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<strong>Anna</strong> & Jesse<br />
August 17, 2013
<strong>Anna</strong> Garwood & Jesse Hunter<br />
together with friends <strong>and</strong> families<br />
celebrated their wedding<br />
at Jesse’s childhood home in Hood River, Oregon<br />
4pm, August 17 th , 2013
The Ceremony
A Collection of Blessings<br />
Compiled <strong>and</strong> presented by Jeff Hunter during the ceremony.<br />
A poem by Pablo Neruda: Excerpt of Sonnet XVII<br />
Te amo sin saber cómo, ni cuándo, ni de dónde,<br />
te amo directamente sin problemas ni orgullo:<br />
así te amo porque no sé amar de otra manera,<br />
sino así de este modo en que no soy ni eres,<br />
tan cerca que tu mano sobre mi pecho es mía,<br />
tan cerca que se cierran tus ojos con mi sueño.<br />
I love you without knowing how, or when or from where.<br />
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;<br />
so I love you because I know no other way than this:<br />
where I does not exist nor you,<br />
so close that your h<strong>and</strong> on my chest is my h<strong>and</strong>,<br />
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.<br />
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A passage from Corinthians 13: 4-8a<br />
LOVE<br />
is patient<br />
is kind<br />
it does not envy<br />
it does not boast<br />
it is not proud<br />
it is not rude<br />
it is not self-seeking<br />
it is not easily angered<br />
keeps no record of wrongs<br />
does not delight in evil<br />
rejoices with the truth<br />
always protects<br />
always trusts<br />
always hopes<br />
always perseveres<br />
never fails.<br />
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<strong>Wedding</strong> Poem<br />
This reading was adapted by from a poem by Kahlil Gibran <strong>and</strong> was<br />
shared by Griff <strong>and</strong> Mary Garwood during the wedding ceremony.<br />
You were born apart, but at virtually the same time<br />
Now we celebrate that you shall forever more be together<br />
You will be together when a myriad of events scatter your days<br />
You will be together even in the sight of God<br />
But let there be spaces in your togetherness<br />
Let the winds dance between you<br />
Love one another <strong>and</strong> let your love be a moving sea between your souls<br />
Fill each other’s cup, but do not drink from only one vessel<br />
Sing <strong>and</strong> dance together <strong>and</strong> be joyous<br />
But let each of you sometimes share a simple space<br />
Don’t be troubled by this<br />
Even though the strings of the lute are individual, they quiver with the same<br />
music, <strong>and</strong> are united in the beauty of their song<br />
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Give your hearts, but not for each other’s keeping<br />
For only the h<strong>and</strong> of life can fully contain you<br />
St<strong>and</strong> together, yet not so near as to cast a shadow on each other<br />
The pillars of the temple st<strong>and</strong> apart as they support a single structure<br />
The oak tree <strong>and</strong> the ash grow not in each other’s shade, but each reaches for<br />
the sky from common ground.<br />
We bless you deeply.<br />
Love,<br />
Griff <strong>and</strong> Mary<br />
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Blessings & Toasts
Produced by Family Heirloom Arts<br />
www.FamilyHeirloomArts.com<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>, Oregon<br />
Lisa Kagan: Director, Editor, <strong>Book</strong> Designer<br />
Emily García: Typographer, Design Assistant, <strong>Book</strong>binder<br />
Lewis Childs Pollard: Text Editor<br />
Copyright © 2014<br />
<strong>Anna</strong> Garwood <strong>and</strong> Jesse Hunter.<br />
All rights reserved. Reproduction of the whole or any part of the contents<br />
without permission is prohibited.<br />
Printed by Stevens Printing, Portl<strong>and</strong>, Oregon.<br />
<strong>Book</strong>binding by Emily García, Cathemeral Press.<br />
Front Cover & Interior Art:<br />
Paper-cut by <strong>Anna</strong> Garwood
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