IM GETTING MARRIED

Who knew, someone so uninterested in cliches would end up saying the most predictable thing about getting married; “I have been waiting for this day my whole life!” But in all honesty, it is the truth. I have.

Since we’re little, we’re programmed to look up to this fairytale moment where we would find the love of our lives, and he would get down on one knee to ask to spend forever with you.

My day came. And it was unbelievably beautiful. But this isn’t about that moment. It’s about all the little moments that followed it.

How you look at him different. The little glimpses between laughters that make you say, oh, I will marry this man. He is it. A husband. A forever friend. A father. A life companion. Him. He is it.

How you look at yourself different. An accidental glance into your reflection. A ring. White dress. Marriage. Wife. Mom. It’s all unfolding.

The best part; how happy your family and friends are for you. Seeing them overjoyed for your joy. Celebrating your love. Eagerly anticipating the wedding plans and the adventures ahead.

The moments of silence, the kisses, the laughter; they all just ‘feel’ different. Deeper. More intimate. Unconditional.

As time goes by, I am finding it impossible to measure my love for this single human being, and just when I think I can’t possibly love more than I already do, I fall deeper and deeper.

I’m getting married, and it’s unlike anything I thought I would feel.

Because no matter how many movies, and poems, and stories have programmed this fairytale marriage and wedding into my mind; none of them have prepared me for the true depths of commitment and love I would feel once the day actually came.

Where the most exciting part is no longer about the fairytale itself; but about everything that comes after the ‘happily ever after’. Marriage.