-back-hm-pics-little-perspective-crap-wedding_.0

ETA:  PIPs


This picture was an accident, haha.  My feet were hurting and every time I sat in a chair my "torture device" longline bra needed to be readjusted.  So I just plopped down in the floor and my dress poofed out around me.  The BMs grabbed the photog, bouquets were arranged, and this photo was born!


I think this was during our vows.


My cupcake tower


DH's bacon chocolate groom's cake


A picture of us after the ceremony.


A picture of us with the whole WP after the ceremony.


A picture of us with my family.


Our first dance.  :)


The Cupid Shuffle!  That was super fun.  Notice my white platform flip flops for dancing, haha.


Me, MOH, and a BM taking a break from dancing.]]> iamjoesgirl https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/351738/iamjoesgirl Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:44:26 +0000 Christian Weddings agape1cor813 351738@/discussions XP: I'm a Mrs.! (Long with PIP) https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/351799/xp-im-a-mrs-long-with-pip Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:43:20 +0000 Christian Weddings staybeautiful1717 351799@/discussions
Friday: Friday night we had our "rehearsal" dinner. I say that because we didn't get to have our actual rehearsal on Friday because our venue had another wedding going on that evening. No big deal. My lovely now H decided it'd be a great idea to have this dinner at a local Mexican restaurant. We go there a a lot and really love the food, so it just seemed like a good idea to him. Now, normally I would not be opposed to that, but this time was different. I was up from about 4-7 AM on Saturday sick. Apparently I was not the only one either. H said he was too and that some of his family said they were as well. I've never gotten sick from there before, so it was odd. Other than that, good time haha.

Saturday: Get up & go to the venue for what was meant to be our rehearsal at 10:30. We get there, and the coordinator that owns the venue and is in charge didn't have anything set up for the day. I will say though that we were planning for it to be outside until it rained that morning though. So I suppose she was just waiting until last minute to hear my word about it. But still, nothing was set up. So I felt horrible because our whole wedding party and our pastor were there, for nothing. We never had a rehearsal. She was like "So when are you going to do a walk through?" And I was thinking "That's what this was supposed to be?!" But oh well.

Got my hair done, came back to do my makeup and finishing getting ready to take pictures. We were supposed to start pictures at 3. Well my girls didn't show up until probably 15 til 3. They still had to put on their dresses and touch up makeup/hair. So we didn't end up starting pictures until 3:30. We didn't get that many shots because the guys showed up at 4 to do pictures. H had way more family and people to take pictures with, so he needed more time than I did. So I just finished up real quick, then went back to my little room to wait.

We were supposed to start at 5, but started a little late because people were still trickling in. My girls walked wayy too fast, probably because we didn't get to practice that morning with the music or at all. I planned for them 3, the flower girl and ring bearer, and I to walk to the same song. It was about 4 minutes long. Well they took about 45 seconds to walk down the aisle, so I just waited for my part to walk. Because I'd planned it strategically for a certain part. H later told me that one of his groomsmen jokingly said to him "Ya sure she's comin', man?" haha. The pastor who married us has known H for about 10 years. He could not manage to get either of our last names right. We kept repeating them, and he just kept saying them wrong. Finally he just said "Oh forgive me, I'm old".

After the ceremony, we took about 15-30 minutes to talk pictures with our families and the wedding party. First of all, H's mom and current stepdad left right after the ceremony because they were taking my now nephew (who is a few months old) home to put to bed. So we didn't even get pictures with them. So we took some with H's former stepdad (more like a real father to him) and his family, my family, and the wedding party. H's brother was driving me up the wall. He's hurt his knees playing football and is having surgery tomorrow. He just kept complaining about how much they hurt. Now, I completely understand that, but he could've said "My knees are really hurting, can I sit down for a minute between pictures?" or something. But no, he just kept grunting and griping "Are we done yet? Oh my gosh, my knees hurt. Come on now" blah blah blah. He was being a total drama queen. Finally I just said "Okay! We're done now!"

We didn't do dancing or any of that, and only about 30 people (including wedding party) showed up. We invited 75. A girl who I was pretty good friends with planned a party on that day, after RSVPing "yes". Awesome haha. But anyways, the wedding started a little past 5, and I'm pretty sure we were leaving the venue at 7. No joke. Everyone left pretty quickly. They had they're food quickly, ate their cake if they wanted it, and got out of there. It was good though.
Sorry this was so long! HA =/

PICTURES!:



My bridesmaid, me, & my two MOHs.




A picture one of my MOHs took and edited up for us.







H, his sister and brother (aka the drama king lol)

Those are pretty much the only pictures I could find for now. I'll add some more later if I can find some. Or when I get the professional ones back from my photographer.]]> Wedding Beauty Poll https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/350737/wedding-beauty-poll Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:13:20 +0000 Christian Weddings iamjoesgurl 350737@/discussions

Questions:
1.  Did you/will you whiten your teeth for your wedding?
2.  Did you/will you highlight your hair?
3.  Did you/will you have personal touches that reflect your personality?
4.  Did you/will you wear a veil?
5.  Did you/will you do your own hair or make-up?

For those of you who are married, do you have any regrets about any of your style decisions??
]]> Having a dry wedding and already getting complaints https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/351440/having-a-dry-wedding-and-already-getting-complaints Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:03:08 +0000 Christian Weddings LIzBurke3 351440@/discussions
We are having a dry wedding for religious purposes and also because we have a handful of alcoholics in the family and don't want any issues.
We are already getting some complaints from family and friends and know there will be more to come when it's officially announced on our save the dates.

How do I get people to understand? Has anyone faced this problem?]]> Meet with our Pastor Sunday https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/353302/meet-with-our-pastor-sunday Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:02:02 +0000 Christian Weddings sprtychick10 353302@/discussions Officiant concerns (sorry, a bit rambly) https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/352979/officiant-concerns-sorry-a-bit-rambly Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:02:55 +0000 Christian Weddings catwine 352979@/discussions
 We are a bit put off by this because it seems like our personal lives shouldn't be a concern to him. My fiance and i are both Christians but  if the pastor expects us to be going to church every week and attending bible studies and such then we are toast...which means we will be without an officiant!

Has anyone had experience with this?]]> Prayer Request https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/350454/prayer-request Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:23:51 +0000 Christian Weddings BMcLeodTeam 350454@/discussions

I could really use your prayers for a friend of mine. She has been in a very unhealthy relationship with her common-law husband, the father of her daughter, and has just the week gotten the strength and courage to walk away. She gave him a week to get out of the house, and is staying between my house and another friend's with her daughter until he does as she doesn't want to risk his manipulation and emotional abuse during this. She really needs prayers right now to help her get through this as well as to help her with her 2 year old daughter who is caught in the middle of all this.
]]> **staybeautiful** https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/352316/staybeautiful Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:57:55 +0000 Christian Weddings iamjoesgurl 352316@/discussions More puppy problems https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/351753/more-puppy-problems Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:17:49 +0000 Christian Weddings DramaGeek 351753@/discussions What are you thankful for? https://forums.theknot.com/discussion/350939/what-are-you-thankful-for Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:03:15 +0000 Christian Weddings sprtychick10 350939@/discussions