My cousin Dawn and I are very close in age and have been
like siblings for as long as I can remember. Karen and I asked her to be in our wedding party.
Dawn is also very creative. At Karen’s wedding shower, she gave her a beautiful poem that she wrote and created as a work of art.
It was an eight and a half by eleven inch piece of parchment paper with a beautiful script font. It was so beautiful (and funny) that I had it enlarged and
copied to poster size and displayed on a full size easel at or wedding reception. Dawn’s poem read as follows:
Dear Karen,
Today is your day
All eyes are on you
We’re watching all that you say
And all that you do!
You are special to us in so many ways,
And that is why today is your day.
On June 28th nineteen ninety two
You will take Bobby’s hand you will say “I do”
That’s a very long time, the rest of your life,
To hang out with Bobby—to be his wife.
Your emotions are high
Your feelings a glow
You work well together
And that’s all we know!
Remember always, he’s your lover your friend,
He’s there for you now and until the end.
Love makes the good things much better~
And the bad things not half as bad
Remember, you will be happy
Much more than you’ll ever feel sad.
With all this in mind,
You’ll walk down the aisle.
You’ll be nervous and happy.
And wearing a smile!
Love,
Dawn