(Name) and (name), you haven't exactly had what would be called a whirlwind romance. Now all those years of courtship and months and months of preparation are being distilled into these brief but precious moments, which comprise your wedding day.

What do you say to a young couple who are deeply in love but who are still largely innocent of the demands of love? What do you say to two dear young people who know the joy of a close relationship, but who have yet to deal with the frictions which the intimacy of marriage brings? I know you want, more than anything else, to have a happy marriage. That's the way it should be. But how will the future deal with you? And how could any words help you cope with all the possibilities for good or ill?

I could give you some good advice, like "Keep the t…