Ari and Rich were married in a lovely and intimate backyard ceremony.    The day was meticulously planned with specific music selections, food, flowers and the perfect setting for the ceremony itself.  Ari and Rich, who have a strong affinity for the Taoist philosophy, used stones to create a beautiful Yin-Yang symbol.  They stood in the middle of this symbol as they  exchanged vows.

The symbol represents different and distinct aspects of a whole...the dark and the light...the right and left...positive and negative energies, etc.  They are indeed two halves of the same circle or entity, and one does not exist without the other.  They are nestled together as a perfect compliment to their opposite half, and therefore it was a perfect reflection of Ari & Rich's relationship and story. 

The ceremony included one of my favorite readings , "Commitment Reading of the Pueblo Indian".  It begins, "Before we met you and I were halves unjoined except in the wide rivers of our mind...."

Ari and Rich met, and are now forever joined in body, mind and spirit.  My blessings are forever with you and I look forward to being a part of your ongoing celebrations and lives.