Our Wedding

We were married at the Sabylund Lutheran Church in Stockholm (some might say Lund) Wisconsin. It is a picturesque church built (I'm guessing) in the early to mid 1900's. It is a brick structure with a tall steeple situated at the end of a tree lined lane, a fairy book picture which I will always remember.

I wrote our wedding vows. Sorry, but the English major in me came out.

Our Statement

I stand before God, my loved ones,

and friends clothes in the purity

of your lvoe.

This ring exchanged, signifying

my bond with you throughout

eternity.

Yet, I am and you are. We will

grow separately; though stand

together. Visibly spaced as two

trees in the forest, but our roots

entwine;

creating a firm foundation to face

the storm.

Two halves have no choice but to

join, and yes, they do make a whole.

But when two wholes collide;

that is beauty.

That is love.

And so our two trees stood apart. We each had our own lives. Yet our roots were intertwined. And even though Irene's tree has been cut down our roots remain intertwined and her life continues to influence mine.