To write something about our amazing wedding is kind of hard!  As much as I enjoy writing this is just so close to my heart it's like sharing my secrets.  I could write about all the funny moments easily enough, but the true touching moments, which I'll never forget are hard to put down on paper.

I never felt nervous.  My mind was perfectly clear.  I was completely steady. I was more than I ever wanted; it really was an amazing wedding!

It was pouring rain outside as we watched from the high windows, seeing our friends rush into the church, there were so many cars, and so many umbrellas!

The moms' went in first, the three of them.  M's two, her father's wife Ruth who has been in her life for 30 yrs, and her Mother Carol, and my mom Morlene.  They, which I missed, linked arms and walked down the isle together signaling that the brides were ready.  This unity was amazing!  And was more than Marianne had ever hoped for, we thank-you, moms'!

We lined up in the hall of that beautiful church.  Autumn first with her basket of leaves, Charlie with the ring pillow, my best man Robin, and my brother in full uniform had me on his arm.  Behind me was Kaitlynn, our eldest daughter, and then Marianne's best man August, and then Marianne was waiting, standing between her two Dads.  I peeked behind to see if she was there, ok... as they had kept us apart the last few moments before the ceremony.  She smiled that smile that melts me every time and I knew we were really, ready.

Jim, my brother, cracks a joke to relax me, he says, "You look beautiful Jill, want to marry me? No?  Ok..."  It was all I needed to grin.  Soon we heard our pianist playing our march and walked forward.  The photographer helped me find just the right position for my bouquet, which I absolutely loved!  The flowers were the perfect fall colors, oranges and burgundies.

I was totally happy I walked in, the slow walk smiling at our guests, and then caught the eye of some out-of-town guests I wasn't expecting and melted a bit.  Jim dropped me off at the front, and I waited for M....  I watched Kaitlynn come down, and then August who looked quite emotional himself, and finally there was my M.  I totally cried.  I just let the tears roll as I hugged both her fathers and took my soon to be bride by the hand, and led her up the little red carpeted stairs.

Teri our Rev, welcomed everyone and got right down to business.  We choose a reading from the book of Ruth.

But Ruth pleaded with Naomi, "Don’t urge me to leave you or turn back from you" (Ruth 1:16).  "Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me"

It was perfect, and really how I feel.  I will never leave her side, unless she chases me away with a stick, her family has completely adopted me, and we have blended both families and traditions.  The part about God.. Well.. That's always been my attitude about my lesbianism; I fear nothing when M is by my side.