The wedding came and went. The week before it was a blur. We celebrated 2 family birthdays, a bachelorette party and the wedding all in one week. There was so much love. My daughters got me such thoughtful and nice birthday gifts. The sisters gave their sister such thoughtful and nice gifts. Two sisters threw their little sister an amazing party with all the boas, glittering tiaras and flashing rings that she wanted! We had a blast celebrating with all the women in the wedding. The rehearsal and dinner were such a lovely blending, not just of the bride's family and the groom's family, but relatives from both of the grooms parents, and relatives from both of the brides parents.All ages came together to celebrate the union of these two beautiful young people. There were a few minor hitches in the hitching-what wedding is complete without them. The pictures were lovely, the reception was beautiful and yummy. The bride and groom departed in a convertible volkswagon and left for a week of relaxation in Vegas. We were left with transforming the church back into its' usual self for services on Sunday. When the dust settled after all the clean up, I was left with the realization of love: love between the bride and groom, love from that couple for their parents, love between sisters, love of a brother, love between a niece and her family, love of a little flower girl for a beautiful bride she admired, love of a group of people who helped serve the reception food and wash and dry dishes, love of a group of friends who helped serve the rehearsal dinner, love of a father for his daughters, even love of those who have gone on before and I feel were looking down on this day-their legacy of love for their families. It is such a great feeling, to know and feel all this love, to spend an entire day basking in the love of the most important people in my life.Even though weddings are a lot of work, they bring out the most beautiful in everyone, and I was certainly blessed by this particular wedding.
