San Francisco City Hall, Feb 21 2008.
I know... I know... What is going on???
We did it. We couldn't wait until the official wedding day this coming April, so we ran off and got married last week!
Well... Okay... Maybe we could have waited... But the life of a Brazilian gypsy who is marrying a US citizen in Mexico, requires some amount of paperwork done... Therefore, we opted to get that paper stuff out of the way, and also take the opportunity to proclaim our love sooner than later!
It was a very intimate and special ceremony at the City Hall "rotunda" ~ in the heart of the city of San Francisco.
Let me tell you... So much for our free spirit! We thought we would do a "drive thru" kind of deal...
But as soon as were facing each other, holding hands, looking into each others eyes, and we began to recite our vows.... We both fell under a spell.
Suddenly nothing else mattered
We got lost in each others eyes
Our feet weren't touching the ground
We were floating away
Way up in the sky
The stars were all around us
We had tears falling down our cheeks
And we spoke softly and steadily
As is our love: calm and deeply rooted.
There was eternity in each word and each instance
There was an earnest wish for mutual devotion
There was purity
And a trancelike wonder
Bliss
True Love
****
I highly recommend it. :)
More on the "actual wedding" plans soon.
Comments (40)
Wow, Congratulations Alex -how exciting! I wish you a beautiful marriage.
~Andrea
Posted by Andrea | February 29, 2008 4:59 PM
Posted on February 29, 2008 16:59
I've been following your blog for several months now and want to wish you all the happiness there is.
Posted by Lisa-Marie | February 29, 2008 8:41 PM
Posted on February 29, 2008 20:41
Herzlichen Glueckwunsch and CONGRATULATIONS to both of you....!!!Anja+Mike
Posted by Anja Aigner-Morris | February 29, 2008 10:32 PM
Posted on February 29, 2008 22:32
what a lovely love. i loved meeting you today and talking about love matters the most. about how it makes nothing else really matter. about how it's passion and how it's simply enough. you are a delight!
so happy for you!
Posted by kelly rae | February 29, 2008 10:58 PM
Posted on February 29, 2008 22:58
awww! How sweet!
Congrats!
Posted by lacithecat | March 1, 2008 12:54 AM
Posted on March 1, 2008 00:54
woot! Congratulations to you both! :)
Posted by Nic Wise | March 1, 2008 2:12 AM
Posted on March 1, 2008 02:12
oh honey! how wonderful for you both.
sending you both all my love, you both hold a special place in our hearts
xx
Posted by chocolate covered musings | March 1, 2008 2:13 AM
Posted on March 1, 2008 02:13
beaming over here ... how absolutely wonderfully beautiful!! congratulations to you both :) xo
Posted by darlene | March 1, 2008 8:23 AM
Posted on March 1, 2008 08:23
Oh wow, CONGRATULATIONS Alex! I love stories like these, spontaneous and adventurous :) And that's a beautiful dress you were wearing, what a great photo, too. Wishing you both a long and happy marriage filled with love, gipsy spirit and lots of bliss! Kerstin xo
Posted by Kerstin | March 2, 2008 8:26 AM
Posted on March 2, 2008 08:26
how adventurous! how delightful! yay for you!
Posted by jen lemen | March 2, 2008 1:31 PM
Posted on March 2, 2008 13:31
Congratulations! It's a beautiful spot and a wonderful 'launching pad.' Best wishes!
Posted by Hayden | March 2, 2008 2:02 PM
Posted on March 2, 2008 14:02
A most wonderful post! Congratulations!
Posted by Cynthia | March 2, 2008 5:07 PM
Posted on March 2, 2008 17:07
That is so romantic and exciting:-))
All the very best for a great married life ahead:-)
Congratulations:-)
Arch
Posted by Arch | March 2, 2008 6:49 PM
Posted on March 2, 2008 18:49
Yay!
If there is true love in the room then I guess even a drive-thru wedding can't help but turn into a romantic one!
xx
Posted by Frida | March 2, 2008 9:51 PM
Posted on March 2, 2008 21:51
Congratulations! It sounds lovely and the photograph is beautiful.
Posted by Di | March 2, 2008 11:39 PM
Posted on March 2, 2008 23:39
Simply put...you inspire me. Nothing is grander than love!
Posted by Graciel | March 3, 2008 5:17 AM
Posted on March 3, 2008 05:17
WOOT! YEAH! Congratulations and WAY to go YOU! We 'eloped' too, Scargo Tower, I felt like Rapunzel. It's amazing, love, isn't it??! Makes us do things we've only dreamed of doing. It makes us 'be'. Here's to you and yours. May bliss follow you everywhere!!!
Posted by Claudia | March 3, 2008 6:29 AM
Posted on March 3, 2008 06:29
Aieeee!!!!!
