Under the One Day Mark
Posted by: Dan on Jun 27, 2008
As I sit here tonight after the rehearsal for the wedding I notice that it’s only 14 hours until the ceremony. There’s a lot to reflect on, the memories, the laughs, the love and the support – among other things.
I’m looking over the past few months, in particular the past two weeks or so as the wedding as really been the focus of every day life. I realized something, I really am blessed with the friends and family that I have. Actually not just the friends and family that I have but Brooke’s family and friends.
Tonight was the rehearsal – the wedding run through and the dinner and it all went rather well. But it was an eye opener, in a good way. Seeing my everyone together at the church tonight made me see the quality of people in my life. I could look at each one and know that no matter what happens (or has happen) in life they’ll be there to offer ever ounce of their being to help. They all mean the world to me and hopefully then know that no matter the situation I will be there for them.
Brooke’s father gave Brooke and I a gift tonight, a putter. I honestly wish I had a copy of his speech to post here because it simply blew me away. I think it touched a lot of people because there were a few individuals shedding a tear (I won’t name names).
The other night I sent out an email and mentioned to people that if they wanted to say a few words at the wedding reception that they were more than welcome to. I also know that not everyone is comfortable doing to. A few hours later when I checked my email again I got a very touching letter from my mother. It’s something that I’ll hold dear to me for many years to come.
I can’t say how many times I’ve had friends and family call me to see if Brooke and I needed any help with the wedding plans or putting things together.
As we passed out a few gifts tonight to those who are a part of our wedding ceremony I just kept thinking to myself, “In a million years I could not be blessed with a better group of people in my life.”
Brooke and I wrote out some thank you notes to pass out to those who are in the wedding tomorrow but it was hard to do. How can you find the words to say thank you to those people who mean the world to you? How can you tell these people how much they mean to you and how they’ve helped you become the person you are today? These are the people who’ve loved you all your life. Who’ve cared for you, offered up not only their lives to you but their undying friendship as well.
Somehow thank you doesn’t seem to do justice to everything you’ve given us. So from the bottoms of our hearts Brooke and I just want to say that we love you all and we thank you for everything you’ve done for us.