HIS SIDE
The moment I first met Rachelle it seemed as if fate had brought us together. We were mere teenagers when we first crossed each other’s paths, both reluctantly dragged to a college going-away event by a friend of a friend’s sister. We were both too shy to talk to each other. Fortunately, our mutual friend forwarded Rachelle’s telephone number to me and the next day I made the most important decision of my life. I recall feeling worried and overwhelmed with excitement while on the train to meet Rachelle for our first date; excited, because I actually had a real date but worried because the only time I saw what Rachelle looked like was in a dark, heavily crowded party. My worries were soon put to rest as I called out her name and saw a slender beauty turn and smile at me. From that moment on, I knew she was for me. For the first couple of months, we were locked in a game of cat and mouse as I tried to make things official while she scurried away from any signs of commitment. Eventually, all of the passionate conversations, admiration and desire caught up to us and we fell in love. Ever since then we have been together through it all. Throughout these five years she has become my best friend, my lover, my world, but most importantly, she has become a part of me.
PLANNING AN UNCONVENTIONAL WEDDING
It was always evident that this was the woman I was going to marry, and similar to our kooky, spontaneous, untraditional relationship, our decision to get married was no different. It started with us planning a summer getaway, but it became something more with the simple whisper of “what a beautiful place for a wedding,” and like magic, I knew this would be the place where we would begin the rest of our life. It wasn’t until I saw her smile and look at me with a face full of wonderment that I understood the true meaning behind the word happiness.
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