Alissa’s brothers read The Blessing for a Marriage adapted from James Dillet Freeman at their ceremony and although I typically share in blog posts about my experience of the couple, of the team and the wedding itself, this time I wanted to share with you the words from their ceremony that burst open my heart. And of course, Alissa and Brock’s wedding photos from Holman Ranchin partnership with Allison Weddings. ENJOY!!
May your marriage bring you all the exquisite
excitement marriage should bring,
and may life grant you also patience,
tolerance, and understanding.
May you always need one another –
not so much to fill your emptiness
as to help you to know your fullness…
May you want one another, but not out of lack.
May you entice one another, but not compel one another.
May you embrace one another, but not out encircle one another.
May you succeed in all important ways with one another,
and not fail in the little graces.
May you look for things to praise, often say, “I love you!”
and take no notice of small faults.
If you have quarrels that push you apart,
may both of you hope to have
good sense enough to take the first step back.
May you enter into the mystery which is
the awareness of one another’s
presence – no more physical than spiritual,
warm and near when you are
side by side, and warm and near when
you are in separate rooms
or even distant cities.
May you have happiness,
and may you find it making one another happy.
May you have love, and may you find it loving one another.
