This past Saturday, David (my partner of twenty-one years) and I and our friends Leesa, Brian and Mark attended a commitment ceremony for John and Fred. John and Fred are our dear friends who, after four years together, wanted to affirm their love and devotion to one another within the warm and caring clutch of their families and friends.
The ceremony was at John's and Fred's home in Golden, Colorado. John had worked and worried the details of the ceremony for weeks (months), even making fifty fabric napkins; a three tiered cake (red, white and chocolate); getting up in the earliest hours of the morning to water (in violation of draught restrictions) spots in their lawn that might not be green enough for the big day.
Well, Saturday was the big day and it was absolutely perfect. The Great Maestro (if you'd prefer, call Her/Him God) released -- there at the base of the Colorado Rockies -- a ferocious wind, a cleansing rain and a mild sunshine; strutting Her/His stuff in honor of the big day.
I think one of the most poignant moments was when, as the rain abated, John's mother said, "The rain has blessed this day."
Having the Sony Handycam, I recorded the actual ceremony and the eating of the cake -- John stuffing some of the red cake into Fred's mouth and Fred spitting it out as soon as John had turned his back.
At one point, John stood on a chair and, with champagne in hand, toasted us all, beginning with the acknowledgment of David's and my twenty-one years together. What a classy thing to do.
We love you John and Fred.
"Love conquers all things; let us too surrender to Love."
Virgil (70 BC - 19 BC), Eclogues
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What a nice surprise to have our ceremony so eloquently chronicled in George's blogspot! We felt so truly wrapped in love on that day, having 40 of our closest and dearest friends helping us celebrate our union. And, as George included, we were christened by all the earthly elements: rain, wind, and even fire (when a storage shed down the street was set ablaze by an unattended barbecue). My cousin even stratched the garden surface for some dirt to protect us from any further disturbances.
We came away feeling as though all that attended had a grand time, which was our ultimate intention, and that all who attended understood how important they all were to our lives together. It is a day that will live in our hearts forever and we thank each and every one of our friends for how they have touched our lives.
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