It brought a tear to my eye! Can't wait to see you again, and congratulate you and your lovely beau in person.. when that will be is yet to be told. But my beau is itching to get back stateside, so it might not be that far off.
xxxxxxx
I miss you!
The General.
Posted by general mayhem | March 3, 2008 1:45 PM
Posted on March 3, 2008 13:45
I am thrilled for you, Alex! What a lovely, romantic, spontaneous thing to do :)
Having been married for almost 32 years, I can only wish you the kind of happiness and contentment that marriage has brought to my life. May your bliss last forever :)
(But on those inevitable un-blissful days, may the memory of it sustain you!)
Congratulations and much happiness to both of you.
Posted by Becca | March 3, 2008 2:40 PM
Posted on March 3, 2008 14:40
weeeeeeeee! congrats alex! so happy for you two love birds!
Posted by ann benoit | March 3, 2008 3:45 PM
Posted on March 3, 2008 15:45
Ooohhh, that's so cool! Congratulations for the young couple! I wish you lot's of good luck and enough problems to bring you closer as you overcome them, but never so many as to be a burden. Hapinnes is guaranted!! ;-D
Posted by Alessandra | March 3, 2008 5:27 PM
Posted on March 3, 2008 17:27
WOW, Alex! How beautiful!!
Congratulations!
Beijos,
Posted by Sonia Horn | March 4, 2008 6:09 AM
Posted on March 4, 2008 06:09
Brilliant!!! Congratulations...what a great story...so thrilled for you both!!
Posted by Swirly | March 4, 2008 7:02 AM
Posted on March 4, 2008 07:02
Brilliant!!! Congratulations...what a great story...so thrilled for you both!!
Posted by Swirly | March 4, 2008 7:05 AM
Posted on March 4, 2008 07:05
Congratulations!!!
Posted by Mindy | March 4, 2008 7:35 AM
Posted on March 4, 2008 07:35
Brilliant!!! Congratulations...what a great story...so thrilled for you both!!
Posted by Swirly | March 4, 2008 9:32 PM
Posted on March 4, 2008 21:32
Brilliant!!! Congratulations...what a great story...so thrilled for you both!!
Posted by Swirly | March 4, 2008 9:32 PM
Posted on March 4, 2008 21:32
All my love and abounding congratulations to the both of you :>
Posted by Lady Luxie | March 5, 2008 11:46 PM
Posted on March 5, 2008 23:46
Gongrats!
True love is full of happy suprises!
I wish you all the best!
Posted by Urban Tulip | March 6, 2008 5:26 AM
Posted on March 6, 2008 05:26
oh my
oh my
oh my goodness!!!
I LOVE that photo ~ and
i love you guys and
congratulations!!!
Posted by madelyn | March 7, 2008 8:10 PM
Posted on March 7, 2008 20:10
fantastic! congratulations to you both!
Posted by liz elayne | March 8, 2008 4:24 PM
Posted on March 8, 2008 16:24
aww! congratulations! my husband & i got married there first too in august. amazing.
Posted by matirose | March 8, 2008 4:36 PM
Posted on March 8, 2008 16:36
Yay for you!
Someday I hope to do just what you did! I bet you're glowing;)
Posted by Jamie | March 11, 2008 9:23 PM
Posted on March 11, 2008 21:23
Oh!
How magical.
Posted by hele | March 13, 2008 7:45 AM
Posted on March 13, 2008 07:45
that is deliciously wonderful!
i am so happy for you both ~ congratulations. this made me smile so big today!
xoxo
Posted by schmoops | March 13, 2008 4:57 PM
Posted on March 13, 2008 16:57
Congratulations to you both! Wow! How exciting! And look at your dress - so pretty! And what a lovely photo - awwww!
Posted by susanna | March 15, 2008 6:58 PM
Posted on March 15, 2008 18:58
Congratulations my dear one! SO much excitement in the air and the love is undeniable! To all the craziness in both of our lives!!!
much love!
s
Posted by stef | March 19, 2008 1:17 PM
Posted on March 19, 2008 13:17
Taking a leap on leap day is a girl (and boy) after my own heart. Warm congrads!
Posted by GeL (Emerald Eyes) | March 21, 2008 2:14 AM
Posted on March 21, 2008 02:14
Oh Alex - am very late hearing about this! What wonderful news! I am thrilled to bits for you both. Will have to bring a wedding present from Paris when I see you in May! Enjoy your ceremony in Mexico, the honeymoon and all the rest. So wonderful to see love triumph. Gorgeous photo of you and your husband! :) xoxox
Posted by Paris Parfait | March 21, 2008 3:48 PM
Posted on March 21, 2008 15:48
LOVELY idea!!!
beautiful picture!
Posted by Jessica | March 27, 2008 6:32 PM
Posted on March 27, 2008 18:32