An American wedding: Gratitudes, anecdotes and Murphy's Law
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 10:23AM
Updated on Monday, October 5, 2009 at 7:17PM by
Kay B. Day, Editor
Jen and David at the rehearsal dinner at Carrabbas. The dinner was given by David's parents.There’s no sense of promise quite like the moment in a wedding when the bride and groom say their vows. Even for couples in long-term relationships, the vows hit an emotional home run because there’s the realization this is for keeps: “These things I give to you today and all the days of our life.”
Marriage, after all, is a contract. As I watched my daughter Jen speak her vows, a new dimension arose in our lives. Our daughter was formally beginning her own family of David and Jen.
The ceremony looked long on paper, but it flew by. I alternated between being riveted and being scatterbrained. Buzzing in my brain were thoughts of decorations, catering and the sound system. One minute I was focused on the steady gaze Jen and David exchanged. The next I was wondering how long before I broke out a bandaid as a result of the snazzy Italian shoes I purchased at a deep discount two days before the big do.
