Our Wedding

“I would recognize you in total darkness, were you mute and I deaf.
I would recognize you in another lifetime entirely,
in different bodies, different times.
And I would love you in all of this,
until the very last star in the sky burnt out into oblivion.”

“They say that sometimes love starts with a spark,
and that might be true, but if I were to wish you a love,
I wouldn’t wish fire for you.

You see, fire is powerful, it burns bright, then it’s gone.
It’s beautiful and warm, but it doesn’t last long.

So instead of wishing you a love that burns,
I wish you love like a river that twists and turns

It changes and flows.
It is powerful and free,
but it consistently finds its way back to the sea.

And so, like the water,
I hope your love is ever growing,
every changing.

I hope your love is powerful and free.
And may you always find each other, like the river finds the sea”

— Whitney Hanson

“You asked me today how much I love you and I sat for a moment trying to conjure the right words. Until eventually I told you that if I could start my life over, perhaps the only thing I would change is the soft smile on my face as I venture down my path of trauma, knowing your hand waits outstretched for me in the end.”

Thanks for coming!