I chose this essay because I really love weddings and basically the whole idea of falling into true love. The essay describes exactly how a wedding shouldn’t be: rushed and unplanned. I have had sort of an interest I guess you could say of falling love since my parents got married when I was five. Before this, I didn’t have a very positive view of relationships because the only one I knew of resulted in a divorce. Although I was very young during this time, I was still greatly affected.
When my mother married my stepfather, whom I almost instantly began referring to as “Daddy”, I was ecstatic to say the least. I felt so lucky to have a man as wonderful as my stepfather in my life. He was very caring and loving to my sister and I from the beginning. My real father had never shown love to us because he didn’t feel he was cut out to be a father. This was the truth. He never tried to be an avid part of my life until he remarried. His new wife made him visit with me thinking it was for the better, while in reality it was for the worse. I already felt my real dad was someone else, and this it was unfair for my biological father to push his way back into my life after having been gone for so long.
But, back to the wedding… I don’t remember much about being five years old, but I do remember that special day very clearly. I was the flower girl one of the many times in my life, and felt so special to be a part of something so wonderful. I know that sounds cheesy, but it’s the truth. My parents are living proof that true love really does exist, and that marriage can last forever.
I am really looking forward to my wedding. It will be so much fun to plan and get ready for. I can’t imagine having a short and simple Vegas wedding. I just don’t think that would be as special. By watching my parents’ relationship flourish over the years, I think I have definitely raised my standards on how all relationships should be. It seems like these days the idea of marriage is thrown around very carelessly. More and more people are rushing into marriage only to find out years later that they have made a tragic mistake. That’s why couples need to take their time before taking the big leap into married life.