The Best High

This next section will be hard, because it is going to be about our ceremony. Our ceremony was my hands-down favorite part of the day. We put a lot of time and thought into choosing and adapting our ceremony script and the readings, writing our vows together, and picking and editing the music. When it all came together it gave me a high like I've never felt. 

Mr. Beagle and his youngest sister walking down the aisle to Mark Robinson's instrumental version of "Catalog and Classify" — Hey, if I had to do an aisle walk with someone, I felt that he should too.

My dad and I walking in to Penguin Cafe Orchestra's "Prelude and Yodel"

I remember standing up on the platform thinking, holy cow, this thing that we crafted so carefully is happening. I tried to stay totally in the moment, but there were a few when I couldn't help myself and drifted into my mind, incredulously watching it unfold. 

At one point I realized how far along through the ceremony we were. It was a jarring moment. This ceremony thing is almost over, I thought. It's flying by! I wish it was longer! This is too much fun!

When our recessional music started and our priest announced us as husband and wife and welcomed us to kiss, I was lifted up. Walking back down the aisle, I started laughing/crying and kind of blacked out. I mean, it was like so much good joy that I can't remember the whole exit. I was overwhelmed. That's how good it felt to be married to Mr. Beagle.

Mr. Beagle and I processing out to Penguin Cafe Orchestra's "Perpetuum Mobile"

But yes, I'm getting ahead of myself. So next I'll dissect the ceremony itself.

photos by Justin Runquist and Craig Watson

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