Journey Of A Thousand Miles: The Ceremony Conclusion

Journey Of A Thousand Miles: The Ceremony Conclusion

April 14th, 2011 @ 9:42 am by Mrs. Meerkat
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Now that we had walked down the aisle, heard Mama-In-Law Meerkat tell our love story, performed our sand ceremony and exchanged vows and rings, there was only one thing left for Roberto to do—bless our marriage.

Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other.

Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth to the other.

Now there will be no loneliness, for each of you will be companion to the other.

Now you are two persons, but there is only one life before you.

May beauty surround you both in the journey ahead and through all the years.

May happiness be your companion and your days together be good and long upon the earth.

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Then, in what seemed like a blink of an eye, our ceremony was over and I heard Roberto say the words that I have been waiting two and a half years to hear:

I now pronounce you husband and wife. Chris, you may kiss your bride.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my privilege to present to you for the very first time, Mr. and Mrs. Meerkat.

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Then I heard our guitarist start to play our recessional song, First Day Of My Life.

Mr. Meerkat leaned towards me and whispered “what do we do now?” My reply: “We walk.”

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At that moment it was still sinking in that I was now a married Meerkat.

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It all felt like something right out of a fairytale or movie. It was surreal.

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I remember Mr. Meerkat and I laughing and joking with each other as we walked down the aisle but for the life of me I can’t remember a thing we said. I just remember feeling so completely happy.

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As our guests made their way down the aisle, Sol and Jonathan grabbed a picture of each person or couple as they passed.

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I never would have thought to put this on my “must have photos” list but it resulted in not only a picture of everyone at the wedding but in one of the only pictures I got with our moms together.

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I love that they left the ceremony together holding hands. It really did put into action what Mama-In-Law Meerkat said in our ceremony about our families growing together.

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20 Responses to “Journey Of A Thousand Miles: The Ceremony Conclusion”

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Miss Candy Apple (message) 1,465 posts, Bumble bee

I love the first picture in this post

And that picture of your moms holding hands?! Priceless!! I love it! And I’m now going to demand that we get a similar picture.

4/14/11 @ 10:13 am (reply)

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paw (message) 380 posts, Helper bee

I love all your pictures… swoon. I am getting married in Grand Cayman in 3 weeks (eek!), and your recaps have made me more and more excited for everything.

4/14/11 @ 10:18 am (reply)

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HoneyBear (message) 3,486 posts, Sugar bee

Everything was so perfect! Im so happy for you MRS. meerkat!

4/14/11 @ 10:22 am (reply)

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Miss Tartlet (message) 3,207 posts, Sugar bee

Meerkat, you’re absolutely radiant! I’m loving your recaps so, so much!

4/14/11 @ 11:08 am (reply)

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diamondscan (message) 138 posts, Blushing bee

Oh dang… IMO I usually don’t like lighter suits, but Mr. Meerkat looks SO cool! The colour is popping… is his tie coral or red? I’m absolutely loving it!

4/14/11 @ 11:19 am (reply)

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bRooklynRocks (message) 3,767 posts, Honey bee

Yay! Beautiful pictures but what I loved most were the ceremony words. So moving

4/14/11 @ 12:04 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Zebra (message) 1,044 posts, Bumble bee

Speaking of surreal: Your photos! You make a beautiful bride!

4/14/11 @ 12:07 pm (reply)

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Miss Seal (message) 1,179 posts, Bumble bee

Your ceremony was so beautiful, MK! I love the pictures of you two smoochin’. (Also—”First Day of my Life” is one of my all-time favs)

4/14/11 @ 1:07 pm (reply)

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Future Mrs.+Huban

I loved your ceremony. The words, the readings, especially the hands reading. Made me tear up!!

This is exactly the type of ceremony I want!

4/14/11 @ 1:55 pm (reply)

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Miss Pony (message) 4,175 posts, Honey bee

Your pictures are amazing, you look so happy and beautiful! And that last picture is so precious!!

4/14/11 @ 3:20 pm (reply)

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Kate

I am loving your recaps so much! Can they please go on forever?? Please? Seriously, they make me tear up… the pictures, the love, the vibrancy … gorgeous!

4/14/11 @ 4:02 pm (reply)

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MissCasey (message) 214 posts, Helper bee

You have some of the absolute BEST wedding poems/speeches/sayings I’ve ever heard. Did you write them yourself? Google them? Borrow them from somewhere?

4/14/11 @ 4:17 pm (reply)

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Miss Pain au Chocolat (message) 1,698 posts, Bumble bee

Love the picture of you throwing your head back and just laughing! So much joy in all of these photos. Can’t help but to grin looking at them.

4/14/11 @ 11:06 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Earrings (message) 2,477 posts, Buzzing bee

Magical

4/15/11 @ 12:58 am (reply)

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Mrs. Meerkat (message) 3,216 posts, Sugar bee

@paw: OMG I can’t believe it’s only 3 weeks away!!! *squeee!!*

4/15/11 @ 8:58 am (reply)

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Mrs. Meerkat (message) 3,216 posts, Sugar bee

@diamondscan: Actually his tie was a bright orange to match my custom painted shoes. hehe

4/15/11 @ 8:59 am (reply)

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Mrs. Meerkat (message) 3,216 posts, Sugar bee

@Kate: *huge grin* Don’t I wish.

4/15/11 @ 9:00 am (reply)

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Mrs. Meerkat (message) 3,216 posts, Sugar bee

@Future Mrs.+Huban & @MissCasey: Ok So you ready for the long answer to where I got all text from?

Readings: All of our readers are AVID book lovers so they choose from some of their favorite books; Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Essential Sufism, Poems of James Kavanaugh.

Sand and Hand Ceremony: I did a lot of Googling and put together piece of different ones so that they were personal and applied to us.

Love Story By MIL Meerkat: I printed off this article about writing a love story in place of a wedding address. The rest was all my MIL. http://www.weddingbeepro.com/2009/08/05/creating-a-love-story-thinking-outside-the-box-for-wedding-addresses

The rest of the text was bits and pieces I found from searching online. I think all most all of it was different humanist ceremonies I found online. (Big thanks to Mrs. Bear Cub for post about humanist ceremonies.)

If you have any questions feel free to ask and I will see if I can point you in the same direction I went.

4/15/11 @ 9:15 am (reply)

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