fajrdrako | A happy wedding...

fajrdrako

Just got back from the beautiful wedding of

commodorified,

raynedaze,

random and

fairestcat. I found it very moving, and it gave me hope for the world to see people so happy and so able to build their lives as they wish them to be.

fairestcat looked stunning, and

raynedaze was gorgeous.

I had a great time talking to

jsburbidge and

bunsen_h, whom I don't get to see nearly enough any more. And it was a treat to see Robin (does she have a livejournal?), whom I haven't seen since she moved away from town eleven years ago.

So I ate and talked and even danced, though it was John Barrowman's Anything Goes that got me up and dancing.

The wedding was so beautifully them that it had a warmth and sincerity you seldom see. I wish them every happiness.

And I wish

xinef good health.

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From:

xinef

Whimper. I was so pissed off when it was obvious that there was no way I was going to get there. I actually didn't leave the hotel room the entire day, not even to step into the hall. Made it home yesterday, although there were a few moments when I wasn't sure if we'd make it or have to stop somewhere en route. Feeling somewhat better today, although far from normal.

So glad it all went well. Now to catch up via photos.

I'd love a description of the ceremony, since I don't know how that was done.

From:

fajrdrako

I'm glad to know you're feeling somewhat better, and I'm so sorry I wasn't able to meet you. Sometime soon, I hope!

As for a description of the ceremony: perhaps one of the participants will describe it? I'd tell you about it in person easily enough, but I'm not sure I can write about it and get it right. I'll try.

In brief: first the minister/officiator invited people there to talk about their thoughts about those being married. People told anecdotes, or read poems, or wished them well. There was some ceremony with individuals from the four compass points walking around the room (as a circle) with bells or other symbolic items.

pecunium carried around the wedding rings in a bowl for our loving energy to infuse them. Then each of the people getting married in turn said their vows to each other partners - a very individual thing in each place, since each relationship was somewhat different - except for

commodorified, whose single vow was to all of the others. It was very moving. Then they had a group hug, and were pronounced a family, and we all got to eat and drink and dance.

I hope you get to see good photos, and that I did, too - I neglected to take my camera.

commodorified and

pecunium, dancing together, looked as if they were still on Barrayar.