A long time gone
I have been away.
For far, far too long.
Shortly after finding Twitter, I was beguiled by Face Book. Alas, it led me astray - away from my beloved Live Journal. Away from you all.
I've missed it here. So here I am. I have returned to my first love, my El Jay.
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Merry and I celebrated our Wedding Day this past Saturday, with friends and family all around us. Many people commented afterwards that it was one of the most beautiful ceremonies they had ever attended. It was simple - the ceremony itself only lasted less than 10 minutes. We worked with a tight budget (which was largely funded by friends and family). It may have been humble, but the love - from ourselves and all that attended - was shared freely and felt strongly.
People talk about being so distracted by this and that on their wedding day, but that was not the case for me. I was so in the moment that I hardly saw the goings-on around me. All I saw was my beautiful bride, and all was right with the world.
We held the ceremony in a small, hole-in-the-wall restaurant - our favourite - in their back room. My wedding party (bridesmaids and flower girl) were outside the building and entered from the back of the room. The moment soon came - my attendants started filing in. My flower girl, Merry's niece of about 13, looked back at me and, seeing the tears welling up in my eyes, she smiled at me. The music changed - "Imagine me and you ... I do ... I think about you day and night, it's only right ... to think about the girl you love, and hold her tight ... so happy together! ... I can't see me lovin' nobody but you, for all my liiiiiife ..." And I walked into the dimly lit room and immediately locked eyes with my bride.
What I remember most about that evening was exchanging vows with my lover, my best friend, my bride. I had been so nervous all day that I would forget them, but I needn't have been. Everything about the ceremony went perfectly. It was like a dream come true!
The whole evening was magical. The love of our family and friends was palpable, wrapping around us like a blanket. In the blink of an eye (4 hours later :D), the evening was done. I was throwing my bouquet and we were making our way to the hotel next door (which was a wedding present from a friend). We spent a short time at the bar with friends, and then headed up to the room, where we ... promptly fell asleep, tired from the full day we had just shared. :D
We now find ourselves on our honeymoon. A friend of ours has a Lake House on a nearby lake, and we have full use of it for an entire week. Right now I'm sitting on the back porch with the laptop, listening to the sounds of the rural lake area.
I am filled with a deep sense of peace. Such happiness is mine! I keep glancing at my ring, making sure this was all real. It is!
It is!
For far, far too long.
Shortly after finding Twitter, I was beguiled by Face Book. Alas, it led me astray - away from my beloved Live Journal. Away from you all.
I've missed it here. So here I am. I have returned to my first love, my El Jay.
{ }
Merry and I celebrated our Wedding Day this past Saturday, with friends and family all around us. Many people commented afterwards that it was one of the most beautiful ceremonies they had ever attended. It was simple - the ceremony itself only lasted less than 10 minutes. We worked with a tight budget (which was largely funded by friends and family). It may have been humble, but the love - from ourselves and all that attended - was shared freely and felt strongly.
People talk about being so distracted by this and that on their wedding day, but that was not the case for me. I was so in the moment that I hardly saw the goings-on around me. All I saw was my beautiful bride, and all was right with the world.
We held the ceremony in a small, hole-in-the-wall restaurant - our favourite - in their back room. My wedding party (bridesmaids and flower girl) were outside the building and entered from the back of the room. The moment soon came - my attendants started filing in. My flower girl, Merry's niece of about 13, looked back at me and, seeing the tears welling up in my eyes, she smiled at me. The music changed - "Imagine me and you ... I do ... I think about you day and night, it's only right ... to think about the girl you love, and hold her tight ... so happy together! ... I can't see me lovin' nobody but you, for all my liiiiiife ..." And I walked into the dimly lit room and immediately locked eyes with my bride.
What I remember most about that evening was exchanging vows with my lover, my best friend, my bride. I had been so nervous all day that I would forget them, but I needn't have been. Everything about the ceremony went perfectly. It was like a dream come true!
The whole evening was magical. The love of our family and friends was palpable, wrapping around us like a blanket. In the blink of an eye (4 hours later :D), the evening was done. I was throwing my bouquet and we were making our way to the hotel next door (which was a wedding present from a friend). We spent a short time at the bar with friends, and then headed up to the room, where we ... promptly fell asleep, tired from the full day we had just shared. :D
We now find ourselves on our honeymoon. A friend of ours has a Lake House on a nearby lake, and we have full use of it for an entire week. Right now I'm sitting on the back porch with the laptop, listening to the sounds of the rural lake area.
I am filled with a deep sense of peace. Such happiness is mine! I keep glancing at my ring, making sure this was all real. It is!
It is!