Weddingbee Blog

I booked the church without ever actually stepping foot inside. This is a little out of character for me. I typically research up a storm on everything wedding related. The weekend after making it official, I just had to go and see it, partially to ease my mind, so I’d have no worries. So, the following Sunday after booking, I had two of my bridesmaids come on a mini road trip to Newport… to go to church.

Well, it seemed to have slipped my mind that we were going on Palm Sunday. As Catholics may know, this means there are more rituals during the mass, which means they take more time. So we sat through a lovely mass, which happened to be longer than expected. This makes me love my bridesmaids even more—they come to mass with me during the planning, not just for the “fun” stuff, but the stuff that is really important to me.

We left mass and all agreed it was beautiful. The three of us went to the same Catholic school growing up and have pretty much attended the same church all of our lives. This church has a different set-up than ours at home, but we all really liked it. There are multiple lights over the altar that give off a beautiful glow. There are multiple aisles, which gives more access to each row, and more front row seats!

Mr. Starfish asked me to take a picture, but I really didn’t think it was appropriate to take photos during mass on Palm Sunday, so I did a little Google search. Faith Dugan from Rhode Island has a few amazing shots on her blog.

The church is very simple, but I think simplicity can be beautiful. I am so in love with our church! I can’t wait to say I do to Mr. Starfish. I sat through the mass amazed that that was where we were going to become husband and wife!

Have you had a moment like this yet? Were you are overwhelmed by the significance of an element in planning that makes it seem so real?