The date June, 5th, 2010. The place Chico, Ca. The time 4PM. The wedding of Rose Sylvia and Robert Nipkow... They met working for Outback, a steak house popular in CA. She in college, and he settled in a career. The wedding was nothing short of breath taking. I am glad I was invited, and was able to attend. She is perfect in splendor and beauty. Encircled by sincere friendships, and loving family both were joined into marriage. No detail was left undone. The flowers were both beautiful and simple in their elegance. Their dog symbolically taking the ring to the alter. The stunning wedding dress. All and all a wedding fit for a princess.
I enjoyed the weather, and the well manicured gardens of the venue. People laughed and danced well into the evening, and rose with the early dawn to replay pictures in quiet hotel kitchens dining rooms. It was a time of family, reflection, and showing one grown up woman just how very much she is love. There is no valid measure of the word family... and times like these prove it the most.
I wish them all the best in life and the world... but they do not need my wishes. For Rose comes from a long line of successful marriages. She knows the road ahead will be both easy and hard, up and down, full of love, and happiness, disappointment, and anger... She is not disillusioned, and this will serve them both well. She comes from good stock. Her parents have been married for 33 years... and her grandparents for 50 plus years. It will be tough, beautiful, and worth it. The road is just beginning, and this day will be talked about by her children and her grandchildren on their wedding days. I am glad I got to witness it, and I look forward to the many splendid celebrations to come for both of them.
I raise my cup to both of them. Here is to you Mr. and Mrs. Nipkow. Cheers!
