No Turning Back

For me this was the moment I realized there is no turning back. Months of planning all boiled down to just a few more minutes of independence. For me, it was an 'Oh S$%#' moment. I, like many others before me, knew the rest of my life would never be the same. Not that committing to one person is a bad thing by any means, but even when grooms mentally prepare for that moment of commitment they realize that they are not prepared at all. Some might argue that the real feeling of 'unpreparedness' happens when grooms are amazed they are standing before their bride, despite buckling knees and fluttering butterflies. For me though, it happened when I was putting on the tux. That is truly when the realization came that the day I thought would never come did indeed arrive.

My younger brother took the plunge last weekend. I don't know if he felt the same I did six years ago and I didn't ask. I think the expression in this photo answered my question. Good luck, brother.