You’ve heard about what we’re breaking away from. Now on the flipside, here are the traditions we'll be keeping.
Rings - Rings are a physical manifestation and symbol of the agreements we make with one another. As believers of magic, we designate the rings as our power objects that strengthen, protect and innovate our commitments. Dress - As we both still love feeling fancy, there will be a fancy dress - one for each city. You can see the inspiration for the Denver Dress here. Financial Reality - Real talk, it's near impossible to live as a solo person these days. We're signing the official paperwork for the tax, healthcare and next of kin benefits. Ritual - We believe in the importance of ritual, blessings and ceremony in our lives. This is why we're having a 10 year anniversary party - to mark the completion of the past ten years and recommitting to the next phases of our lives. We'll be celebrating under the full Cold Moon - a perfect time to honor what's past, and reflect on the discovery to come. Community - We believe that one of the heart-warming aspects of long-term relationships is the opportunity to witness the life, growth and bliss of one's beloved. Similarly, we believe that having our community, friends and family witness us helps share the love. Each of you has helped us become who we are and who we will be. Thanks for celebrating with us. We believe love is not about attachment and possession. We believe love and relationships are about growth, learning and helping each other fulfill our bliss. Rather than having rigid relationship vows, we commit to finding a way to being our best. If a way doesn't exist, we'll create it. We believe in a three way commitment - to ourselves, to each other, to the relationship. We believe in a daily commitment, not a promise about something we can’t predict 50 years from now.
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Dave
7/4/2018 11:51:30 am
this is beautiful; thank you for sharing these thoughts
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Cat
7/10/2018 06:48:16 pm
Thanks Dave. It's meaningful to us so it works!
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