See - I Do Own A Tie!

I talk a lot about the weddings I perform. Here is a picture of me in action at Rick & Lindsey's wedding at the Sanctuary on Kiawah. It was an absolutely beautiful wedding on a beautiful day. Rick and Lindsey are now coming to our church! Rick is a chef at the Sanctuary and Lindsey is the pastry chef at the Fat Hen on John's Island. She made her own wedding cake and it was one of the most beautiful cakes I've ever seen. She WILL be making a dessert for us at Coastal soon!

Earlier this year I received an email from a couple who attended another wedding I performed. Here's part of what they wrote:

"Hi Chris,

My husband and I attended the wedding of ______ this past weekend in Charleston. We live in Gainesville, FL, and were friends with them in college.

My husband has been a Christian for quite a while, and I became a Christian three years ago. We have been married for two.

As far as we know, _____ are not Christians. We were curious about what type of ceremony they would have.

We both thought that your ceremony was beautiful--it was a great example of giving a Christian ceremony to a couple who have not professed to be Christians (as far as we know). The pastor of our church here in Gainesville recently said that marriage is not just for Christians; it was invented by God and given as a gift to many people.

We pray that as _____ build their lives together, that they would find true life in Christ.

Thank you for performing a ceremony that professed scripture as truth, and honored our Lord."

I personally have always felt that the weddings I perform were an opportunity to reach out in love to people at a time in their life when they are naturally very open to spiritual things. There are several couples at our church that I have married: Jim & Beth, Courtney & Mark, Bill & Susan, Rick & Lindsey, Peter & Isa, Jim & Ginger, Justin & Sarah. A beautiful gift indeed. Let us remember to treat our spouse as the precious gift from God they are.