Huffhines-Stanford Wedding
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you for the first time and for always, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford!
Lake Lawn Resort in winter provided the perfect backdrop for celebrating this lovely couple on their wedding day. With a ring warming ceremony that incorporated their parents, the Great Hall full of loved ones, and the bridal party dancing down the aisle to “Jessie’s Girl” for the recessional, it was a joy to unite Jesse and Rachel in marriage.
Enjoy a few excerpts from their ceremony below.
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Today, in the presence of these witnesses, Jesse and Rachel, are ready to be united as one family. Also sending their love and blessings to this union today are their precious cats, Archie and Marty. They wish they could be here to celebrate with you.
When you look back at where this all began, as merely high school acquaintances, it’s been a remarkable and beautiful journey, with a really, really cold New Year’s Eve proposal, to get to this- the moment that starts your forever- your wedding day!
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Your love is wonderfully precious, and this poem touches upon this sentiment:
A soul mate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we’re pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person we’re safe in our own paradise. Our soul mate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. Our soul mate is the one who makes life come to life. -A BRIDGE ACROSS FOREVER by Richard Bach
Jesse and Rachel, soul mates you are…your singular roads have merged, and there is now solid ground that was always designed just for you two to walk side by side and journey onward together.
Continue to do all those things that have made your courtship fun. Travel together. Go to new concerts. Watch Netflix and share a big bowl of popcorn. Experience new things and always be gratefully aware of this incredible person at your side that is dedicated to figuring out life with you. And continue to do those things that you said were so important and that you love so much: laughing, listening, and being patient.
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Vows
Do you, Jesse and Rachel, vow to take the other for all they are today and all they are yet to become? I do.
Jesse and Rachel, do you promise to spend your days loving and supporting each other with kindness, respect, and appreciation? I do.
Do you promise to have faith in your love for each other through all your years together and all that life may bring you? I do.
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Jesse and Rachel, may your marriage be modern enough to survive and thrive through the ever-changing years, and old-fashioned enough to last forever.
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Cheers to Jesse & Rachel and a lifetime of love!