On Saturday, October 5, 2024, I officiated Hannah and Ben’s wedding ceremony at Cliff House in Dallas, Texas. Here are the remarks I shared with them and their guests:
Sometimes these just kind of write themselves, with the lessons the bride and groom teach us well articulated in their own words. This is one of those times.
Ben says: “I knew that my ideal partner would need to be independent and trusting in me and our relationship. Hannah is all of those things and more. She is an incredibly intelligent, funny, goofy, hardworking, loving, loyal, and passionate person.
Our relationship is built on trust, and she is secure enough in our relationship and herself that she doesn’t always feel obligated to participate in things with me. Our relationship is both of us, as separate and independent individuals, choosing to combine and build a life together.
I know that she will be an excellent mother to our children and an amazing life partner to spend the rest of my days with.”
Hannah says: “I desire to marry Ben because we have similar values. We are both traditional in many ways and hold our family and friends as a major priority in our lives. We have built a fantastic community of love surrounding us and share a similar sense of humor. We have a reservoir of silly inside jokes and jabs.
I know I can rely on him to make decisions for us while considering my input. I trust him to take care of me and my family as well as loving them as if they are his own. Ben is so incredibly intelligent and kind.
I love listening to him when he is passionate about a new idea. I may have no idea what he is talking about, but I can’t help but smile as he tells me all about it.
I know he will protect our family and if something happened to me, he would be able to raise our future children in a loving home with strong values.”
Hannah and Ben, thank you for such clear well-articulated lessons. May you live those lessons in your individual lives, as a couple, and as future parents, for many years to come.
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