| It's been almost a year now... | Time: 09:05:31 |
Be that as it may, here are some wonderful photos of that most wonderful of days, the anniversary of which we will be celebrating in Belgium in just a matter of days...
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| Almost a year (Sept. 28th) so I figured it was time to get some of these photos up, eh? Nothing like a bit of suspense to attract avid interest. Nothing like too much suspense to render your audience numb with apathy. Be that as it may, here are some wonderful photos of that most wonderful of days, the anniversary of which we will be celebrating in Belgium in just a matter of days... | ||
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| That look in my eye is not the result of heavy doses of methyl hydrate, contrary to popular opinion within the scientific community. I can't even claim to have cultivated this mooncalfed expression deliberately for the purposes of publicity or photo opportunities. I must say, it came all of its own accord. You did see the previous photo of the bride? That's all I need to say. |  | ||
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 | Even Jake was all turned out in a matching silk bowtie created specially for the occasion. Not being terribly loquatious, Jake was nonetheless an oft-consulted fixture of the proceedings and his expression spoke volumes. "Good boy" | ||
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 | Jake's keen sense of fashion was appreciated by all. I must say that where fashion is concerned, he is a bit of a martinet and had us all smartly stepping to his rhythm. Note the rapt expression on the Bride's face, as if to say "how delightful that Puppy Pants wants to make some last-minute alterations, possibly in tone, possibly in cut, to my dress." I paraphrase of course. | ||
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| The Ceremony was performed indoors at my parents' manse in Guelph, Ontario. The weather was unpredictable and highly suspect, so it was determined that we would not flirt with fate. An ad hoc chapel was set up in the living room. I swear that from my vantrage point at least no temple, mosque or cathedral ever seemed more holy. |
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 | ... take this balloon to be your lawfully-wedded inflatable latex device? The balloons are intertwined, symbolizing the intertwining of housechores with watching TV. As the metaphor goes, you can do each task separately, but it's so much more pleasant when you do them together, at the same time. At least, that's what I _think_ they symbolized. | ||
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| All the members of the wedding party, including parents offered a balloon to the Bride and Groom signifying their acceptance and endorsement that housechores and watching TV should always be done together, in concert. It's these little rituals that become crystalline moments forever refracting memories. |  | ||
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 | The Auger Patriarch, with some choice passages from the Good Book. Something about vineyards and wild game. I think he was getting hungry. The food, not featured in these photographs, was superb by the way. Prepared by some of my best friends who are known only by the mysterious moniker: "Sukhdelicious". | ||
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 | Time dilated and warped for that one instant so that it was like a second and a lifetime all at once. | ||
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| This is the only time all day that I took my eyes off my wife. Fra. John Duggan said some heartfelt words of blessing which touched everyone present. |
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| A word of advice to young grooms everywhere: before you sign anything, read the fine print! Here are some of the things that were there in the small type, but that you probably didn't read before you signed the registration book: - everytime your wife leaves on vacation without you you'll miss her, possibly even create life-sized facsimiles named Wilson to help you cope during the transition - other women stop looking quite as pretty as they did before, nor do you really care to look as much as you might once have done - that suit you bought, stopped fitting you about half an hour after your second slice of wedding cake - people are going to get tired of hearing you say "Mrs. Auger" a lot quicker than you will - people are quite possibly doing things to your car at the precise moment that you're signing this - you've successfully completed Phase One. Congratulations. Now stop celebrating and get to work because Phase 2 is buying a house, Phase 3 is baby # 1, Phase 4 is.... |
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| I guess this would be a bad time to come out of the closet and tell the world I'm gay? |  | ||
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 | So the wedding party betook themselves out of doors. | ||
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 | Our lovely metaphor, aloft and floating free. Does this mean I no longer have to do the dishes? | ||
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| It's so lovely. We congratulate each other on a job well done... but wait... |  | ||
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 | ...aren't those power lines that the balloons are about to fly into? | ||
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| All's well that ends well. |  | ||
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