One Year Ago
Our wedding was one year ago today.
We rented a cabin on the lake, which is where I got ready with my bridesmaids, mom, and aunts the morning of the wedding. I remember feeling such excitement as every little piece of the "getting ready" process slowly came together - first my hair and makeup, then the dress, and finally, the veil. As my sister (my maid of honor) placed the veil in my hair, I remember feeling a sense of overwhelming calm. This day, our wedding day - which was two years in the making - had finally arrived. I was marrying a wonderful man and I was surrounded by every single one of the most important people in my life. I felt more beautiful than I ever had before.
After we got ready, we traveled to the church. At this point, the rain that had encompassed the better part of the morning began to subside, and even though there were still some drops falling from the sky, the sun was starting to appear and the day held a promise of sunshine and warmth.
Before I knew it, my dad and I were waiting in the back of the church, my arm linked in his. My bridesmaids had processed before me, one by one, to "Canon in D" while I waited anxiously to walk down the aisle to my future husband.
All I could see, when I walked toward the front of the church, was Sean. He looked as handsome as ever, and the room stood still as I made my way to him.
We had a traditional Catholic mass, during which my mom read an Apache Blessing:
" Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be the shelter for each other. Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be the warmth for the other. Now you are two persons, but there is only one life before. Go now to your dwelling place to enter into the days of your life together. And may your days be good and long upon the earth.
Treat yourselves and each other with respect, and remind yourselves often of what brought you together. Give the highest priority to the tenderness, gentleness and kindness that your connection deserves. When frustration, difficulty and fear assail your relationship - as they threaten all relationships at one time or another - remember to focus on what is right between you, not only the part which seems wrong. In this way, you can ride out the storms when clouds hide the face of the sun in your lives - remembering that even if you lose sight of it for a moment, the sun is still there. And if each of you takes responsibility for the quality of your life together, it will be marked by abundance and delight."
As we walked out of the church, arm in arm, we were so full of excitement that it actually felt as though we were floating! What a moment that was.
Following the ceremony and, of course, a full hour of formal photographs, we had the most amazing wedding reception. I'm sure everyone thinks as much about their own reception, but we truly had the single best day of our lives.
We rented a cabin on the lake, which is where I got ready with my bridesmaids, mom, and aunts the morning of the wedding. I remember feeling such excitement as every little piece of the "getting ready" process slowly came together - first my hair and makeup, then the dress, and finally, the veil. As my sister (my maid of honor) placed the veil in my hair, I remember feeling a sense of overwhelming calm. This day, our wedding day - which was two years in the making - had finally arrived. I was marrying a wonderful man and I was surrounded by every single one of the most important people in my life. I felt more beautiful than I ever had before.
After we got ready, we traveled to the church. At this point, the rain that had encompassed the better part of the morning began to subside, and even though there were still some drops falling from the sky, the sun was starting to appear and the day held a promise of sunshine and warmth.
Before I knew it, my dad and I were waiting in the back of the church, my arm linked in his. My bridesmaids had processed before me, one by one, to "Canon in D" while I waited anxiously to walk down the aisle to my future husband.
All I could see, when I walked toward the front of the church, was Sean. He looked as handsome as ever, and the room stood still as I made my way to him.
We had a traditional Catholic mass, during which my mom read an Apache Blessing:
" Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be the shelter for each other. Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be the warmth for the other. Now you are two persons, but there is only one life before. Go now to your dwelling place to enter into the days of your life together. And may your days be good and long upon the earth.
Treat yourselves and each other with respect, and remind yourselves often of what brought you together. Give the highest priority to the tenderness, gentleness and kindness that your connection deserves. When frustration, difficulty and fear assail your relationship - as they threaten all relationships at one time or another - remember to focus on what is right between you, not only the part which seems wrong. In this way, you can ride out the storms when clouds hide the face of the sun in your lives - remembering that even if you lose sight of it for a moment, the sun is still there. And if each of you takes responsibility for the quality of your life together, it will be marked by abundance and delight."
As we walked out of the church, arm in arm, we were so full of excitement that it actually felt as though we were floating! What a moment that was.
Following the ceremony and, of course, a full hour of formal photographs, we had the most amazing wedding reception. I'm sure everyone thinks as much about their own reception, but we truly had the single best day of our lives.
As I write this, and re-live the moments that occurred one year ago today, I am overwhelmed with happiness at where we have been since, and where I believe we will go.
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