JESS AND HAZ
Merribee Wedding
What a day (or two, or even three).
One of the things I love about weddings is they give you impetus to critically think about and express all the reasons why this person means so much to you, why they spark and challenge and lift you in ways no one else can. In the months leading up to the wedding, I watched as these two seemed to grow almost imperceptibly closer.
The two of them and these two days represented to me what I love most about these two and their families. A group of people who love each other fiercely and protectively, and want nothing more than see everyone else filled with joy. No expense was spared - not for more pretty, sparkly styling - but on things that would genuinely provide people with joy, and provide opportunities for people who didn’t know each other to mingle and form connections that would outlast those two fleeting days. From the #eighteenstandarddrinksaday allocated each of the 150 or so guests, to the afterparty on Saturday catered almost exclusively by Jess’ mum who cooked enough food to fatten a small village, almost every decision that was made was done with the intention of creating a memorable, meaningful experience for all involved. And holy hell they succeeded.
But I digress.
Their first kiss happened at Jess’ 22nd birthday after a furious debate on the pro’s and con’s of starting a (temporarily) secret work relationship, they first exchanged I love you’s in a 4 AM, $190 cab ride home from a night out. Their’s isn’t the stuff of rom-coms, but I’ll be damned if it isn’t all the more romantic for it.
They bonded over their love of good food, of the English Premier League, of how freaking integral family is to each of them, and despite Jess’ obsession with the Fast and Furious movies that Harry doesn’t share (direct quote from Harry - “Jess is the only person who cried in Fast and the Furious 7 as the White Nissan Supra drives off into the distance”).
These are two of the most successful, capable, and freaking busiest people I have ever met. And yet these are two people who’s greatest joy comes in just being together. They live together. They work together. They go to the gym together. Never is it too much time, never is it even enough. And always do they dread parting - so much so their first dance was to ‘Baby come back’, the first thing they say whenever the other has gone away for work, or life drags them apart for a few days.
Get comfortable. This is a long one.
Dane
