Bridals on the Ranch...

 As a bride, one of your favorite things is putting on your dress. Not just once, but as many times as you can! I had several opportunities to put on my dress, but there is one day in particular (besides my wedding day) that you get to wear it for a good chunk of time...Bridal Portraits! I chose to do my pictures on my parents ranch and then at Thistle Springs Ranch, where we held the reception. Here's a snap shot of the day...

Next up....Sugg Wedding Weekend!

Soon-to-be...

 WOW! Time has flown by since I last posted. I am just 9 days away from my wedding and so much has happened since the last time I blogged. We had 4 showers...2 in February and 2 in March. Talk about a crazy couple of months! We have been so blessed by everyone's generosity in this season of our lives. Thank you to everyone who has graciously given to us!

We just came off spring break which we were able to get a lot of things finished up for the wedding. It still is surreal to me that this is about to happen. I have been looking back at old journal entries lately seeing just where God has brought me from. I have been praying for this man for so many years, wondering who it would be I would get to share my life with. Jordan has far exceeded every thought, prayer, every hope . I could not have imagine a man like him. He knows my heart and cares for me in a way that is so loving and tender. God knows I need this man for the rest of my life. He is a gift to me and I pray I will cherish him everyday.

We will head up to Cleburne next Wednesday and all the wedding events will begin Thursday with all of my bridal party arriving into town. I am SO excited to have these women surrounding me on one of the most sacred days. These women have supported, encouraged and walked right next to me for so many years.

I am praying for time to slow down for Jordan and I over the next 9 days, so that we can truly soak in every moment. Pray with us, that God would be magnified through our wedding ceremony and marriage to come!

Here are a few pictures over the past few weeks...

At our 1st wedding shower in Cleburne

In Washington, DC for a marriage conference

 In DC...

A photographer captured us with an amazing backdrop

Over spring break we applied for our marriage license! 

Wedding Day: March 30
Honeymooning: March 31-April 5..destination unknown to the bride! :)

Next Time I post, I will be a married woman!

Signing off the last time as Miss Joy Janszen...

love to you all!

Engagment Photo Session

I have been blessed by so many friends through the years and so to have one of my longlife best friends take our engagement photos was an incredible blessing to us! We had a blast taking them! Thank you Julie Anna for capturing us all around Gruene!!

 

 

engagment story

since i was young i have always dreamed about my wedding day. i always dreamed of the man i would marry. who he would be like. what qualities he would have. how i would be treated. and even what he looked like. i begin to develop a vision for it and i have been praying for him since i was young.

i have watch so many others get engaged. find a dress. plan for their wedding. and even stood beside many friends, as they make a vow to the man standing next to them. i have longed to be that girl in white. to walk down the aisle with her daddy next to her. i have longed for a man to love me as Christ loves the church. i have longed for that day to yes and make a vow. to become one. to serve the Lord with the man God chose for me.

on december 21, 2012, after being sent on a scavenger hunt all around town. i stood in the center of a beautifully lit gazebo with the man that i have come to love with all my heart. i gazed into his eyes as he knelt before me and asked me to marry him. i finally was given the chance to say YES!

my heart is so full and continues to be overwhelmed with the goodness of God and His love for me. soon i will get to put on my dress, walk down the aisle towards the man God has chosen for me. soon i will stand before family and many friends and make a covenant with jordan as we join together as one in Christ.

just 57 days to go!! 

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