20190914_emilys_wedding/html/mias_toast.html

2019/09/21 - M.Cummings


from: Amelia Cummings <ameliae.cummings@gmail.com>
to: Stewart French <stewart.french@gmail.com>
date: Sep 20, 2019, 9:51 PM
subject: RE: Wedding Toast ?

Hi Stewart!!

I don't have my toast word-for-word since I did ad-lib a small
portion. However, I do have my rough draft, and I'll do my best to
approximate the parts that were improvised.

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Hi. For those of you who may not know, I'm Mia, and I'm Emily's
younger sister.

She was my first friend and even loved me though yelling about video
games or when I tried to cut her beautiful hair with kitchen
scissors. No reason; I had just wanted to.

Our early life started a bit rough, like ocean waves during a storm -
rocking us back and forth as we tried to tread water. When Andrew
became more prominent in Emily's life, I worried that the current had
drawn in to take my sister away from me, and I'd have to face the
waters alone.

However, as they grew as a unit, it became clear to me that he wasn't
the tide to separate us; rather, he was a warm wave to guide and
steady her as she found her way through the storm.

My sister is a strong, determined, kindhearted, compassionate woman,
and she deserves to be loved wholly and equally. I'm over the moon
that she met a man like Andrew to complement her so completely. Today
is their wedding, but it feels like they've been married for years
already. This wedding is more of a formality, really.

The concept of soulmates can be a tricky one to pin down, but I truly
believe they are a fantastic example.

It makes me think that if I meet my own wave among this vast ocean, I
want them to be a warm one.  I just wanted to bring up an old memory I
was thinking about all of today from when we were in high school. One
morning, we had gotten up early to get ready for school, and when I
had gotten down to the kitchen at 6:30AM, there was music playing. It
was an acoustic track from a CD that Andrew made for Emily called,
"The Most Beautiful Girl In The Room." And that's how I knew they were
going to make it.

Thank you for joining me in celebrating their marriage.

[The toast, after fiddling around with the microphone]

My bad. Andrew, I just wanted to say that even though sometimes it
seems like I don't like you very much, I really do want the best for
you and Emily. I wish you the best for your marriage. I'm sure that
they're going to make it. Here's a toast, hallelujah.

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This is as close as I can remember to the whole thing, haha.

Love, Mia

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