April 28, 1973 Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Nervously and anxiously, he looked at his watch as he waited for the magic time of 1:30 to arrive. Seated beside him was his childhood friend. The photographer snapped away pictures to last a lifetime. He felt in his pocket for the ring that would be a pledge of their future together.
Nervously and anxiously, she waited in the driveway for her father to pick her up. She, her dress, veil, and train would sit in the backseat to make it to the magic time of 1:30. Her three special friends would be waiting to proceed with her down the church aisle. She would soon walk arm in arm with her father to meet the man she loved. She felt on her thumb for the ring that would be a pledge of their future together.
At last, 1:30 and all its magic arrived to take them away to their future. Their Earthly time together would last 48 years while their forever time will never cease. “At last, my love has come along, you smiled and then the spell was cast, and here we are in heaven…for you are mine at last,” sings Etta James as the background music plays softly.
Note: On this 51st anniversary, I am grateful that this week’s prompt was Love and Marriage. How blessed!
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