| Kimberly and Mathias Turck of New York City, New York |
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| ~ “Sonnet XVII” ~ by Pablo Neruda “And now the mother of the groom, Elisabeth, is going to read Pablo Neruda’s Sonnet XVII in French,” Mother of the Groom comes forward to read Je ne t'aime pas comme rose de sel, ni topaze Ni comme flèche d’oeillets propageant le feu: Je t’aime comme l’on aime certaines choses obscures, De façon secrète, entre l’ombre et l’âme. Je t’aime comme la plante qui ne fleurit pas Et porte en soi, cachée, la lumière de ces fleurs, Et grâce à ton amour dans mon corps vit l’arôme Obscur et concentré montant de la terre. Je t’aime sans savoir comment, ni quand, ni d’où, Je t’aime directement sans problèmes ni orgueil: Je t’aime ainsi car je ne sais aimer autrement, Si ce n’est de cette façon sans être ni toi ni moi, Aussi près que ta main sur ma poitrine est la mienne, Aussi près que tes yeux se ferment sur mon rêve. Mother of the Groom returns to her seat |
| "Oh my goodness woman you are out of control wonderful. Who does all of this? You and Aviva weren't photographers? And she was just coming to watch right? If only the world had more Aprils and Avivas then we'd all be in a much better place. Words can't thank you enough for all that you have done to make our transition into newlyweds the smoothest possible. You will always hold a special place in our hearts. Kimberly & Matt |