Whew so THEN we headed down the Boardwalk to SBP its funny because until I saw these pictures I didnt even really notice all of the people sitting around watching us parade down
Here are a few of our Arrival at SBP I especially love the one of my mom and Adrian:
After he left, and was headed in with Sara, I said to my mom, Im really dizzy still
I really hope I dont pass out
(I am a fainter and my worst fear about my wedding day was fainting although it would have made for a hilarious video) she looks at me in a panic and says Do you want me to go get you water? I reply with MOM the wedding is starting, there is no time!
Amy overhears this conversation and says something to the effect of You are NOT going to faint you ARE going to take deep breaths and you WILL be fine! Its time to start walking
She is fantastic its like in that one moment all I did was listen to her, she had given me no choice, so we took off down the LONG aisle (the whole time I was chanting in my head dont pass out, dont pass out, dont pass out). I kind of dont even remember the opening words of the ceremony because I was still not sure I was going to make it. Then a light breeze came up, and its like my body just instantly relaxed and I was in the zone
To the family and friends of Kelly and Adrian, I welcome you here today on this most joyous occasion in order that you may share with them the pledging of their everlasting love and commitment to each other
.their wedding day.
They particularly wanted to invite you here because the growth of their love is connected to this place. It has given them a feeling of timelessness and peace, and a sense of the wonder of life.
The mood of this wedding is one of joy, festivity, and well being. You are here to celebrate your wonderful good fortune and the inevitability of it all, how wonderful it is that you two found each other and how delightful it feels to love one another as much as you do.
Love really is something over which we have no control. We can need it, wish for it, long for it, but all on our own, we cannot insist it into being. Therefore when love finds us, when the person we simply cannot live without crosses our path, it is truly a gift, and the wedding that celebrates this star-fated match is indeed the happiest of occasions.
Love is a miraculous gift and a wedding a celebration of that magic, and that is what we are here for today. We are gathered together, family and friends, to be overjoyed for and with Kelly and Adrian, who are so wonderfully suited to one another, that is pure delight for the rest of us to see just how happy two people can be.
A good marriage is dependant upon many factors, but the first prerequisite is a strong bond of love, friendship, and respect for one another. Your love will grow deeper with the passing of each day, but the genuine liking of each other, the willingness to accept each others strong and weak points with understanding and respect will be a very important part of this union.
Then Adrians dad Marven did a reading of the poem The Art of Marriage
A good marriage must be created.
In marriage the little things are the big things.
It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say "I love you" at least once a day.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It is at no time taking the other for granted;
the courtship should not end with the honeymoon.
It should continue through all the years.
It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is standing together facing the world.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.
It is doing things for each other,
not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice,
but in the spirit of joy.
It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating
gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is not expecting the husband to wear a halo
or the wife to have wings of an angel.
It is not looking for perfection in each other.
It is cultivating flexibility, patience,
understanding and a sense of humor.
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.
It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.
It is finding room for the things of the spirit.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.
It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal,
dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal.
It is not only marrying the right partner,
it is being the right partner.
Up next - Ceremony, continued...