In two days, on 2/25/2011, Christopher and Samantha will be married. We are all going to the courthouse and they will exchange their words of promise and then...done.
They oscillated between wanting a large wedding, a small formal wedding, eloping locally or eloping to Vegas or somewhere equally remote. Suddenly the light went on - it's not the where that makes a wedding - or the money spent - or the dress and suit and flowers and music...it's the love.
There is no reason to spend thousands of dollars unless you are a public figure. And then, it becomes about the wedding itself and not the marriage.
No amount of money will insure a successful marriage. Prince Charles and Princess Diana, who spent mega bucks on theirs, couldn't remain happy and Duke and I, who spent as little as possible, have been together just short of 37 years.
Did we get our good example from a single set of parents who took the "till death do us part" thing very literally? Did we get our success from our stubbornness and refusal to give up when things were rough? Did we achieve all these years because we just couldn't find anyone we loved more?
No one knows. All I do know is that if you are willing to laugh together and cry together - fight out the bad things and celebrate the good - hold on for dear life when you want to just let go and drift away...you have a really good chance to make it.
I love Chris and Sam and wish them happy days in the sun, umbrellas in the rain, and really good shovels in the snow. I love you both.
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