Share the Joy: Weddings

Ah, weddings!

Such a hopeful occasion,

a commitment to take the "now" of love

into the future.

In this particular case,

the groom was the son of one of my best friends,

Gail, shown above with her husband Dick.

I think that's a good reason for joy.

It was held in a rooftop venue in the Sodo area

(for you non-Seattleites, Sodo is a term meaning

south of the dome, the former Kingdome

which was demolished years ago

to make way for the new stadium

in which the Seahawks and Sounders play football,
both American-style and Euro-style.

It's across the street and a bit east of Safeco Field,

home of the Seattle Mariners.)

That's a long way of getting around to saying

that there was a spectacular view of downtown,

and Puget Sound off to the west. 

The building flying the flag 

is the headquarters of Starbuck's.

You may not get the drift of the wedding

from this pic of the groom,

Geoff,

but it had a Lego theme. 

The colors were Lego green and blue.

Geoff's tie bar is a Lego one.

And, as you can tell from the pic of

Geoff and his bride, Erin 

as they flank the minister 

during the vows part of the ceremony,

the bride wore vintage raw silk in Lego green.

The minister told the story of their first date.

They went to an Animé convention together.

And apparently knew early on on the dating cycle

that they'd met their Nerd Soul Mate.

In addition to the mostly-traditional vows

(they promised each other a lifetime of

random acts of music as well as to love and cherish)

their friends and family helped cement

the contract of a lifetime marriage

with a hand-fasting ceremony.

Dancing, feasting, and music followed,

as did a Lego wedding cake. 

What gave you JOY this week? 

What moments thrill you?

Make you grin?

Notice it.

Cultivate it.

Celebrate it.

Share it.

1. do a post that tells and shows what gives you joy.

2. capture the URL of the specific post and paste it into 

the Mr. Linky box along with your info.

3. Visit other players and let their joy infect you.

Leave them a comment because everyone

 enJOYS getting positive feedback.

Let's keep the epidemic of JOY going!