My wife and I have been planning our wedding since we arrived in Lloydminster over a year ago. This year, on July 31 at the Border Inn and Suites, we finally had the opportunity to get married.
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So much love filled the day, it’s almost hard to believe. You don’t realize the impact you have on someone’s life until they’re standing up during a wedding speech, telling you.
My close group of friends, I’ve known for nearly two decades. We’ve been through plenty of hilariously dumb things together. I was fully expecting to go and relive some of my less than stellar moments, instead I heard about the impact I had on everyone’s life and what I meant to them. I’ve always tried to lead with love in my life and I’m glad I could have an impact on my friends. It’ll be a moment I will never forget in my life.
Of course, the highlight of the day was the beautiful bride Hope Apostolovski, formerly Macdonald. As of July 31, we’ve been together four years. We met at a radio station we worked together at; it was a chance encounter in a small B.C. city.
I luckily managed to wait until I saw her coming down the aisle before I started crying, but the music was trying to pry my happy tears out. Standing in front of all my friends and family, seeing everyone smiling made the day feel even more magical. It’s something I’ve imagined for a long time, but not even the most vivid imagination could create a scene as beautiful.
When I was writing my vows, I found it hard to sum up my love in a few hundred words, despite being a writer by trade. In that moment I realized that love is something that can’t simply be described, but something that is acted out.
It had me thinking back to all the simple moments I got to share with my beautiful bride. The silly moments, the hard moments, the gifts, the adventures and the love that we share.
In my opinion, love is everlasting, if you’re willing to work at it.
I was so thankful to all my friends and family that could make it, and I was also very lucky to become part of my wife’s family. I know the old cliché of people complaining about their in-laws, but I feel truly blessed with the new family I gained.
My father-in-law Ian Macdonald, mother-in-law Crystal Macdonald and brother-in-law Conner Macdonald, have all welcomed me with open arms. They were there to celebrate with us and had incredibly kind words and gestures to help welcome me into the family.
The wedding and all the amazing memories shared is something I won’t soon forget. I look forward to the rest of my life sharing it with the love of my life.
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