Soo_Rae Wedding notes

Soo_Rae Wedding notes When Soo-Rae and Rex asked me to officiate their wedding, I surprised and relieved. We had recently gone for a hike up in Wildcat Canyon in the Berkeley hills. At one point, 

… birds… 

I could see that they were saddened. 

one thought came to my mind: Imagine if marriage did not exist–if committed partnership were not a thing—and these two came up with the idea to dedicate their lives to each other. It’s just the kind of crazy thing they would come up with. Something so idealistic and beautiful, but also unconventional and impractical that you’d be supportive but worried for them. 

And then they would go and do it and the thing you had thought was impossible would be there in front of you, compelling your unwilling self to believe a better world is possible. This has been my experience of Soo-Rae over the 15 years that I’ve known her: She has always put what’s right above what’s practical or profitable, has 

She is one of a kind. I had no idea where she would find a partner