My daughter, Kalle, married her significant other, Cory, on June 3, 2006.  The wedding included a Wedding Wish Ceremony in which the parents expressed their own wish for the couple, and what a departed family member might have wished.  Here's what I said:

Kalle and Cory are two of the most good-hearted people I have ever known.  And so I think they are both very lucky to have found each other.  My wish is that for the rest of their lives together, no matter what happiness or occasional sadness may be in store for them, they will always have that keen sensitivity and loving concern for each other, and for everyone else in their lives.  May they always enrich not only each other’s lives, but also those of everyone around them, which even further enriches their own, and makes the world a better place.  I’ll also speculate on what my mother and Kalle’s Greek grandmother, Giagia, would have wished.  Kalle has always been a performer in one way or another, and when she was much younger, about 8 years old, she learned to play the recorder.  Her music teacher referred to her as Kalle with the flying fingers.  I also took up the recorder then, and we learned to play duets.  Our favorites were Samiotissa from Kalle’s Greek heritage, and Whiskey You’re the Devil from her Irish heritage.  One day Giagia came from Connecticut to visit us in Massachusetts, not yet knowing about Kalle’s talent.  We sat her down in our living room, took out our recorders, and surprised her with our duets.  Giagia was bowled over.  I’ll never forget the way she looked at Kalle with sheer delight.  These days, Kalle and Cory are more actively involved with the theater over the music hall, though they recently produced R.U.R. as A Futurist Folk Opera.  I think that Giagia’s wish would be that Kalle and Cory are always able to delight each other and those around them through caring performances, which I guess is another version of my wish for them.

Syngharitiria!!!  Comhghairdeachas!!!  Mozeltovf!!!