Two members of my chime choir have been flirting with each other for awhile now. It all began with a little note tucked into a music folder and led to heartfelt talks over dinner, long walks, and a sweet proposal. Love is difficult enough when you are young, but when you are middle aged, it is all the more rare and challenging. Yet this couple brings hope to all those of us who are older and single. I truly looked forward to this wedding because these two people know full well what they are getting into and are going there anyways.
I never saw a more radiant bride, a more humble groom. Truly, she just glowed with joy and happiness. What a treasure it must be to find a companion when you thought you would be alone for the rest of your life. Their joy wrapped her two daughters into the midst of their love and included them in every aspect of the wedding. Two daughters never looked more delighted to see their Mom remarry. I don't think bigger smiles exist.
My son's wedding was a picture book wedding, but this was a fairy tale story come true. The looks of adoration and tenderness freely flowed all evening. I was entranced, caught up in the bliss. There is hope. I even got in the bouquet tossing lineup (didn't catch the bouquet, but that's OK). And what fun the reception was! I loved chatting with friends at the table, laughing at the glass clinking calling for kissing (and ran to get chimes to ring just to augment the fun), seeing them take such delight in greeting family and friends, watching the daughters coax the unwilling on to the dance floor, dancing - it was a wonderful magical evening to remember for long nights to come.
I did not stay to see the happy couple off on their honeymoon ride to a cozy B&B in Ithaca. But I did rejoice with them as they enter this new chapter in their lives. I wish them many years of happiness - all crammed with the sweetness and joy of this their wedding day. May it never fade.
I never saw a more radiant bride, a more humble groom. Truly, she just glowed with joy and happiness. What a treasure it must be to find a companion when you thought you would be alone for the rest of your life. Their joy wrapped her two daughters into the midst of their love and included them in every aspect of the wedding. Two daughters never looked more delighted to see their Mom remarry. I don't think bigger smiles exist.
My son's wedding was a picture book wedding, but this was a fairy tale story come true. The looks of adoration and tenderness freely flowed all evening. I was entranced, caught up in the bliss. There is hope. I even got in the bouquet tossing lineup (didn't catch the bouquet, but that's OK). And what fun the reception was! I loved chatting with friends at the table, laughing at the glass clinking calling for kissing (and ran to get chimes to ring just to augment the fun), seeing them take such delight in greeting family and friends, watching the daughters coax the unwilling on to the dance floor, dancing - it was a wonderful magical evening to remember for long nights to come.
I did not stay to see the happy couple off on their honeymoon ride to a cozy B&B in Ithaca. But I did rejoice with them as they enter this new chapter in their lives. I wish them many years of happiness - all crammed with the sweetness and joy of this their wedding day. May it never fade.
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