One Daughter, Two Weddings, Same Guy

Today I marry my daughter off…again. We did this last month in a ceremony where the size of the wedding was limited by the chapel; it would only hold 40 skinny people. Now after being through a relatively private, small wedding, I can say this is the way to go. There is a lot less performance stress on the big one today.

This one will be bigger, crazier with lots of Mexican food and all the noise that goes with a gathering of Hispanics. I’m doing the ceremony in Spanish.

It was important to us for our church to see how it should be done. Our church watched Jessica grow up and everyone knows the higher expectations for the preacher’s kid. She did well; we are proud of her. She and her new husband did things right. Many would call this the traditional approach; we call it an honor.

You see, once you realize there is a lot of significance with marriage then you know that the ceremony and everything leading up to it are important.  Marriage was established to represent the relationship of Christ and the church. Once joined, the two co-labor to bring about the will of God on earth as it is in heaven.

Our people needed to see that the marriage relationship can begin in purity demonstrating the holiness of God. Cesar pointed his eleven-year-old daughter to Jessica and Seth and told her to follow that model.. That’s the message we want them to get.

It’s the day before Father’s Day and this time my dad is going to walk Jessica down the aisle. This is special, and I think he feels proud to do so. He didn’t have any daughters, just silly, unfrilly boys.

My dad and I shared time together over the years—usually doing things like putting up fences. Today we share in giving Jessica away to Seth. Maybe some day Dad, Seth, and I can put a fence up together.

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