And now we can officially get married!

For the vast majority of the vendors we have already selected, Brandon and I always have trusted word-of-mouth referrals. So when it came to choosing a minister, we thought it would be easy—meet with some people our friends and family referred and call it a day! Yah...not so much.

Like most couples, we wanted someone who would marry us under the presence of God minus the mass. But we also wanted it to be personable and funny. However, when we met with several wedding officiants nothing felt personable or special. We felt like we were just another couple they were marrying in the rush of wedding season.

Discouraged but still hopeful, Brandon and I drove out to LaGrange Bible Church for another referral (his co-worker had stood up in a wedding and said even after a year she still remembers the things the minister had said.) Without even realizing it, we had a two-hour conversation with Reverend Bacon (the church's senior pastor), but within the first ten minutes we knew we had found our minister.

He didn't pressure us into signing a contract, and he doesn't officiate weddings for extra cash. Rev. Bacon is even willing to perform at our ceremony off-site in the city though we are not members of his church. In our conversation with him, he sincerely conveyed the love and passion that he has for his career as well as his strong beliefs in love and marriage. After meeting with him we cannot imagine anyone else marrying us, and are truly excited to have him be a part of our big day!