There are a few times in our lives when long periods of planning and expectation are fulfilled. We cram months upon months with preparation. At last the coveted day arrives and our cup runs over. Weddings are such days. Long periods of activity go into getting ready. Each activity and emotion is carefully choreographed. When the day finally comes, the anticipation is so intense and the emotions so high that we expect life to go into overdrive. We will be lifted out of ourselves. A mysterious ingredient will enter our world and will transform life forever.

In a way this is true. Life is never the same. The day is so loaded with meaning and dreaming that a new dimension is added to life. Though life settles down, it never settles down into the same routine as before. But if the marriage is …