Beautiful Memories to Add to My Memories Book

My oldest son married the love of his life on Friday. 

The love of his life is smart, amazing, talented, funny, and simply stunning. 

Without a doubt, she is his person and he is her person.

I am so happy for the both of them. 

The wedding was held at a beautiful farm, with an old barn that had been converted into a bar, a concrete slab that served as a dance floor, two other barns that held spots to sit and converse or play pool, a tent where dinner was served, and a shaded grassy space where chairs were set up for the actual ceremony to take place. The afternoon/evening was warm and a bit humid, but not so much of either that it was uncomfortable being outside.

As soon as I saw Funny Delightful Son the tears welled. I hugged him tightly and he whispered, "Stop. You're going to make me cry." 

The greatest honor I had was walking my son up the aisle to await the young woman who would become his wife. When I sat and watched him, the moment he saw her walking towards him I could tell he was holding back the tears. His love for her was written all over his face.

Lovely Beautiful Daughter officiated the ceremony per the request of her brother. Though short, her address captured the very best of who her brother is as well as the loveliness that is the woman he asked to marry him. 

The entire evening was spent catching up with immediate family I haven't seen in some time, and becoming even more acquainted with new family members, family by way of marriage. I truly hope I have the opportunity to spend more time with these new family members over the coming years.

Though his grandparents are no longer with us, Funny Delightful Son gathered images of them and created a poster to honor them. I know his Mimi and Papaw as well as his Nanny and Pa would be incredibly happy for him. 

A new chapter has begun for my son. And in some ways a new chapter has begun for me. I'm looking forward to seeing how life unfolds for both of us.