Off Beat
Most little girls dream that when they are older they will be married to their prince charming. They picture themselves in a beautiful white dress standing at the alter. Gorgeous flowers surrounding, birds chirping and blissful music playing. As a girl, all I wished for was to be married to someone I love. Someone whom I’ve given my heart to and one who I would give the world to. On Sunday, September twenty-six two thousand and ten, my wish came true. I married my high school sweet heart.
Everyone has a vision of how they want their wedding to turn out, I believe I have most of mine captured in photographs. My favorite is our first dance as husband and wife. We danced to Aaron Fresh, “Spending all my time lovin’ you.” This song is not an ordinary wedding song, but that is why I am in love with this photograph. My dress, his smile, and our love is off beat but yet it all fits together perfectly.
Six o’clock in the morning my alarm goes off. With only three hours of sleep and ten hours before saying I do, I admit...I was exhausted. But can you really see that? They say every picture tells a story, and I believe that this is the seven years we’ve spent together. Dancing into a life with new beginnings, and take those life lessons to benefit the hard times. As mentioned in our vows, marriage is like a garden you have to tend to. With each careful step on the dance floor, I think of all the years he’s been my friend...my best friend.
Simply said my husband is my best friend, fits together perfectly. He taught be how to love and care for those that are close to you. How to cherish each moment you have to spend with one another. After 7 years, I’ve learned that family comes first. Standing beside them and at times giving them your hand. Soon enough we we will have a family of our own. But for now it’s just us. His words, “Lets do us.”
Off beat meaning something different from usual. For example the usual is a white long wedding dress versus a short ivory dress. My definition of off beat is our love for each other. There is not enough words to paint a picture of our friendship. Many people say that we have a bond like no other couple, and how they see that while watching us at our first dance. They mentioned how we both think you should live life simply. No matter what, when life goes off beat, take a hold of it and go off beat too.
Hi Penny, I thought we were supoosed to leave feed back about the picture essay. I deleted when I realized we didn't need to.
ReplyDeleteI just wanted you to know. I love your oping and you looked really beutiful on you rwedding day.
Michelle M
I really like the picture you took. Very deep. I wish you wrote more about the dance, and what you felt while dancing. I can see where you were, but I was hoping to "feel" what you were feeling during that dance.
ReplyDeleteI love that you didn't do the traditional thing. I think you look beautiful. I can see the happiness in your eyes! I wish you two the best!
Penny, I guess I was right the first time I really wanted to say that I love your opeing. Without stating that this was your weddng piture I was able to grasp that from your opening paragraph. I however feel that with each pragraph if you went into little more detail this would be best.A little more detail would bring them all together and would make for a better cohesive essay.
ReplyDeleteMichelle M.