Angie and Garett's Wedding
Weddings are an interesting thing. I find that when we attend another person’s wedding, my wife and I both have feelings of nostalgia, bitter sweet and joy.
Nostalgia because we both remember what it was like when we got married. The chaos surrounding the day. The excitement of starting a new life together. The fun of seeing all our friends and family together, and providing a happy time for them.
Bittersweet because we are both reminded of our age. It’s always something that crosses our mind when we see a young couple tying the knot. We think, “wow, we did this X years ago….we’re getting ooooold!”. On the one hand this is a good thing – we’ve had a chance to see our son grow, gained perspective on life, and matured. On the other hand, it can be hard to see the sand as it’s falls through the hour glass – time that can never be gotten back, no matter how well (or not) we have used it.
Joy because we see lots of smiling faces, and weddings tend to be a happy time anyway. It’s fun to see all the grinning faces, and happy people. Everyone is in good spirits, and even though the time leading up to the day can be totally crazy and hectic, it seems everyone lets go at the time of the wedding, and decides to just enjoy each other.
We had a great time with Angie and Garett. We want to congratulate them on a new life together and thank them for putting it all together, and making it such a great day. Who could forget the Hawaiian Bonzai Toasts!
One word to describe it…. Special.
“Marriage is like pi – natural, irrational, and very important”
Lisa Hoffman
