Our Officiant

Finding the right person to marry us is an important decision--after all they will have a huge part in setting the tone of the ceremony. We wanted our officiant to play a personal role in our lives and to have the same belief system that we hold. Our choice was easy. This weekend Justin and I had the opportunity to ask one of our favorite people,

Pastor Robert Dekker

aka

Uncle Robert

to officiate our wedding. Since he lives in Florida we were grateful for the opportunity to be able to ask him in person. Of course he said YES! He has played an important role in Justin's life-he was his pastor while Justin lived in Florida for college and has made a large impact on his relationship with God and has helped to shape his world views.

I can see God's fingerprints so clearly in the plans that He has layed out for our lives...If Justin had never moved to Florida, he may have never been introduced to a PCA church which means he would not be attending a PCA church now and we may have never started dating. Obviously, God's plan is much better than anything we could picture. It's hard to see at times why God has us make certain decisions, but looking back, this stands out so clearly as an example of His providencial love. If you would have asked us 5 years ago about marrying each other, we both would have looked at you like you had 3 heads. Neither Justin or I thought that we would be exchanging vows on January 3, 2009, but God's plan is much more beautiful than anything I could have ever imagined.