I found this poem online and thought is was the perfect way to launch our new blog.  I love my job and I love planning weddings – this is why….

Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens.

A good marriage must be created.  In the art of marriage the little things are the big things…

 It is never being too old to hold hands.

 It is remembering to say “I love you”, at least once each day.

 It is never going to sleep angry.

 It is at no time taking the other for granted; the courtship shouldn’t

end with the honeymoon, it should continue through all the years.

 It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives; it is standing together facing the world.

 It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.

 It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy.

 It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.

 It is not expecting the husband to wear a halo or the wife to have the wings of an angel.  It is not looking for perfection in each other.  It is cultivating flexibility, Patience, understanding and a sense of humor.

It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.

 It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.

 It is finding room for the things of the spirit.  It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.

 It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner.

 It is discovering what marriage can be, at its best.

-Wilfred A. Peterson

photo by Phyllis Lane