In my mind, there can never be too many adorable children in a wedding ceremony. I remember one beautiful ceremony I performed in Carson City; the blended family included seven children. I remembered all their names, and they were all regally joyous in their tuxedos and princess dresses. We performed a sand ceremony that was very important to the children. Each child had chosen his or her special color of sand, and I called each child separately to pour the colored sand into the large vase. With my bride and groom, there were nine different colors poured and blended in the vase. “Once the sand mingles, it can never be separated,” I said when all the sand had been poured. The design, created from nine different colors of sand, was magnificent.
I performed another spectacular ceremony for a blended family that included five boys. They were all within that wonderfully scruffy age for young boys, roughly six through twelve. They were like wild wolf pups, and I loved them. They wanted to celebrate the wedding on the Tea Island in Emerald Bay; I told them the only way we could do this was if we reached the island at dawn. This was actually somewhat illegal; it was summer, the island’s busiest time. Ours was quite the stealth exercise, and this was the wedding that gave me the reputation I am proud of: I became the Rebel Reverend, that morning. We rented a boat that left Tahoe Keys before dawn, and as the sun crept over the mountains and the sky’s rosy fingered dawn painted the mountain sky, the five scruffy boys, my couple and I were climbing the tiny mountain on Tea Island. The five boys each carried a bouquet of flowers, which they used to decorate the Tea Island Castle. We put votive candles in each open stone window. It was the most beautiful wedding I have ever witnessed!
Love is magical, and children bring the magic to life. If you have children, celebrate them in your wedding. If you can borrow some children, your wedding will be enlivened and rich.
Happiness to all!
Reverend Pamela Camille
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