I’ve always loved Weddings…everything about them! I remember attending my first Wedding as a little girl…my aunt and uncle’s wedding…and I was so enthralled by it! I could tell, even at that small age that it was a day of love and joy and from then on I knew I would someday experience it. As a little girl I didn’t spend hours planning or imagining who I would marry or what my wedding day would be like, but I did know that it would be special and perfect…and it was. We’ve been married now for going on eight years and it’s hard to believe! Yes, I was very young when I got married…looking back, I would say too young. However, looking back I also have no regrets because although some great challenges have sprung forth, I have also learned a great deal about myself, about love, about relationships, about trust and forgiveness, passion and romance. I take these as gifts. I can honestly say that I am happy and I truly love my husband with all of my heart! I don’t believe that there is one perfect person out there and I believe that any marriage will take work to maintain…just as a bountiful garden takes work. But just like those who grow luscious, fruitful gardens have passion and love for their work, so too do those who have bountiful marriages. It takes dedication, trust, and passion to get through the hard times…but if you get through them, you’ll realize how much stronger you are and how much your partner does mean to you (of course not always…I of course I don’t support staying in an unhealthy or abusive marriage). I just think many of us are quick to surrender these days and throw up our hands and say “it just didn’t work!” and I wonder what those cute elderly couples you see dancing together at weddings would say to this. Can we really fool ourselves into thinking that in their 50+ years of marriage that they didn’t ever struggle or have the desire to leave the marriage at one time or another? I think not! Love is the best thing in the world, yet it’s probably also the most complicated!