On March 7th, 2009, Chris and I traveled south to Dale, IN. We had the fortunate opportunity to work with our wedding officiant Martha Friz-Langer for the entire day.
Martha is an amazing woman. She was the Interim Associate Pastor at the First Presbyterian Church from 1996-1998 (ish). She and Rev. Bower led my confirmation class when I was confirmed in 7th grade. She also had a hand in the beginnings of my passion for Dance. She is also a breast cancer surviver and the author of an awesome autobiography, "Soul Biopsy."
We had a fun day with her. She got to know Chris and got to know me and Chris as a couple. We explored some of the marriage "hot topics" like money, family, children etc. At the end of the day, Chris and I felt like we were still exactly who we thought we were. Most of the things we discussed were topics Chris and I had already covered in our everyday conversations.
I am suprised that some people don't discuss most of this stuff before even getting engaged. There are people out there that don't tell eachother about the amount of debt they have, how many kids they want, their family (medical) history and what you really want out of life. With divorce rates up up it is important to make sure we talk about these things before we dive in.
It was fantastic for Martha to get to know Chris, and I really think she is going to help make our ceremony very meaningful to both of us and our families.
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