Sacred space

A violin is playing When you wish upon a star and I am sitting in front of a big old classic Greek Revival southern mansion. Briefly the home of Alabama's governor from 1837 to 1841, today it is the site of Bestest's wedding. It could not be more beautiful. A gentle spring breeze blows across a green lawn filled with rows of carefully aligned white chairs. Magnolia trees surround us. There is a whisper of magic everywhere.

It is truly a once upon a time day.

The front door opens and a sweet little flower girl emerges scattering petals across the porch and down the stairs. She is followed by the wedding party who quietly align themselves along both sides of the steps waiting for the grooms to appear. Later a miniature ring bearer in a tiny tuxedo brings the rings through that door. It is a day of balance and peace.

The grooms are straight out of a fairy tale, one tall and distinguished with luxuriant white hair and the other younger and astonishingly handsome, but it is not their looks that will make this day. It is who they are. Their vows say it all. These men are sincerely conscious people who really understand what is important in life. Their vows fill every heart with joy and most eyes with tears.

All day long these two will continue to reflect the love back out into rooms full of elegantly dressed relatives, friends and coworkers. No one is left out. Even those who have stepped beyond the veil are present in the eyes and hearts surrounding these men. I have never been to a wedding that was so all inclusive and heart tuggingly sweet.

Everywhere I turn people are sharing stories that warm my heart.

This wedding raises the bar so high above the bacchanalian rites of many others that it feels surreal. Somehow I have entered a sacred space where peace and love envelope everyone.

And behind it all is this song.

When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you
If your heart is in your dream
No request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do
Fate is kind
She brings to those who love
The sweet fulfillment of
Their secret longing
Like a bolt out of the blue
Fate steps in and sees you through
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true

Songwriters
LEIGH HARLINE, NED WASHINGTON