white wedding

Very recently my niece married the man who sets her heart on fire and makes her cuckoo.  I know they share much more than that first-love passion; they are spiritual mates too.  Their wedding was hastily planned (and not for the reason you immediately imagined) but because he is in the military and can be trained and/or deployed at any time.  It came down to finding a time  when the marriage was even possible.

So Lindsay, my niece, took matters into her own hands and planned a wedding that included only immediate family, occurred within 2 weeks from announcement, and the best of all, filled her soul with what a marriage should symbolize for her.  She found a wedding dress that was beyond my definition of a bargain, transformed it from a ho-hum cocktail dress and with lace and satin, converted it  into a true work of beauty (of course I see it as a reflection of her soul).    Then she planned her marriage outdoors, at the foot of a waterfall, and she showed up barefoot.  My LOL’s were heard far and near!

Because of the short notice, I was not able to attend (and probably could not have climbed to the waterfall anyway).  But had there been more time and had this week’s orchid cooperated, I would have asked her to allow me to make an orchid tiara of these wedding-white beauties.  I can’t imagine a more appropriate decoration to express the purity that she brings to this union.  My heart sends the new couple blessings and prayers that orchid delicacy and strength will always be a part of their marriage.