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i go to a baptist church, however we don't necessarily id ourselves as baptists... just christians! we love our church so there is no reason for us to say anything negative!

 our faith impacts us every single day. i suppose in some way if we do eventually get married (i hope so!) that it will be incorporated (in music choice, having no alcohol, modesty of dress, etc.) but i doubt we'll even notice!

Our church is classified as being Baptist on some list somewhere or another on the internet that my grandmother found, but I didn't know that until she told us.  I'd say that our chirch is more non-denominational thatn anything else- we're very, very laid back & it's utterly fabulous.  I've been a part of the really strict Baptist churches & that's just not for me :)

I'm Pentecostal Holiness church. My dad is the new pastor of there.. for me it's not so much about denonimation as it is relationships.. as long as you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.. it's all good! Some things we're incorporating are the union candle, my dad will most likely do the service, prayer time before meal and during the ceremony. I'm really traditional but can't think of a whole lot of traditions to incorporate (if you think of more email me *samiam4eva02@gmail.com or pm me*). I will prob wear a jacket or lace thing on top during the ceremony and take it off for reception.. but only because i love the jackets! lol. and of course it'll be alcohol free. my fiance is a new christian so he's having a little bit of trouble with the no-alcohol thing ! :)

Caramel~ I love how you wanted your pastor to just preach the gospel and that you did not care that he did not even talk about the two of you. Way to give glory to God! He brought the two of you together so praise to Him and to how you both want to show Him to all your guests!

We went to Mount of Olives Baptist Church for awhile, but I didn't consider myselt a baptist nor does my fiance. We call ourselves CHRISTians. We try to be ambassadors for him in our everday living and not just on Wednesdays or Sundays. We are actually part of a church plant which will be called The Water's Edge Christian Church. We are both very excited about all that Jesus has done for us and all the blessings He continues to give us!!

Our faith in the Lord and our commitment to serving the Lord is what brought my fiance and I together. We attended the same youth group and church for the last 13 years and knew, before we even started dating, that we wanted to get married. We didn't want to date, and we also didn't want a long courtship! However, after speaking with my parents, we decided to wait THREE YEARS before getting married, so I could graduate from architecture school and be a "good" wife, meaning I would not spend my nights at school building models!

We are finally only 8 months away now, and I must say the last 2.5 years have been trying, refining, and challenging, but they have also been quite wonderful!

Our only church, and our only Pastor, will be officiating, as he and his wife have mentored and discipled us for many years. We will not be having any "service" or anything of the sort: this is a celebration! Church will be on Sunday! But serving, acknowledging and glorifying God is a part of our every day lives, and is evident in the character we have developed and the love we are able to share with everyone we encounter.

We look forward to the fellowship, and the mingling of our church families, friends, and family members, and of course making our life-long commitment to help, refine and uplift one another!! This is an exciting time for our church family as well, and as we attend a very small church, we have quite a bit of accountability and a lot of loving people that want nothing more than for us to have a wonderful marriage.

We are so very blessed! I am continually in awe of God's love and provision for me. Trust me, this union is ALL His doing!!!

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Thanks to everyone who shared; it is so nice to see a group of believers coming together in the WeddingBee community!

We attend El Shaddai Ministries in California, and I describe myself as a Jesus-following Bible-believer. It's that simple. It needs to be! My fiance is a great inspiration to me in love, faithfulness, long-suffering and commitment, and we continue to challenge each other to be our very best. It gets intense, but it is the best way!

I love God with all my heart, soul, mind and strength and I pray that I can help as many people as possible come to know Him before He returns!

My husband I met while he was a missionary and I was going to college after I had finished a few years of mission school and missions in several countries.

Our Wedding was so awesome because we worshipped God from our hearts, we cried and all our family and friends there to hear the gospel! 

We really enjoyed ourselves and we still are serving the Lord and loving each other after 6.5 years! 

I pray everyone has found their soul mate and will fulfill their calling together.

Here's a self-portrait I took on our 6th year Anniversary!

@desiredfocus, we're similar. I met my fiance at our missionary school, we're now serving the Lord. Our wedding will be held this July. His family is a non-believer and we're planning to preach the Gospel in the ceremony. We're still discussing with the church elders about the ceremony. Do you have any tips for me ?

I have been ina few different churches all me life. Right now, my Fiance and I are in Apostolic and Pentecostal churches, respectively, but we dont 100% agree with what they say. We might look for a new church after we're married.

Mrs. Caramel, it's so cool how you wanted to preach the gospel instead of focusing on you.

We are Presbyterian and believe that marriage is the ultimate example of Christ's love. I feel so blessed and lucky to have found a best friend who believes the same thing I do! =)

My FI and I are both Southern Baptists, him more so than myself.  He was raised in a tiny church and attended there is whole life. [That's where I met him]

After about a year, and after a big falling out at the church regarding our youth pastor, he and I (after much debate) decided to move our membership elsewhere.  We still attend a Southern Baptist church, but I think he sometimes misses the church where he grew up at.  His father is now the youth pastor there and his mother teaches childrens church.

This poses a slight problem. Due to our very tight budget, we are having the reception in the fellowship hall at his parents church.  I am still not comfortable there, but I know it means alot to my FI since he was pretty much raised there.

Thoughts?