To the brides & grooms who have to adapt their weddings for lockdown 2.0: Take heart! We did it in June on a lawn. Be courageous in your love. ππͺπ½ Mini-thread. 
First, I admit that I ugly cried trying to learn how to do my own hair & makeup, especially given that Iβm more of a bookworm than a pretty girl. Iβm so grateful to @ProfAgard & @RTVLaw for listening to me cry on the phone & reassuring me it would be ok. It was.
Second, I also did not get to wear my big beautiful wedding dress with the train. It couldnβt be hemmed under lockdown, so I ordered a white dress off the Internet, doing my best with the sizing chart. Arrived on time, with a trusty zipper in the back.
Third, all of the frills were off the table. Our plans for cake, dancing, photo booth, and a violinist who was going to play our song for us... We could not do any of that under disaster conditions.
Our wedding was nothing as we planned a year ago. But you know what mattered? Not cake. Not dresses. Not flower arrangements. Not our messy hair. What mattered on that day was love. Real, fierce, courageous, undying love.
What we did that day was a vow forged in fire. We declared that our love was one of substance and gravity, which could not only survive hardship, but do so joyfully. We got married with spiritual abundance.
Our loved ones showed up for us, a very small few in person, & many more in spirit. I was lucky to have my best friends with me. And I was grateful to marry my best friend of all. Our wedding was a testament to our loyalty & devotion to each other, esp when times are tough.
Through this, I have learned that being married is much more important than getting married. Love is an action word, & the best love steps up under pressure. So donβt fear a lockdown pandemic wedding. You will remember it as a symbol of the utter fierceness of your love. β€οΈ
I wish you all happy weddings... but even more, happy marriages. How blessed are you, to find your friend for life, make a vow, and then plod along together in this world. Congratulations. Go be happy! πππΈ
Update: while I was sitting here pontificating about the fierceness of my love... Simon did all the chores. ππβ€οΈ
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