Love is Love!

This past weekend was one full of extraordinary love. Two people who are very special to me joined their hands in marriage.  I couldn’t be happier for these two guys. 

In a world where it is a struggle to find kindness and good deeds, this past weekend, there was kindness and joy in a room full of quite the mixture of people.

I was part of a same sex marriage ceremony.  Whether you agree or disagree with this or don’t understand, you would not be able to deny the love that filled the room.  It was magical and quite honestly, it’s hard to find the right words to describe it.  I felt that my heart could explode!

The story of these two goes back thirty years.  It is a story that would make a good book, or movie because the seed for this love was planted, but did not flourish until just a little over two years ago.

For some people, love is never found.  For others, love comes more than once.  For these two, I believe there has been a spark that was found, but never truly ignited, until a couple of years ago. 

Their story is one that would find new life when one of the partners moved back to town.  Following up on a suggestion to rekindle some old friendships, these two found their way back to one another. 

Each had many years of life in between their last encounter but the past two years have provided them with a lot of fun and a realization that they truly are meant to be together. 

We’ve watched them and have seen their love grow.  We knew they were meant to be…even if they weren’t quite there.

On Saturday, we witnessed this love and I am honored to have been a part of it all. Honored to call the grooms my brother and brother-in-law.   I love you Joey & Steve!

The officiant spoke beautifully and the couple exchanged vows.  Part of the vows included "Love is patient, love is kind, love is generous, and love is deserved."  Yes, love is deserved and these two definitely deserve the happiness that was promised.

I hope that some day, I'll be able to find that kind of love again.  Their kind of love is unconditional and joyful.  As 58 year old grooms, they know that good things are worth waiting for.  

All I know is that this wedding was one to remember.  I'm sorry everyone I know couldn't be there...you would then know that Love is Love!