to los guapos on the day of their wedding (adapted from the Apache Wedding Blessing)

When walking the paths of life, many people find companions.
It is always a breathtaking thing to see two travelers
re-plan their individual trips, and plot a course together;
a common destination of uncommon joy.
May the path you walk bring you clear skies and sweet waters…
Now you will feel no rain for each of you will be shelter to the other.

If hardship does fall upon you, remember those good times;
Find solace in your partner’s arms. A good spouse is both
a refuge from the hardships of life,and a creative source of solutions
to the problems life sometimes throws at you, which would otherwise overwhelm
someone who does not have a lover they can trust at their back.
May you never have to face any of the challenges of life alone again…
Now you will feel no cold for each of you will be warmth to the other.

I admit to being held somewhat in awe…
Of all the languishing kisses, ecstatic peals of laughter;
of all the blazing smiles, and the effervescent love,
that seems so apparent when the two of you are together.
May the fires of your hearts burn as long as they have burned bright,
since I was introduced to you two as a “couple”…
Now there is no more loneliness for each of you will be companion to the other.

In the still of night, when heartbeats quicken, the air turns to syrup,
and every touch is like the whisper of silk or the shimmer of velvet,
may you find endless smiles and satisfaction. Luxuriate in sighs
shared with nobody else in the way they are between you
May the celebrations of your love be pleasurable when you want them to be,
and fruitful, when you want them to be…
Now you are two bodies but there is only one life before you.

May the path you walk bring you clear skies and sweet waters,
may you never have to face any of the challenges of life alone again,
May the fires of your hearts burn as long as they have burned bright since I was introduced to you two as a “couple”,
May the celebrations of your love be pleasurable when you want them to be, and fruitful, when you want them to be.
Go now to your dwelling place to enter into the days of your togetherness.
And may your days be good and long upon the land.

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