TRUE BFFs!
Maid of Honor toasts range from those that are poorly conceived and delivered to some that are achingly touching. This past weekend, we witnessed one of the most touching toasts ever.
The bride, Holly, and her Maid of Honor, Kelly, have been best friends for twenty-five years. In fact, during the first year of their friendship, Holly and Kelly purchased a pair of those sweet “best friend” necklaces, each of which represents a half of the best-friend’s heart. In her toast, Kelly told beautiful anecdotes of their enduring friendship and how happy she was for the great love that Holly had now found in Bill, the happy groom.
Then, to the amazement of everyone in the room, Kelly reached down and took her half of the necklace, telling everyone how she had managed to keep it for twenty-five years and that she had always cherished it as a treasured posession. We were all in tears.
Then it happened. Kelly walked over to Bill and dropped her half of the “best friend” heart into his hands, saying that it now rightly belonged to Holly’s soulmate, her new husband. With that, even the Air Force fly boys whofly jets with Bill and were seated together at one very testosterone-laden table were in tears!
Sometimes the simplest heartfelt gesture beats all the eloquence in the world.
AMAZING photography by Marie Labbancz!
These are my good friends Bill and Holly and I was there to witness the toast. There was not a dry eye at my table. Truly amazing! The couple is so special that I should have expected nothing less. Thanks for writing about this Kendall!