happily ever after

there are moments when you kinda get outside yourself and take a step back from what you're absorbed in and audibly gasp at the beauty you get to behold.
this was one of those moments for me.

you see I've had the privilege to have known this girl for about ten years.
the privilege to see her weave through adolescence with grace, beauty and passion.
to have had the privilege to see this lovely young lady grow into the most beautiful woman inside and out.
and on this day?  this picturesque sunshine-y day fit with the most beautiful sunset?
this beautiful day I got to witness her say "i do" to her handsome fireman/rancher man who visibly loves her.
tremendously in fact.

she looked like cinderella.
literally.
and I simply love this woman and wish her nothing less than her happily ever after.