On June 11th, I will be a married woman. A madame. For this one day, I will feel like a queen.
What exactly does that mean? I have been thinking a lot about what happens in the process of ‘getting married’, other than a lot of chaos, planning and stress. Followed of course by much celebration and excitement. (Looking forward to that part!) In preparation, if one can actually prepare for this new chapter of life, I have been speaking with the experts. Namely, my married friends. (Wise women!) One of them, Andi Fisher, put me in touch with a real marriage expert, Alisa Bowman. Several months ago she sent me a copy of her book Project: Happily Ever After, and I read it eagerly. She tells the story of ‘saving your marriage when the fairytale falters’. Did I need to read this? No, though I am living what truly feels like a fairytale. But why not live ‘happily ever after’, even before the actual wedding? (I do recommend this book for any married women.)
As I ingest all the advice and prepare for festivities to commence, I also picked up Elizabeth Gilbert’s follow up to Eat, Pray, Love, her latest book Committed, all about the history of marriage and her own personal journey. An insightful read which I am indulging in mindfully.
But as I tend to believe, life proves the greatest teacher and I will soon enough discover for myself what it means to be married, and the many feelings that come with my madame status.
Until then, I plan to cherish every moment along the way. With friends from as far away as Seoul, Dubai, Istanbul, Tel Aviv, New York and New Jersey… Paris, London, Florence… The world (my world) is meeting in Monterosso, Italy to celebrate life and love. This is the meaning of it all.
You have quite possibly the most stunning stage for your wedding! Enjoy these moments, worry about what marriage means after =) We’ll all be thinking of you!
So excited for you…marriage can be the most wonderful journey of your life. Enjoy every minute leading up to the wedding, don’t let the details stress you out.
Brava!!! Photos look incredible, I’m sure it’s going to be unforgettably wonderful 🙂 A lot of girlfriends have taken the plunge this year as well, I tell them this: Crap is going to go wrong, it’s inevitable… just focus on why you’re there. The guy next to you. The rest, meh, it’s just fluff. Don’t expect it to be perfect, it’s anti-human to be so, but do everything in your power to make it full of love and it will be the happiest day of your life thus far. Also, enjoy your first kiss and dance as a married couple, those are such moving moments that really need to be dragged out lol.
Congrats to you both!!!!
xx S
Thinking of you… wishing you a truly lovely wedding day! Love to you both! xo xo
Beautifully put, Kasia. And what a beautiful setting! You’re going to have an amazing wedding. You’ve got exactly the right outlook. Big hugs…
Wishing you a wonderful wedding day, and a happily ever after.
I just had a destination last month, so my words of advice are focus right now on the immediate and worry about the marriage after the honeymoon! Try to live in the moment, because it goes by oh so fast!!! CONGRATS 🙂
I am so flippin’ excited for you! I know you’re going to embrace this new stage, along with your new title, with the same grace and glee you do everything else. It and you are going to be beautiful!
Yes, it does take some getting used to when people start calling you Madame…..and often not far after, Mom. But I am getting ahead of myself. Enjoy every single moment of your wedding day and remember to take some time to revel in the beauty and happiness and love. It will be over before you know it and it’s so easy to miss out on all the fun because you are expected to do so much. I wish you and your Italian Prince all the happiness in the world. Someone made a toast at my wedding that always stuck with me and I wish you the same: May the best of your days be the worst of your tomorrows. Congratulations to you and hope your wedding day is everything you have dreamed.
Enjoy. The wedding will go by in a nanosecond. And even with all the planning, it’s not what really counts. Can’t wait for the pictures, though!
I will be thinking about you tomorrow and wishing you an amazing moment.
Am so, so happy for you and will be thinking of you Saturday!
Many congratulations, Kasia. I was reading the portions about Italy in the book “Blood, Bones, Butter” today the 11th), and was reminded it is also your wedding day in Italy. I have been thinking of you, hoping that everything was completely perfect. 🙂 I’m looking forward to reading about the events here later on. In the meantime, a happy honeymoon to you and your new husband!
Congratulations!! Hope you enjoyed your day and are having a wonderful honeymoon! Now you have the entire rest of your lives together to ponder the meaning of your marriage 🙂
Wishing you the very best!
OMG!!!
you look stunnnnnnnnnnnninggggg!
wowwww…
i can’t find words to appreciate such a magical moment..
*sighhhhhhh* 😛