SAS & Jaz

Brought to you by Sister Amy Sunshine and her glowing groom, Jaz.

Yesterday I attended a beautiful wedding. My dear friend and former Media HQ coworker Amy, a.k.a. Sister Amy Sunshine, wed her beloved Jazret. It was terrific to see them again; it's been too long. Amy is always radiant with joy and love, which is why I miss her so much, and she's found a true match in Jazret. They entered their small, intimate chapel to "Here Comes the Sun" on an acoustic guitar and closed the brief ceremony with a singalong of "All You Need Is Love," selections which perfectly reflect their spirits. I was honored to be part of their celebration.

Points of note:

• The wedding colors were white and cobalt blue, which is both Amy's favorite and mine. I got them a cobalt trivet with a Japanese character for "dream" on it, since Amy followed her dream in moving west, where she met Jazret. Don't tell them, though. I want them to be surprised when they open it. ;-)
  
• The officiant reminded me of Mr. Bean in appearance, but fortunately was otherwise unBeanlike.
  
• As part of her bridal attire, Amy wore long white gloves. When it came time for Jaz to put the ring on her finger, it took her a few minutes to get the tight satin off her hand. Both she and the groom giggled at the difficulty, and then Amy started doing a burlesque stripper-like hip bump. "And that's why I married her, folks," said Jaz. Much laughter. There should always be laughter at weddings.
  
• The photographer was a friend and former Media HQ coworker of mine named Joe. Also attending were current Media HQ employees Kathy (who was the art director of the handyman mag when I started there), Nancy (who was the handyman art director before Kathy), and Jenya (who has never worked for the handyman mag). We had Joe take a Media HQ family reunion portrait.
  
• Not in attendance was friend and former Media HQ coworker G-Doc. I had been very excited to see him and was disappointed that I didn't get to. *Pout pout.*
  
• During the ceremony, I thought I recognized Laurie, a woman from the FBO I just got fired from, sitting across the room. I checked her name with Amy later, and sure enough, it was her. Wish I'd known that before. Knowing someone who knows Amy is always a good thing.
  
• Also not attending was Mick. Amy knows Mick through church, and I know Mick from having worked with him several years ago. When I was interviewing for the FBO job, they mentioned that they'd just had some sort of employee appreciation days where a fantastic juggler performed. "Oh, was his name Mick?" I asked. And it was. Ten to one Laurie was the one who booked him.
  
• Amy & Jaz now live in British Columbia, where he's from, so they gave away the bouquet centerpieces from the tables at the reception. I won one! Blue irises and greenery. It's lovely. (And my winning is totally bizarre. I NEVER win drawings or raffles or things like that. But at the Tupperware party, I won not one but two small drawings, and today the flowers — and there's that whole slew of gifts I've been getting for weeks and weeks now. If the universe is trying to tell me my luck is running high right now, I get it!)
  

Congratulations, Amy and Jazret! The world is a more beautiful place with your love shining through it.

Today around the world: October 25 is Restoration Day in Taiwan.