Beagle Mafia

I made my vows to my best friend and soul mate. Through the years, certainly our vows have been tested but still we remain deeply in love and connected. We have experienced for better and for worse, for richer and for poorer, and sickness and in health. We have been tested by situations, other people and even by each other. Yet, here we are...stronger than ever. On the outside, we may look like your average couple but there a very deep connection between us. There is a lot of conversation, a lot of bonding and a lot of understanding. We know the ins and outs of each other and we balance one another.

That is enough of the mushy gooshy stuff. Capo and I were discussing this morning that almost all the people including our wedding party we no longer associate with. In a way its kind of sad but in another way its always nice to figure out who your true friends are. My wedding was small, intimate and beautiful. I would not have traded a single aspect of it. We didnt want a big fancy smancy wedding. All we both wanted was to have great time and enjoy the company of our closest friends. Looking back, most of these people were not our closest friends but at the time, we thought differently.

Our wedding was done in a very traditional way with a ceremony and a reception. Our ceremony took place overlooking the beach which is exactly how I always pictured my wedding my whole life. It was a windy yet beautiful day. We said our vows, he kissed his bride and together we strolled right into our reception.

Our reception was probably the best time I ever had in my life. We ate, we danced and just partied. My reception was more than I even imagined it to be. The best part was that we interacted with all our guests the entire 4 hours. There was no "hi, bye, thanks for coming". Each and everyone of our guests were able to spend time with us. It was absolutely perfect.

Often times when I get invited to these big expensive fancy "couples have gone broke" to pay for weddings, it saddens me that receptions are rushed through. Brides and grooms rarely get to spend time together as they are busy greeting the 15o people that they have invited. These couples rarely get to taste the food or even enjoy their open bar. Its just one formality to the next. I will never understand the concept of big weddings. To each their own and however someone wishes to spend their money and day is up to them. I just know, I would not have changed a single aspect of my small wedding. Well, maybe I would have hired a different videographer but that is for a different post.

So tonight, we celebrate by a going to a nice dinner at The Melting Pot. I think that fondue is probably the most intimate way to share a dinner with someone. Tonight, we will discuss these past 6 years and more importantly we will talk about this next coming year. This next year hold a lot of changes for us. We are both hoping that next year will be a new beginning while we embrace these last 6 years. There is nothing that I would ever change but we always have room to grow and change. There is saying that I always think about it when it comes to my marriage "This all started because two people fell in love......."