I watch some programs on occasion like *Ice Lake Rebels* and *Alaskan Bush People: Off The Grid* on Animal Planet. Tonight there was a wedding of one of the Ice Lake Rebels....people who live on houseboats on this lake in Alaska. His fiance spent her first winter on the houseboat and learned how rough a life it is on a lake that is frozen for 7 months of the year. Their summer is just two months long and, let me tell you, life is tough for those people.
Anyway, they got married on tonight's episode and the whole town was there for the ceremony and reception. The wedding was really different and a former houseboater, who was a priestess, performed the ceremony. It was very touching and I started crying when the bride came over the small hill to the lake front site of the ceremony.
I cried at my girlfriend Jamie's wedding to the man whom she had lived with for over 30 years and was the father of all her children. The wedding was held outside on part of their property and she had a daughter and two grandchildren that were part of the wedding party as well as my close girlfriend, Marilyn. Jamie asked me afterward why I was crying and I told her, *I always cry at weddings*. She just shrugged and laughed. I was a bit embarrassed because I know a wedding is a happy event and everyone was happy to see these two loving people united in marriage...finally.
The wedding had been a surprise event that she decided to hold on the day that we girls, who have known each other for almost 50 years (at that time), get together. We had a lot to celebrate. We celebrated our long time friendships plus the uniting of a great couple. It was a perfect day...great weather, great food and great friends.
Thinking back, I realized that I had always cried at weddings when I started to cry at Jamie's. I have no real idea why but I think it was because I knew how happy the couple was and I had a lot of empathy for what they were feeling. But crying at a TV wedding was a bit of a surprise for me. The wedding, however, WAS a real wedding and I knew the couple from previous episodes and also knew how much they loved each other.
Another hot day today but the morning was very cold. Another clue that autumn is closely approaching us. Love you all. Hope you had a great weekend and an even better week. ***Hugs***
There IS such a thing as happy tears!
ReplyDeleteI cry at TV weddings too. I think it's in our genes.
[Thanks a LOT, Mom!]