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| We asked two of our groomsmen to read during the ceremony and they were free to choose to whatever they liked. In the days leading up to the ceremony they often teased us that they would be reading some outragous material. Of course, both readings were beautiful - Steve from his own words first and then Scott from the poem Neither Wanting More. | ||
| Steve's:
STANDING UP IN FRONT OF A CROWD AND GIVING A SPEECH IS NOT EASY. EVEN THOSE WHO DO IT FOR A LIVING WILL TELL YOU THEY FEEL BUTTERFLIES IN THEIR STOMACHS EACH TIME THEY COME TO A PODIUM. THE GLAZE OF THE AUDIENCE CAN BE OVERWHELMING AND THE PRESSURE OF SAYING THE RIGHT THING WITHOUT STUMBLING OR STAMMERING IS A LOT TO BEAR. SUCH IS THE CASE TONIGHT WITH SEVERAL OF US ---BUT FOR TWO PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR. BRIAN AND MIKE ARE ABOUT TO STAND BEFORE US WITH SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT TO SAY - TO EACH OTHER --- AND TO EVERYONE HERE. THEY ARE FULL OF JOY, HAPPINESS AND LOVE. AND THAT IS WHAT HAS BROUGHT US TOGETHER --- THE LOVE BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE -- THAT STARTED WITH A SPARK -- WAS KINDLED WITH MUTUAL ADMIRATION AND DEVOTION -- AND NOW BURNS BRIGHT FOR ALL TO WITNESS. TONIGHT - DESPITE THE NERVOUSNESS, STUMBLES AND MOST LIKELY TEARS -- THEY WILL PUBLICLY PLEDGE THEIR LOVE TO EACH OTHER AND SEAL IT IN A COVENANT OF COMMITMENT. BRIAN AND MIKE -- I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE HERE WHEN I SAY TO YOU: THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SHARE IN THIS SPECIAL TIME WE'RE SO HAPPY YOU FOUND EACH OTHER WE LOVE YOU BOTH AND WE WISH YOU A LIFETIME OF HAPPINESS.
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