I would like to say thank you to Karen's mother Donna Carroll for all your support and all that you've done to make this, by all accounts, a perfect day. And of course I would like to thank Brad's parents (and mine) Celeste & Luke Reckamp for all that you've done to make this the special day that it is.
I've been searching for some married man wisdom to pass on and I think I've come up with something. Brad, take Karen's hand and place your own over hers. Now cherish this moment and remember it, because this is the last time you will have the upper hand!
In our lifetimes we are given a small number of truly "Landmark Moments". They start small enough, like riding a two wheeler or maybe the first time you got paid for playing music. They grow in power and significance, some of us have experienced the moment when the doctor says "It's a girl!" or "It's a boy!" and then hands you the most perfect thing you have ever created. It is also a perfect moment when you fall deeply in love with someone and realize that you want to spend the rest of your life with that person. A moment like this, and the commitment which follows should be celebrated to it's fullest. And so I believe it's the responsibility of all of us here today to ensure that this moment in the lives of Karen and Brad not go unrecognized. And in celebrating their happiness, we might just make this one of the landmark moments of our own lives.
It is with great pleasure that I say congratulations to Karen and Brad....
Everyone raise your glasses.... May you look back on this day in amazment in finding that this first day of the rest of your life together, was the day you loved each other least! Here's to Karen and Brad and their future, God bless you both! |
