Morgan Elizabeth Weddings Y’all I’m about to get real up in here. Planning a wedding can be stressful. Planning a wedding at the same time as your sibling and his fiancé…brings a whole new roller coaster of emotions I did not even know existed. It is Ashley here and I’m taking over the blog today to share the personal journey I have been on for the last 10 months planning my wedding. My brother proposed to the love of his life a year ago September and just shy of two months afterwards, Stephen proposed to me. It’s a very special time in your life to begin with and even more special to share it with your sibling. So now the four of us had our weddings to plan. My brother and his wife had their wedding this past weekend and Stephen and I are getting married next month. That makes our weddings exactly 28 DAYS APART!
I am the type of person who had the majority of my wedding planned in my head before Stephen had a ring; so we were able to jump into wedding planning very quickly after the proposal. Stephen was on board with the vision I had dreamt of all these years. My brother and his fiancé had to start with colors and a theme. I get very nervous sharing my ideas with other people in general – I have had people take them and use them, before I get a chance to, therefore making me protective of my ideas. This made it difficult in the beginning stages of planning, in fear that my brother’s wedding would end up similar to ours. I desperately didn’t want our family members and other overlapping guests to experience the same thing at both of our weddings. So, I helped my brother and his fiancé as much as I could, without totally spilling my thoughts about our wedding plans. This also put my mom in an awkward position because she obviously wants the best for both of her kids. She helped a ton with both of our weddings, but had to keep ideas disclosed and help be unique and creative in the process.
As planning went on, my brother and his fiancé developed their vision and it became clear that we were heading in two different directions. Of course, elements are similar, but every wedding has similarities. It got to the point, where my now sister-in-law and I, were talking regularly about our wedding plans; exchanging ideas and finding decorations we both can utilize. Safe to say, my guard came down about sharing my vision. What I didn’t expect throughout this whole process was just how close she and I would become. I truly believe God timed our engagements to create this special bond between the two of us. Wedding planning is stressful and there are a lot of emotions throughout the process. I had a sister before “officially” having a sister. And for that, I’m so grateful! What could have been a “war of two brides”, turned into such a memorable stage of life.
Let us know if you’re sharing the spotlight with your sibling while planning your wedding. Reach out to us on social media to share more – we would love to hear how it’s going and share tips!
