One cannot adequately write about their child's wedding. It is beautiful, beyond words. One is swept away in an ocean of joy and gratitude. Time seems to stand still, with the providence of each moment. When we watch our child play at age 3, and they give sweet smiles, and tell us that they love us, we know that one day when they are older that devotion will turn - toward a beloved. We wonder who that person will be, and what the magic will be between them which creates a new essence, the marital relationship.
Megan and Taraz were married September 16th in Megan's grandparent's garden, adjacent to the home where she was born. Sunlight dappled on the grass, chicadees sang in the trees, and wind-chimes drew attention to the cool breeze of early autumn.
Bouquets of roses graced the walkways, patio, and inside the home - soft pinks, deep reds, apricot, yellow and the hybrids offering mixed shades. Heavy red-violet fucias graced doorways, white mums lined a walkway, and purple-green hydrangea bloomed seven feet into the air.
They sat in a little gazebo surrounded by family and friends. While music played in the background, Baha'i prayers and a Tablet on Marriage were read.
Yasu Nori Mitsuda's "Ocean Song", Cyril Morin-Kapha's "Water and Earth", and Deep Forest's "The First and Second Twilight" accompanied recitations and prayers. I offer this one for them, from the Baha'i writings:
"Make Thou this marriage to be as threading lights of Thine abounding grace, O my Lord, the All-Merciful, and luminous rays of Thy bestowals, O Thou the Beneficent, the Ever-Giving, that there may branch out from this great tree boughs that will grow green and flourishing through the gifts that rain down from Thy clouds of grace." (photo: Tim and Kathy Hall)
