wedded bliss.

There seemed to be lots of talk in the States about gay marriage and how God defines marriage in the Bible. I don't know why this is an issue. Do you think that if you ban gay marriage then people will just stop having gay relationships? They are still going to be together, live together, and basically act like they are married, so what's the point? Anyways, let's see what the Bible has to say about a honeymoon. In Deuteronomy, it says:

 “When a man is newly wed, he need not go out on a military expedition, nor shall any public duty be imposed on him. He shall be exempt for one year for the sake of his family, to bring joy to the wife he has married.”

 Yes! I fully support the Bible's definition of honeymoon. Lots of people have asked where we will go, what will we do since we already travel mucho. It's also been noted that we "already go on like 5 honeymoons a year". Well, with what the Bible has stated, that's exactly what we are supposed to do. 

Webster's dictionary defines honeymoon as : 

1. a period of harmony immediately following marriage

2. a period of unusual harmony especially following the establishment of a new relationship

3. a trip or vacation taken by the newly married couple

I'll take definition #3 and add that to the Bible's definition of a year of bringing joy to the wife. So the question is, not where are we going on our honeymoon, but rather, how many honeymoons will we go on our first year of marriage? 

wedding week.

I think I'm going to wait to blog about the wedding week when we get our "official" pics back from the photographer who was awesome and photographed the wine tour as well as the wedding. It was the best week of my life and I can't wait to see the pics!

pre-wedding vacay.

When we first got to California, we stayed in Mill Valley, northern San Fran area. We went to a baseball game on the 4th which was super awesome and super American. The A's were playing the Red Sox and Big Papi hit his 400th home run which made the game even more exciting. 

 We went hiking in Muir Woods. 

 Drove around the coast to Stinson Beach. It was so pretty and so cold!

 We drove up to Sonoma/Napa area to get some wedding chores done. After each errand, we went to a winery. For example, pick out desserts for the dessert bar, then go to a winery. Pick out flowers, then go to a winery. They were all stunning and had amazing wine.

This is Vine Alley in Sonoma Plaza. There are several tasting rooms that feature wine from local wineries. What a great idea, you don't even have to drive! What a great, relaxing way to start the wedding festivities. I totally recommend this to every bride.