This morning, I woke up at 7:40. I read my Bible, did my exercises, and ate pancakes for breakfast. After breakfast, we went to the church and checked up on the wedding decorations. Everything was starting to come together, but there was still a lot of work that needed to be done. We went back home as the people at the church were sweeping.
When we got home, Bro. Ruckman and Mrs. Angie did their preparations for the wedding. I relaxed, ate lunch, and took a rest. It is a good thing I did because the evening was super busy. We picked up Bro. and Mrs. Armstrong at 2:00 P.M. Bro. Armstrong is going to be playing the piano at the wedding. We left the house at 2:45 so that Bro. Ruckman and Pastor Prince could go over the wedding. Well, that was the start of it.
We waited at the church for about a half hour when we first heard what was happening. The rehearsal had been pushed back until 5:00 because some of the men from the church were getting some canopies for the wedding. Wedding rehearsal was supposed to start at 4:00, but that got pushed back. At 4:30, the groom called saying the women were at the nail salon getting their nails done. They had been there since 2:00 P.M., but they were still not done. The wedding rehearsal was then pushed back until six to give the women time. At 6:30, the groom arrived. The bride did not arrive until 8:14, exactly. After all the setbacks, the rehearsal went very well. If everything goes as it did in the rehearsal, the wedding should go wonderfully.
The bride and all of the bridesmaids will be staying at the house tonight. They will be arriving at 12:00 A.M. Then, the makeup artist will arrive at 4:00 A.M. to begin painting the women. After that, Bro. and Mrs. Ruckman will take the bride to the traditional wedding, which will start at 7:00 A.M., Lord willing. The church wedding will start at 11:30, if everything goes as planned.
Please pray everything goes well and that everything starts on time and runs smoothly. Also pray that everyone will sleep well because tomorrow is going to be a long day. I will be taking pictures at the wedding; so, I will be on my feet most of the day.
2 responses to “Very Long Day”
We are raised to be on time for all things. In foreign countries they don’t worry about time as much. It is hard for us to deal with that part of the culture. We will be praying for all of you. Lots of love!
Good Morning form East Texas… the Church looks amazing.
I’ll be excited to see all your wonderful pictures of this beautiful wedding. Prayers for the Bride and Groom, and for all to go well. May God Bless all the efforts for this special day.🙏