Details of our wedding day

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May
26

I ask Spirit to guide me to share what is most important as I sit before this blank page to prepare to write about “Our wedding” and my daughter, Mary; and grandson, Herbie, celebrating with us.

I wrote in my last blog that if I were to stay PEACEFUL & PRESENT for our wedding, there were some things that I would need to practice: accepting “what is”, going with the flow, trusting that everything that happened would be for my highest good, and being grateful and surrendering to whatever “showed up.” I was determined to not let anything rob me of my peace. I am happy to say that I remained peaceful and present the whole time, despite the many opportunities Spirit provided for us.

But before I share these opportunities, I would like to say that everything was in DIVINE PERFECTION. The night before our wedding, our friends, Kat and Robert, did a photo shoot of us on the ocean at Secret Beach. Secret Beach is the most popular place for weddings in Maui.

The next morning we were married in our home by Rev. Kimo, a Hawaiian minister. Our home was transformed into a beautiful sanctuary with colorful red and yellow Hawaiian flowers and pink rose petals strewn across the floor. My daughter, Mary, walked me up the aisle to greet my beloved, Larry waiting for me on our lanai with the rest of our friends. It was a gorgeous setting as our lanai overlooks the ocean and the pink and white Plumeria trees are all in bloom. I truly felt like I was royalty with my beautiful lei and haku (headpiece) and the most grateful and happiest woman alive.

Larry wore a white Hawaiian shirt and white pants and looked like a knight in shining armor. He looked so handsome that he took my breath away. I waited for this sacred moment for so long and it was now here. When the service began, I looked out into the faces of our friends smiling and tears rolling down their cheeks and I knew Spirit was present and with us. Mary surprised me by taking a video and all my children and grandchildren were were able to be present and watched the whole service. What a special gift that was knowing they were celebrating with us.

The reception was truly a “Love Fest.” After thanking all of our friends for all of their help, Larry said grace before the meal and said “Our purpose is to love, laugh and let our lights shine.” We had a delicious meal, drank wine, danced and had a great time.

When I walked into the reception and saw the decorations and flowers on the tables, I was in awe of how beautiful they looked. I really wanted the flower arrangements to be spectacular and was willing to pay the best price for the 50 pink and white roses I ordered. I picked up the flowers two days before the wedding and planned on making 8 table arrangements, my bridal bouquet, maid of honor’s bouquet and the centerpiece for the head table in the next 2 days.

I was shocked when I opened the boxes of roses when I got home. Many of the roses were damaged and turning brown and squished together. This could have been a nightmare and I surely could have lost my peace. Instead, I accepted “what is” and worked with what I had. I immediately called the florist to report the condition of the roses. Of course, they apologized and offered me a refund for the roses, which I gladly accepted. So, in the end, it all worked out and the flowers were beautiful. I had ordered exactly what I needed.

I went to my maid of honor’s house, Kati, to dress before the wedding. It was 5 minutes to 10 and the ceremony started at 10:00 am. We were about to leave her house to come to the ceremony when my phone rang. It was Larry and he said, “The minister needs the marriage license, do you have it?” I said, “No, I don’t have it.” I stayed calm and said, “look in your files, it must be there.” Within a few minutes he came back on the phone and reported, “I found it.” OMG can you imagine what a disaster that could have been because the minister would not have been able to marry us without it. There were 45 guests all sitting and waiting for me to arrive and the ceremony to start. Sorry folks wedding is canceled because we lost the paper.

There were other small things that happened during the day that I was able to dismiss and not lose my peace over. It was like nothing mattered and I focused on what was important. It was truly a sacred, magical wedding day for us that we will never forget.

It was like a double header. The next day was Mother’s Day and Mary and Herbie made me breakfast. We spent the day together at the beach and had a blast in the pool. Larry and I (and all my girlfriends) fell in love with that little guy. He is an amazing soul full of light and love. We are so blessed to have him in our family.

Today is our 1 week anniversary of our marriage and we are still integrating the powerful energy of love that was present. Many people have shared that our marriage is like a fairy tale come true. I am in awe of God’s grace and faithfulness. I am grateful for all the love, support and help we received to make our wedding the best day of my life. .