Love is All I Need

I know I wrote a post a few months ago about what was important to me for my wedding.  Since then my perspective has changed quite a bit.  I'm still excited about my wedding, but not necessarily about the 'show and tell' anymore.  What I honestly think is most important and the most exciting, is I get to marry Cody.  Not only that, but I get to do it in front of my closest family and friends.  I get to show everyone I love, just how deep my love for Cody is.  That I want more than anything in this world to have this man by my side every second of every day.  I want to be the mother of his children. To get to raise little humans with him.  To get to share every happy moment with him and be able to confide in him in the not so happy moments.

I think when you first get engaged all you can think about is how your wedding is going to be the best ever. You want the best of everything.  The best flowers, the best cake, the biggest venue, the prettiest dress.  If you're anything like me you start getting quotes and realize that you don't particularly want to be paying off your wedding for the next ten years (Or maybe you do and there's nothing wrong with that either) just to show off to a bunch of people you don't really care about. 
People who aren't even invited to the wedding, but you may be friends with exclusively through social media.    And the people who you do care about you, don't care if you spend $2,000 or $20,000 because they're there because they love you and want to share in your joy of your marriage.

I'm guilty of judging people's weddings.  I will be the first to come out and say it. And I have been harsh through the years.  Like "why did so and so do this and they should have done this."  I totally missed the mark.  I should have been paying more attention to the bride and groom instead of the stupid centerpieces.  Were they happy?  What were they doing?  Were they in love?  Did I feel the joy that was radiating off of them?  So even though most couples had no idea I was judging them, I just want to say publicly, I'm sorry. And I truly believe love is all you need.  That is what I'm now focusing on for my wedding. Love is all I need.

Do you agree?  Are you also guilty of getting caught up in the monetary value of a wedding?