And so, a toast.

We raise a glass:

To the lovely couple. To the friendship of the two become one. May you rearrange your worlds in the most beautiful way. May you laugh at the days to come.

To the people you’ve been before today. May you lay them down with gratitude, honoring everything that brought you here.

To the future family, not only physical children, but the spiritual sons and daughters you will discover along the way. May they find a Home in yours.

To the community. May you heal what is broken and create fruitfulness wherever you’re planted. May the best of God’s grace flow through you to the rest of us.

To God. Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair. May God grant you immeasurably more than you’d ever imagined.

Elvin and Nichole – here’s to you.