While we’re digging through the archives, here’s another that never got finished, partly because we had to go, but also because I just didn’t know where to take it, but especially as this the day before Valentine’s day, it’s worth taking another look at.
1/16/2010
Other than the familiar exit music being played as the bride walks down the aisle (and the added effort that understanding will require), I´m not sure how the Nicaraguan ceremony we get to witness this evening will differ from the only other I´ve had a chance to attend. There will probably be a different order of events, the dress will look different, there might not be brothers to usher the ladies to their seats. Vamos a ver. Even so, I feel the similarities will far outweigh any cultural differences. Both grooms are PKs; both services are evening weekend services in a church. Both ceremonies signify a deeper covenant before God and men.
There’s just something about the concept of a wedding that is inately beautiful. There’s gotta be a reason why there are countless chic flics centered on that one day. Yes, I bore quickly when the generic conversation of wedding planning arises before the groom has a face and I generally choose to sleep while most are crying during a romance film, but there’s something about the hope of such a relationship that ignites the universal longing for something deeper.
I think that’s how its supposed to work.
By the way, the wedding itself was gorgeous. After eight years, just the look on the groom’s face when he sang to his bride – awww! yeah. I know. I’m not one to do that but you can’t witness that kind of love with a straight face. An ear to ear grin is simply more natural.
Un diá. But something I’ve been trying to realize lately is that one can’t handle that level of intimacy without working up to that place of really loving and letting oneself be loved. One needs to be able to begin maintain surface level relationships before expecting to dig a bit deeper.
It’s the same with God. We can’t despise the baby steps that He’s leading us through, but without a doubt the creator of love has that same longing for intimacy and will one day sing to His bride with that same passion. I wanna be able to accept that.
