Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Green Marriage

We've been married for about nine years. We've been together for nearly 13. In we were dogs, our partnership would be very, very, very old.

Dude. Dude! Twenty-two looks extremely young to me in this picture. Me, now, with my laugh/frown lines and mom pants. Dustin with his youth and optimism.

Anyway, when were planning our wedding we thought it best to save money and make everything ourselves and with the help of friends and family. Hmmm, there seems to be a persistent pattern here. Whatever. Aside from the formal wear, we did manage to hand-create our wedding vision and still have enough patience and energy left over to actually get married. Below is the picture of our site and the alter that Dustin made with help.


Dustin goofing up his vows...

The alter was very significant to us. It was our jumping off point into a new portion of our lives together. So, of course, it made sense to hold onto it out at the in-law's property until we recently moved back home. We found it in the woods behind their old home, leaning against a tree, covered in leaves and debris. Kinda like us, it needed to "come home" and be renewed and honored once again.

So Dustin re-customized our alter into our head board for my Christmas present. Damn! And all I got him was a baby.

We stood on an alter out in a myrtle wood grove those many years ago and promised to always care for one another. The journey continues.