Welcome to a new year of Sweet Tea Sundays! We love every word of the marriage advice that appeared in V6 and on Sweet Tea Sunday last year, but as we began to create V7, it dawned on us that advice is best offered like slices of red velvet cake: sweet and in small portions. The last thing we would want is for you to feel as though all of the fun stuff (Dress fittings! Cake tastings! Dance lessons!) is restricted to your engagement, and as soon as you make your sparkler exit, everything left is just hard work. Marriage is hard work, we won’t deny that, but it is also a joy, a comfort, and an adventure. This year, we’ll be sharing just a few of the things you have to look forward to after saying I do–it may not be advice, per se, but we hope you find it just as inspiring! To start off this year, here are a few words from our own lovely Marissa.
My favorite thing about being married is spending every day with my best friend. Marriage is the greatest adventure we’ve ever embarked on (tied with having our girl!). I love knowing that I have my favorite person in the world by my side to get the church giggles with, even as grown ups, to lean on when things get tough, and to fight with and to fight for. Throughout our six years of marriage, we have lived in fourteen different places (yep!), but each and every place has felt like home. Not because of where we’ve been or the four walls we lived within, but because of the person I was sharing it with.
P.S. Married gals, we would love to hear from you! Send me an email with the subject “Sweet Tea Sunday” and complete the sentence “My favorite thing about being married is…” and you may be featured on Southern Weddings this year! Answers can be long or short, silly or serious, and feel free to get creative. Be sure to include your favorite picture of you and your beau!
I LOVE that Marissa mentioned the church giggles! My Mister and I get them all the time and it makes me love him even more!