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June Weddings(From the book Spiders Big Catch)by Gary E. Andersonwww.abciowa.comAs June wraps its arms around us like the warm hug of a favorite aunt, I begin to think about weddings. I've been a musician for thirty years, and I've played at scores of weddings and receptions, sometimes more than once for the same person. It was a way to make a livingthe money was good and there was usually decent food.As a wedding soloist, Id sit off to the side, watching brides in white dresses and grooms in rented tuxedos promise to love each other forever. But somehow, I couldnt shake a sadness that always hung over me as I watched, knowing that one in every two marriages will fail.I cant explain it, but over the years, I developed an eye for knowing whether a couple was going to make it or not. There was just something about the way the bride and groom related to each otherthe look in their eyes and their body languagethat offered clues as to how their marriage was going to turn out.Then one afternoon, while our band was playing for a large reception in a small town ballroom, I casually looked across the vast sea of people. My glance moved from table to table, until I saw the bride and groom, sitting alone in a corner. They were sitting in total ease, holding hands, saying nothing.Her flowing white dress and his tuxedo seemed out of place, but their happiness and comfort with each other was totally apparent. There was no question that those two people belonged together. They wouldve been sitting there in those same two chairs, still holding hands in exactly the same way, if theyd been wearing blue jeans and overalls at someone elses reception.They were at a party, to be surea big, loud party. But the party was really for the benefit of everyone else in attendance. They were totally comfortable just sitting in their corner, out of the limelight, watching the people they loved having a good time.As cynical as Id become over the years, something struck me at that moment as I watched that couple. I realized that weddings actually represent the triumph of the human spirit. Every marriage is a public statement by two people, letting the whole world know that together, they choose to believe that their union will be the one-in-two that lasts.When thought of in that way, every wedding really symbolizes a victory of hopein the face of all odds. Sure, itll take all their courage and strength to succeed, but no matter what, couples continue to try. They know the statistics are against thembut they look straight into the eyes of the odds makers and say, So what? And why not? Throughout history, people have staked their fortunes, and sometimes their very lives, on less than a 50-50 chance. Maybe thats why we hold so many weddings in the month of June. Its a month that can be unpredictablefull of warmth and promise one minute, and then suddenly becoming stormy and filled with uncertainty.As for me, since seeing that couple, holding hands at their reception, Ive begun singing my wedding solos with a renewed hopeembodied by two people at the altar, vowing to face their future together, in spite of overwhelming odds.© 2004. Gary E. Anderson. All rights reserved.
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