today was the day.
we woke up early
(for a Saturday)
had muffins and coffee,
showered, shaved, packed, and prepped,
decided last minute what to wear,
and headed out the door.
purely by accident
we abandoned our masks,
but we did remember
the flowers, the boutonniere,
the cookies, and the rings.
the weather was perfect
and we stopped just long enough
to invite my parents to snap a photo
and shed a tear,
respecting the six feet
required to love our friends and family
during this otherwise complicated time.
the drive to Oregon Ridge was lovely.
we met Kate at just the right spot
and made our way to the altar we chose
right along the water;
turtles, frogs, fish, and ducks.
you in your stunning dress
me without a tux.
we chatted and broke the ice
waiting for the other family to go by.
when they were gone,
and it was just our officiant and us,
we picked our sides,
held one another’s hands,
and you laughed.
Kate asked if I needed to
“get (my) giggles out”
but you took responsibility,
owned your outburst,
and we got things underway.
“heart” you mouthed to me
our term of endearment.
“heart” I mouthed back.
“I love you” you whispered.
“I love you” I did the same.
the vows were read,
we exchanged our affirmations,
traded our rings,
then I got to kiss my wife.
nothing else I have done
has felt so real as that;
looking into your eyes
and promising ourselves to one another.
we stayed for a bit
unwinding from the seriousness.
made sure the paperwork was in order
then headed home.
to our home.
we packed our strawberries,
loaded the car,
watched Russell build a box and bag
to wrangle the cat,
then started the journey
on our mini-moon.
we texted, posted, and shared,
liked a lot of the love
that our people shared with us,
and found our way out to Cumberland.
since then we’ve unwound
said wife and husband
as many times as we could
and now its time to settle in
and love our new spouse.
today was the day.
we picked 8/8 the week we got engaged,
things have changed quite a bit since then,
but it doesn’t change the fact
that today is the day.
we’ll get the wedding we want next year,
but we got the marriage we wanted today.
today.
we woke up early
(for a Saturday)
had muffins and coffee,
showered, shaved, packed, and prepped,
decided last minute what to wear,
and headed out the door.
purely by accident
we abandoned our masks,
but we did remember
the flowers, the boutonniere,
the cookies, and the rings.
the weather was perfect
and we stopped just long enough
to invite my parents to snap a photo
and shed a tear,
respecting the six feet
required to love our friends and family
during this otherwise complicated time.
the drive to Oregon Ridge was lovely.
we met Kate at just the right spot
and made our way to the altar we chose
right along the water;
turtles, frogs, fish, and ducks.
you in your stunning dress
me without a tux.
we chatted and broke the ice
waiting for the other family to go by.
when they were gone,
and it was just our officiant and us,
we picked our sides,
held one another’s hands,
and you laughed.
Kate asked if I needed to
“get (my) giggles out”
but you took responsibility,
owned your outburst,
and we got things underway.
“heart” you mouthed to me
our term of endearment.
“heart” I mouthed back.
“I love you” you whispered.
“I love you” I did the same.
the vows were read,
we exchanged our affirmations,
traded our rings,
then I got to kiss my wife.
nothing else I have done
has felt so real as that;
looking into your eyes
and promising ourselves to one another.
we stayed for a bit
unwinding from the seriousness.
made sure the paperwork was in order
then headed home.
to our home.
we packed our strawberries,
loaded the car,
watched Russell build a box and bag
to wrangle the cat,
then started the journey
on our mini-moon.
we texted, posted, and shared,
liked a lot of the love
that our people shared with us,
and found our way out to Cumberland.
since then we’ve unwound
said wife and husband
as many times as we could
and now its time to settle in
and love our new spouse.
today was the day.
we picked 8/8 the week we got engaged,
things have changed quite a bit since then,
but it doesn’t change the fact
that today is the day.
we’ll get the wedding we want next year,
but we got the marriage we wanted today.
today.
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