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I basically just cried a river while Mr. Cream Puff laughed at me.

Don’t worry, I’m not in an abusive relationship: I just cry at everything (including commercials).

This time, we were writing our ceremony. I read the following final blessing from The Wedding Ceremony Planner by Judith Johnson, and basically ended up a sobbing, snotting mess. I then declared, “that’s GREAT! We must use it.” Apparently I looked pretty funny.

“Yorkey and Sara
on behalf of your loved ones
who are here with you today,
I would like to mention some of the things
we wish for you:

First, we wish for you a love
that is rich, deep and powerful enough
to inspire others and to support you both
in bringing forth the best that is within you.
May you lavishly love one another
and love being loved by one another
today, tomorrow and always.

Second, we wish for you the kind of home
that will be a sanctuary for you both,
A place of peace, freedom, vitality, growth, and humor.
And within this home,
we hope that you are blessed
with a healthy and happy family.

Finally, we wish that at the end of your lives
you will be able to look back
and smile upon the life that you have shared together,
pleased, satisfied, and fulfilled beyond your wildest dreams.

And now, by the power vested in me by the State of California
and the Universal Life Church,
it is my great pleasure to pronounce you husband and wife.

Mr. and Mrs. Hyphenated Cream Puff,
you may now kiss as husband and wife for the first time.
Mazel Tov!”

Snot! Cry!
I love it.

The prospect of writing our entire ceremony from scratch has been a serious stress factor for me. It stressed me out so much that I completely avoided it, other than buying the book. I haven’t even found ceremony musicians yet (um, yikes!).

Then the other day, my friend Amanda sent me an example of a ceremony online, and suddenly I got kind of excited. It was knottie goteamgo614’s bio, where she lists her entire ceremony wording. Part of her ceremony is a reading from the children’s book “I Like You,” by Sandol Stoddard Warburg. I have a copy of this little book, and as soon as I saw her wording, I knew we should read from the book, too. It’s totally silly, and it really fits our personalities. So thanks, goteamgo614! You inspired me to actually get cracking and write our ceremony!

We are almost done with it…I just need to add one more Jewish part to it (probably the seven blessings), and then I think we’ll be done. Here are the parts:

Welcome
Declaration of Support and explanation of the chuppah
Marriage Address
Reading (”I Like You,” read by the bride and groom)
Vows and Exchange of Rings (we’ll be writing these)
Final Blessings
Breaking of the Glass & First Kiss

YAY! For the first time, I actually feel like things are coming together.