"In lieu of a unity symbol, they opted to do something a little bit different. They instead had a wooden box made and filled it with a bottle of whiskey and two love letters. The box is supposed to symbolize their love when it was at its peak and whenever they go through a rough patch with their marriage, they can open the box, drink the whiskey and read the love letters they wrote to each other and reflect on why they fell in love. The hope is that they never have to open the box, which is why they had their closest family and friends help seal the box during the ceremony."

I suggested to Shaun the other day that maybe we could write each other letters and read them at the ceremony. But he was unsure and we decided to think about it for a couple of days. I like what this couple did because they didn't have to read the letters in front of people. Although, I'm starting to think that the ceremony needs to have a certain amount of vulnerability, seeing as the whole point is we are publicly stating our love and comittment to each other.

Also, I'm not sure we could wait until a "rough patch" if we knew there was an unopened bottle of Jameson somewhere in the house.