This is how it started! It happened long ago and far away, in a place called Eden (Eden Prairie to the southwest of Minneapolis bears no resemblance to it), that the masculine and feminine were joined together as complement (not compliment) for each other ... that the man became a husband and the woman became a wife ... that the differences between the sexes formed a blend of unity and love.

This is how it started! The ceremony was unique, performed amid the most unusual circumstances: no bridal gown, no tuxedo, no officiating or officious clergyperson, no processional music other than the song of birds and harmonies of a perfect creation. There had been no previous pre-marital examinations as a preparation. There had been no marriage license application at the office of the Eden County c…