A church filled with family and friends.
I asked him what kind of a wedding he wished for,
He said one that would make me his wife.”
in my morning reading and meditation time, i came across this quote. i found it all too true. in these last days before the wedding, all the planning and desires for perfection seem to fall away in this thought, "i can't wait to marry you." don't get me wrong, i sincerely appreciate the beauty and symbolism of the day, the preparation time, the elements, and the rest. it is sweet, and i embrace it. but there are moments where it just feels like too much. i just want to steal away with my bride. she is what this day is about, what all this preparation is for. but here we are, three days away. my suit is pressed and hanging by the door, my vows in the pocket of my coat. i am ready.
the long wait is over. i have found her. she is mine. i am hers. and we get to celebrate that surrounded by love and joy and well-wishers. i look longingly forward to seeing dear friends. i miss them, and am glad that this day calls us back together. my brothers and sisters, warriors in the trenches with me. it is a day to lift a glass to all the ones we love. make merry and sing songs. dance with joy, dance with all our might. so as we prepare to eat, drink, and be merry, i stop here to say thanks to you all. you who have been a part of this journey, bittersweet as it has been. but beautiful. always beautiful...
"I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new."- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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these are words of a man alive, and I like that. Very much.
So, heads up: I was talking to a friend yesterday about your wedding and I teared up. I read this post and teared up. I'm pretty much going to cry at your wedding...guaranteed. I just added "handkerchief" to my packing list. I can't wait to see you tomorrow night!
I love that, Evan. See you in a bit.
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