I can remember walking down the street one wonderful fall evening in NYC with jason. He and I had just had a nice dinner and we were "moseying" down the street as jason told Me what his dreams were of finding his perfect partner to build his life with. Well, he found her and this wedding day is the culmination of that hunt and the beginning of their new life together.
Yesterday was the big day. Jason’s wedding, and what a wonderful celebration of a day it was. The Universe seemed to cast its approval upon this joining of two wonderful people in matrimony by sending out a shining sun and cooling the air with a gentle cool breeze. The gloriously beautiful day still couldn’t compete with Jason’s smile as he saw and came over to greet Me. I think of all the things that affected Me yesterday it was his infectious smile.
Charles and I got there just in the nick of time and I was worried about being late. Charles was on call so I was praying that we would make it through getting situated and the wedding ceremony. I think Jason cheated again like he always used to and fibbed to Me about the actual time the wedding started.. lol. The important part is that we made it and Charles made it through the ceremony without getting paged.
Many people were milling around and Charles and I found a spot to stand and await the ceremony. Jason and sue were busy at first taking pictures but pretty soon Jason broke away and I called him over. His smile when he saw Me was worth every mile we drove to get there and the highlight of our many years of friendship for Me. If you are blessed with being able to see an aura, Jason’s was gold and shining and his eyes were gleaming with delight and excitement, not just because he was getting married but that all these people so precious to him had come to share it with him.
I hugged him and introduced him to Charles. Amazing that through all the times of our friendship these two important men in My life had never met. Jason shook his hand and told him that he was glad to finally meet him. I talk about Charles a lot to jason and visa versa to Charles about jason. Charles knows I will love him also. Jason was there for me, being a good friend in tough times and never ever wavered. I know that Charles appreciates that in the same way he appreciates the support that finn and lethrs offer Me.
I asked Charles to take a picture of us and after he took it I gave jason a hug and waved him off to go enjoy his fans.
But first, jason called the wedding photographer over to get a picture of he and I. After we visited for a moment, Jason grinned and said he wanted to go over and listen “to the string quartet he paid so much for.”
I laughed and amused Myself watching him wander around and visit with all his friends. I think as most couples look back on their wedding day, the thing they regret most is that it raced by so quickly and they were so busy that they weren’t really “present” for it. This certainly can’t be said of Jason and sue. I got the feeling that they were relaxed and in a great mood. Neither one of them seemed nervous at all, just happy and excited to be enjoying the beautiful day with friends and family. I’ll bet either one of them could list most everyone that was there if asked. Jason was wearing the cutest grin all day and it was catching because as he moved through the guests they all seemed to be wearing it as well.
I think it was great that the couple was out visiting with people before the wedding. It was especially good for Me because Charles got a call and We had to miss the reception. The call was in Montauk and so far that we couldn’t make it back in time to enjoy any of the reception.
Lolita and boymeat were there but I have only met them a few times while out with jason and I didn’t feel like I knew them well enough to ask for a ride home. I was looking forward to the wedding so much because the relationship I have with jason has such special meaning and is unique. I had also never been to a jewish wedding and was really curious. I was so impressed and I have to say that it seemed so down to earth. I loved watching the facial expressions of the Rabbi. She was wonderful and her words had so much meaning. Jason can be a bit of an imp and she had him under at least a modicum of control with a humorous smile. He was dying to get his hands on his new bride and was only barely containing the urge to cart her off.
As the ceremony got underway I found this enormous wave of sentimentality come across Me and tears started to flow. Thank god I had a tissue in My hand because I was having a bit of trouble with hay fever. The tears were of joy not sadness and mostly because I know how badly jason wanted to find the partner that would allow him to have everything he wanted and he was finally getting it. It just made Me so unbelievably happy for him.
Lolita and boymeat were standing directly in front of Charles and I.
She was holding a length of red rope in her hands and I was delighted when she was called up to bind the hands of jason and sue with this rope as a part of the ceremony. I plan to ask jason about this later and the meaning of it. I hope the photographer was able to get a close-up picture of the binding of their two hands with the rope. Lolita looked as happy as jason was as she gave both jason and sue a kiss on the cheek and moved back to stand happily beside boymeat. 
After this, sue’s sister sang the seven blessings in Hebrew and her husband translated in English. She has a beautiful voice and I truly enjoyed this part of the ceremony. I would be hard put to say whether I enjoyed that or jason stomping on the glass more. I am glad I was able to get control of My tears so I could focus on the wedding and not miss a thing.
I’m so glad I could be a part of sharing this day with jason…. The happy couple is off for two wonderful weeks in Hawaii for a well deserved honeymoon and vacation. I will look forward to hearing about that and seeing the pictures as jason has promised Me some time when he returns and things settle down a little.
Congratulations jason and sue!
1 comment:
What a nice write-up!
Jason wanted to add some bondage to the ceremony and lifted the pagan ritual of handfasting. As I did it, I explained that I had done some research on it and that the tie is not meant to hold them together but that they would have to still work to keep it bound. The knot was merely symbolic.
You should have asked us for a ride. We would have gladly taken you along with us.
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