I Am a Bride

I Am a Bride

I am a bride.

I am loved and I am in love.

I am planning more than my wedding.

I am planning my future, my family, my legacy.

I am emotional and often misunderstood.

I work long and hard and without thanks

My family, friends and fiancé almost always come first.

I am a daughter that grew into a women who will soon become a wife.

I am creating a life for me, my future husband and children.

I am beautiful. Bold. Brave. Insecure. Caring. Loving. Selfless.

I am both lost and found, excited and scared, happy and sad.

I get one day. Just one day in my entire life. One day to be a bride.

I feel the pressure, the overwhelming emotions, 

The expectation of unobtainable perfection

The whirlwind of change while everything remains the same

Lost in a dress , I feel the fear and step into my processional.

To be given away by my father and taken by another man.

To awake in the morning with one name and one family and go to bed with a new name and new family forever changing the ties that bind.

To dance my first dance.

From Miss to Mrs.

From I will to I do.

To celebrate my love for you. My love of family. Love of Friends.

In a moment, my path, my future, my family, my name will change.

Yet, I will  still be me.

I will wear the dress but it will not wear me.

I am a bride and this is my day.

- Dawn Nash

First Lady of Romance