Luckiest Guy in the World
Our wedding was a week ago. August 1st. That should be easy to remember.
We whispered our vows to each other during the ceremony because we are both too shy to say them in front of a group. I joked that we’d post them on our blogs later. Not sure I’m ready to do that. I barely even remember saying them.
The gist of my vows was what an amazing woman Shanti is and how lucky I am to get to spend the rest of my life with her. She’s so beautiful and smart and yet also so tough and adventurous and resourceful. There doesn’t seem to be anything that she can’t do if she sets her mind to it. I was certain that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Shanti shortly after meeting her.
I couldn’t imagine a better wedding for us. The setting was beautiful and the ceremony was very natural. I never once felt like we were doing something just because we should. We simply spent the weekend doing things we love.
Our friends and family are what really made the wedding work. Thank you Joe for officiating the ceremony. Thank you Nathan and Brian for taking such amazing photographs. Thank you Becky for the beautiful cake. Thank you Andrew and Abby for preparing the food. Thank you Jen, Jennifer, Mom, Carol, Wyatt, and Stacey for the nice words during the ceremony. And thank you to everyone for helping out and putting up with the long drive and the hot weather!
That was so sweet it nearly put a tear in my eye!
Wait a second… those secret vows could have been anything! How do we even know they were really vows?
“Shanti, I think we need to get some more cat litter on the way home. You know, you’ll never beat my high score in Tetris. Look at all these people watching us, they think we’re saying sweet things to each other.”
Seriously, though, we were honored to be there and to be a part of it. Even I got a little choked up watching the ceremony and seeing the truth and depth in what you were saying to each other. It was evident even without hearing the words. Don’t feel obligated to share those vows with us, because you weren’t saying them for our benefit.
Again and again, congratulations. I can’t express how happy I am for you.