(For Sue and Steve)

A generation ago they had
fallen in then out
of love
and learned that in

It's time to buy a hat!
The invitation is on the mat.

This time the millinery,
must be

For goodness sake take a look at that cake!
Triple-tiered and dreamy,
fruit-filled, sponge or

Usher us in.
Then usher us out.
We've come for a ceremony so devout.

We will witness this

A gossamer vision you stand atop the stair.
Of this profound moment in time I'm acutely

Here comes the bride.
Her father swells with pride.
Her comes her mother, sister and

I vow ... to love you always.
Think of you fondly, even on your bad days.

To constantly give you

Two rings entwine, your heart and mine.
Symbols of our love divine.

Our love excels, in our

That first kiss, tingles down my spine.
Rain outside but I'm bathed in sunshine.

Lips trusting

Light and white, fluffy, like snowflakes.
Flower girls stoop to pluck them for keepsakes.

A

At wedding breakfast we all sit, my speech next ... must remember it.

I stand and fear my voice

Good folks gathered in this room.
It's time to toast the Bride and Groom.

What a glorious day it

Let's take a chance with our first dance.

To wish on a star that our lives will go far.

The

Ushers dash, colours clash, cameras flash.

Babies wriggle, children giggle, bridesmaids

On the shores of Loch Tay
Where we were married
My heart is glad.

Between the water and