I went wedding dress shopping the other night, and I think I found the
perfect dress.  I’d been getting really frustrated because I
couldn’t find the perfect one and time is running out.  I’m a very
picky/undecisive person, so this was not an easy task for me.  I’d
try one on and like it a lot, but something was just missing.  I
was talking to my mom about it the other night, and she told me not to
worry and that I’d find “the one” in God’s timing.  My Grandma
told me that God already had it all worked out and had the perfect one
waiting for me somewhere.  I was thinking about that a lot
tonight, and it made me realize how you could easily compare a girl’s
wedding dress to the man she is marrying.

All throughout life, you hear people say, “Don’t worry, ‘the one’ is
out there somewhere…God has it all worked out…you’ll find ‘the one’
in His timing…”  A girl spends her entire life searching for
“the one.”  She’ll go through many boyfriends and she’ll like them
a lot, but something will be missing.  But then, one day out of
the blue, the perfect man comes along.  You meet, start dating,
fall in love, and decide to get married.  Just like I tried this
dress on out of the blue, pranced around in it a bit, fell in love, and
am pretty sure it’s “the one.” 

As I was prancing around in the dress the other night and staring at
myself in it, I was blown away at how comfortable I felt in it. 
It just felt…right.  I told this to my mom, and she asked me
some simple questions.  She said, “Kim, (in her soft loving and
caring Mom voice) can you see yourself in this on your wedding
day?  Can you picture yourself walking down the aisle with Daddy
in it?  Can you picture yourself standing next to Cory and saying
your vows in it?  Can you picture yourself dancing at the
reception in it?”  After answering yes to all of the questions she
said, “Then it’s the one.” 

This is funny because these are the same feelings and questions I had
when I was falling in love with Cory and thinking he may be “the
one.”  When we first started dating, I was blown away at how
comfortable I was around him.  I could be myself when I was around
and coudl tell him anything (and I still can).  Being with him
just felt…right.  Then I asked myself: Can I see myself standing
next to him on my wedding day?  Can I see Dad walking me down the
aisle towards him?  Can I picture myself vowing to love and
cherish him forever?  Can I picture myself dancing the night away
with him?  Of course, I answered yes to all of these questions and
realized that Cory was the one.

I think the dress is such an important part of the wedding
ceremony.  This is your one day that is all for you.  It’s
your one day to be as beautiful as you can be for your groom.  You
spend your whole life looking for this special man, and now that you
have him, you want to be beautiful for him and him alone.  I think
this is why I’ve had such a hard time finding a dress.  I know
that Cory won’t be disappointed no matter what I wear, but I just want
it to be perfect.  I want to be the most beautiful bride for my
groom.  I want to knock him off his feet when those sanctuary
doors swing open!   Because the
dress isn’t for anyone else just like I’m not for anyone else and he’s
not for anyone else.  This day is going to be just for us, to show
each other how much we truly love each other.  It’s going to be
wonderful and I can’t wait!