Really, a post about shoes?
Let me explain.
Steve and I had our Bridal Shoot about a week and a half ago. The night before the shoot, I am making sure that I have everything that I need. As I am looking for everything, I couldn't find 2 things, my poofy slip, and my shoes. The slip had been missing for quite a while, but I was baffled about the shoes.
The shoes for my wedding are gorgeous! They are part of my something blue, and they were perfect! Peep toe, floral print, comfortable, and on sale, just like I like them! Steve helped me pick them out. When I saw them, I just knew that they had to be the shoes I wore on my wedding day. Here is a picture of said shoes.
I tore my room apart looking for these shoes, as well as my little private living room area I have. I could not find them ANYWHERE!!! I was distraught! I was even crying because I couldn't find them. My best friend and maid of honor had the same pair of shoes, so I asked her if I accidentally left them at her place. Much to my dismay, the answer was no.
That day, I was about to become the awful Bridezilla Monster! I still couldn't find my shoes, and I didn't know what to do. My sweet amazing Steve kept asking me how he could help. He offered to go take me to buy a new pair. I got to the point where I gave up trying to find them. I accepted the fact that I wouldn't have these gorgeous shoes for my bridal shoot, and that had to be ok.
So, instead of wearing these gorgeous blue shoes, I decided to wear my favorite pair of yellow heels. Banana yellow pumps with a pointy toe. I bought them 7.5 years ago for my brother's wedding in Brazil, and I loved them. I figured I would keep a bit of them with me by wearing them.
For our bridal shoot, we went up the Alpine Loop by where I live. It's a scenic drive that connects Provo Canyon to American Fork Canyon here in Utah. It is completely gorgeous! We went up the canyon about 5:30, and got some great shots. I am so pleased with how this shoot turned out. As we were hiking through meadows in my dress, my mom who was there with us pointed out that it was a blessing that I wasn't wearing the shoes I would be wearing for the wedding. They would have gotten completely ruined, because they are satin! SHE WAS RIGHT!! It was a blessing that I couldn't find my shoes!
To make a long story short, today, I got the impression while I was at work that I should look under my bed for my shoes when I got home. I got home about 30 minutes ago, and my shoes were sitting there, perfectly safe and protected under my bed. Not only do I have fun gorgeous shoes for my wedding day, but I have one more thing that will be perfect that day outside of my sealing, and it will always be a wonderful story I can share.
Sometimes, God let's us lose things so that things are perfect later. I lost my first marriage, so that I could find the man that is my perfect fit. He may not be perfect, but he is perfect for me. God knows what he's doing, and we should trust him. I now have a visual image of this lesson for the rest of my life to share with others.
I love that I have these photos with my yellow shoes, and I love that I will have my blue shoes for my sealing day to my better half! "The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them." - Thomas Merton This picture is the best representation of how perfectly I feel like I fit with my sweet Steve. I'm not perfect, but we fit together so well, that I can be myself!
All my love,
Shae
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