{"id":1278,"date":"2011-12-14T00:09:42","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T08:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2011-12-15T10:58:23","modified_gmt":"2011-12-15T18:58:23","slug":"12-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/?p=1278","title":{"rendered":"12 – 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

The idea of\u00a0 (re)marriage never crossed my mind after my divorce.\u00a0 Not that I don’t believe in love, I just thought loving someone for the rest of one’s life was a huge commitment that even I, myself, was not sure I could uphold.\u00a0 Love is incredibly strong and yet extremely fragile.\u00a0 One minute you could be madly blindly in love, the next you couldn’t bear to spend another minute in the same room with him\/her.\u00a0 I’ve seen the most passionate lovers turned into the worst enemies.\u00a0 Frankly, it baffles me sometimes why people have to be so mean to each other.\u00a0 Love needs nurturing for it to grow.\u00a0 People change and feelings change.\u00a0 It’s important for a couple to work at growing old together so they don’t grow apart.<\/p>\n

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When I first met Allen over 13 years ago (via Match.com), I didn’t have any expectation of finding a life-long partner.\u00a0 Our attraction was immediate but not without some struggles.\u00a0 For the most part, it was our culture differences.\u00a0 It took a few months and many long communications (with a few break-ups and make-ups) to work out the misunderstanding.\u00a0 And if I say life was smooth sailing after that, I’d be lying.\u00a0 There were many challenges we had to overcome.\u00a0 Along the way, we promised each other we would never give up on our love and that we’d give it CPR if it went into cardiac arrest.\u00a0 Fortunately, our love for each other was deep enough that we were able to learn from our mistakes and grow stronger and closer as a couple through the years.<\/p>\n

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My friends asked me what it was about Allen that attracted me?\u00a0 I told them it was his ability to make me laugh.\u00a0 No matter how bad a day I have had, I can come home to him and he always manages to make me smile.\u00a0 In his arm, I feel safe and warm.\u00a0 He listens and always makes me feel understood.\u00a0 In his eyes, I feel beautiful.<\/p>\n

When people learned about our long 9-year engagement, first thing they asked was ‘When are you getting married?’\u00a0 We often looked at each other and just shrugged our shoulders.\u00a0 I had told Allen I never wanted to get married again.\u00a0 He proposed anyway because he wanted a more formal relationship.\u00a0 I had said ‘No’ twice, but on the 3rd time, I said ‘Yes’.\u00a0 My thoughts were that IF I were ever to marry anyone, I would marry him.<\/p>\n

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So on 12\/12, in pouring rain (I guess God was very happy for us, he cried), we went down to Orange County Clerk-Recorder’s office in Fullerton.\u00a0 With my daughter and son as our witnesses, we became husband and wife!\u00a0 We both teared up as the officiant read us the wedding ceremony vows.\u00a0 I never expected to be so emotional, but I was.\u00a0 It was a simple, intimate, but PERFECT ceremony!<\/p>\n

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I love you, Allen Lee Taylor, my husband, my world!\u00a0 This is my Wendyful World!<\/p>\n

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(P. S. All photos by Jessica Lee\/Allen Taylor of Allen Taylor Photography<\/a>.)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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