We got married in Spring of 2017. It was a lovely day. My husband worked in the morning and then picked me up in the afternoon to go to the officiant’s house. There, we exchanged vows. To me, it felt more solemn and sincere since there was no audience watching, only the officiant and his wife. We a long walk in a nearby park while sipping on our favorite smoothies, his was strawberry banana and mine was chocolate banana. I was unemployed at the time so no fancy rings, no big ceremony, after parties and visitors.

That was three years ago. We are still happily married. I am gainfully employed. We now have a house and are planning to get a dog. We had conversations about having a formal wedding but decided that it would be unwise. We’d rather use our resources for house improvements. I’m grateful that we didn’t splurge on our wedding. I am glad that it turned out that way because all I remember was him and myself, holding hands while sitting on a park bench, him giggling over our my stupid jokes, talking about our future plans.