There was a lot of hustling and bustling when we arrived at the chapel that morning. A slew of people walked in simultaneously to set up candles, flowers, and decor. Commands were being shared back and forth. Scott and Kerry were in the middle of it all – coordinating, deciding, arranging.
There were tiny moments of stress, prompted along from their perfectionism and I kept looking at my watch. We were running late, over an hour past where we should have been in the timeline and my team was keeping busy with details and last minute updates to the ceremony format.
I finally took a deep breath and suggested “why don’t we kick everyone out, I think you need a moment together.”
I situated Scott and Kerry and I put my hand on both of their shoulders. “Guys, forget about everything else. This is the moment you both have been waiting for. For so, so long. It’s about the two of you. Just the two of you here right now. Enjoy this moment together.” As I walked off, I caught a glimpse of Scott, he had tears in his eyes. He saw that I had tears in my eyes as well and we nodded to one another. And then they both turned around and it was silent and they had a beautiful moment together right before the ceremony. Before the hustling and bustling took over again …
