This past weekend I was fortunate enough to attend G & P’s wedding. The boat ride over offered a small hint of the magic to come. Shortly after leaving San Pedro harbor, our vessel was surrounded by a haze that obscured the view in all directions. Speeding through the blank, infinite plane of ocean felt like being transported into an alternate universe. After a while the shadowy outline of Catalina Island slowly began to emerge from the mist. The closer the boat got to Avalon harbor, the more it felt like I was being invited into a magical secret. Many evoked the grandeur and majesty of the Jurassic Park entrance music, but for me it was a much more intimate, romantic feeling. Maybe it had to do with the unique features of the Avalon itself, its buildings and streets stretched and squished in strange ways to make it look like something out of a storybook.
The wedding ceremony was held in a location nestled high among the mountains and overlooking the sea. The haze of the prior day had burned off and left in its place the most magnificent clear blue canopy. The sun was shining brightly and a cool sea breeze was blowing in. Seeing the bride and groom surrounded by their loved ones with the majesty of nature as a backdrop was incredibly spiritual. And when the time came for the bride and groom to seal the deal with a kiss, you couldn’t help but feel that the marriage was blessed by a power whose comprehension is beyond our grasp. The gods were happy.
Shortly after the ceremony, the festivities shifted to the reception venue where the mirth and merriment commenced in earnest. I will be honest, my recollection of the events of the evening remain a bit hazy, but suffice to say I was happy to have been a part of it. It always makes me happy to see people in love, even more so when those people are dear friends. True love is a tricky thing--hard to find and even harder to hold on to--so to see G & P wield it so adroitly brings a big smile to my face. And like the mighty Excalibur, I hope that the bond forged in the burning flame of their love atop the mountains of Avalon will last all of eternity.
Congratulations, dear friends.
--KM
"For love is immortality."
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