Let My Love Open the Door -This ceremony celebrant/officiant /interfaith minister

came across this beautiful quote today about tears from a book entitled Love Alone Prevails- A Story of Life with Meher Baba by Kitty Davy

"Such tears are emotional experiences, for they warm the heart, and the warm tender heart is a vehicle of the spiritual experience and the condition of the creative act."

The rite of marriage at its best is a spiritual and creative act. It is no wonder that so many of us cry at weddings. Recently I saw a funny bridesmaid gift. It was an embroidered 'No Ugly Cry Hanky'  for the bride.  I chuckled but no bride is ever ugly, crying or showing any emotion. Never be afraid of tears, they purify and show you are in the moment. (I bring a lovely lacy hanky with me when I preside so that we are always prepared.)

This exquiste bride, Amanda, in the photo below, wept at every one of our meetings. We also laughed really hard (who woudn't around her hilarious husband, Scott.) In this picture the bride's brother is reading Walt Whitman's Song of the Open Road. Both Amanda and Scott are Jewish so Andrew was a natural for the role of co- celebrant. He took his role seriously,doing the blessing ove the wine and indeed he made us all weep. His sincerity along with his composed presence made the ceremony uniquely tender. (I was so touched that I was caught ugly crying and cropped myself from this wonderful photo by Heidi Vail Photography.)