For months before their wedding day, she scoured garage sales and thrift stores, good deals and great sales. She accumulated plates, silverware, tea sets, furniture…this, that and a little bit of that other thing, just for good measure. Together they planned, laughed, organized and dreamed. And before they knew it…it was time. The sky was as dazzling a blue as…

The look on her face as she got ready that morning…said it all. The luminosity in her dark expressive eyes cut through the uncomfortably dense humidity that hung heavily around the church that morning. The lightness of the way she donned her dress quieted the ladies in the room into hushed words of admiration, warm smiles, happy sighs, joyful tears….

There is so much that goes into planning a wedding. After the excitement of the engagement gives way to magical thoughts about how the wedding day will evolve; will it be a large gathering or an intimate ceremony? Elope? Pinks or yellows? Honeymoon? Where to register? Oh, snap, what kind of shoes? Food, entertainment, location, guest lists, pre-parties, paperwork, thank…

The smile on her face radiated from her lips, up her strong cheekbones to her shimmering blue eyes. Everyone who spoke to her that morning turned away smiling. It was positively infectious. Never mind the drizzle outside and the wet mess it was creating. Any dilemma of the day was met with a wave of her hand, a laugh and…