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Our Wedding Ceremony

Posted by Rahim Snow in Misc on 04. May, 2009 | 3 Comments

On March 14, 2009, I received the blessing of getting married to my best friend, Jennifer. Our ceremony was officiated by Reverend Annette Mize and held at the Fabulous Fox Theater in Atlanta.
This is the full text of that ceremony.
Except for
* two poems by the Persian poet Hafiz, translated by Daniel Ladinsky, copyright 2003 (marked [...]

Kahlil Gibran on Friendship

Posted by Rahim Snow in Misc on 25. Apr, 2009 | No Comments

At the rehearsal dinner, the night before my wedding, I read the following poem by Kahlil Gibran to close friends and family:
And a youth said, Speak to us of Friendship.

And he answered, saying:
Your friend is your needs answered.
He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.
And he is your board [...]

Today I Will Be Marrying That Girl

Posted by Rahim Snow in Misc on 14. Mar, 2009 | No Comments

Today, I’ll be marrying that girl, you know the one: God bless us and watch over our union, and be the third person in our partnership, inshallah (if he wills).

One Day From Now

Posted by Rahim Snow in Misc on 13. Mar, 2009 | No Comments

Tomorrow, I’ll be marrying that girl whose beautiful face kept showing up when I prayed for a mighty companion in life.

Two Days From Now

Posted by Rahim Snow in Misc on 12. Mar, 2009 | No Comments

Two days from now, I’ll be marrying that girl who made me believe I was beautiful.

Three Days From Now

Posted by Rahim Snow in Misc on 11. Mar, 2009 | No Comments

Three days from now, I’ll be marrying that girl who makes all those love songs make sense.