Good afternoon I want to thank all of you for coming and helping Dave and Lisa celebrate this important day in their lives!
I've tried to memorize this speech, which isn't easy when you have the memory retention of a geriatric goldfish, so please forgive me if I resort to my notes. Probably every five seconds. I did ask for an autocue to be set up in front of me, but apparently the wedding budget doesn't stretch that far... And neither does my eyesight.
The most important people here for Dave, are Ellen and Terry. It has been really good to meet them and become family-in-laws and friends.
What we find gratifying is that Dave’s parents feel the same about Lisa. They have taken her to their hearts, and I believe that she is now their daughter, in fact as well as in law!
A marriage certificate is very much like a blank lottery ticket. It carries the anticipation of a rosy future. Everything always perfect from now on. At the time of acquiring it however, there is nothing to distinguish the jackpot winner from an out-and-out no-hoper!
Dave and Lisa, like a lottery, a marriage requires input from you.
Like a lottery it all depends on the selections or decisions that you make.
Unlike a lottery having made the initial decisions, you can’t just sit back and wait to see if your prize has come up. Marriage is a participation game and requires love, attention and constant tweaking and fine-tuning.
I believe that marriage will teach Dave, loyalty, self-restraint, and control. It will develop in him a sense of fair play ..... and many other qualities.....which he probably wouldn’t have needed if he had stayed single!
Seriously though, as someone with some experience of marriage, I would like to warn this beginner here about what he’ll be up against.
You must consider the words of Oscar Wilde, "Women are meant to be loved, not understood"
Dave....Now that you are married, Lisa will always have the last word in any argument - any word that you come out with afterwards is by default, the start of a whole new argument!
I've tried to memorize this speech, which isn't easy when you have the memory retention of a geriatric goldfish, so please forgive me if I resort to my notes. Probably every five seconds. I did ask for an autocue to be set up in front of me, but apparently the wedding budget doesn't stretch that far... And neither does my eyesight.
The most important people here for Dave, are Ellen and Terry. It has been really good to meet them and become family-in-laws and friends.
What we find gratifying is that Dave’s parents feel the same about Lisa. They have taken her to their hearts, and I believe that she is now their daughter, in fact as well as in law!
A marriage certificate is very much like a blank lottery ticket. It carries the anticipation of a rosy future. Everything always perfect from now on. At the time of acquiring it however, there is nothing to distinguish the jackpot winner from an out-and-out no-hoper!
Dave and Lisa, like a lottery, a marriage requires input from you.
Like a lottery it all depends on the selections or decisions that you make.
Unlike a lottery having made the initial decisions, you can’t just sit back and wait to see if your prize has come up. Marriage is a participation game and requires love, attention and constant tweaking and fine-tuning.
I believe that marriage will teach Dave, loyalty, self-restraint, and control. It will develop in him a sense of fair play ..... and many other qualities.....which he probably wouldn’t have needed if he had stayed single!
Seriously though, as someone with some experience of marriage, I would like to warn this beginner here about what he’ll be up against.
You must consider the words of Oscar Wilde, "Women are meant to be loved, not understood"
Dave....Now that you are married, Lisa will always have the last word in any argument - any word that you come out with afterwards is by default, the start of a whole new argument!
