An Intimate Wedding at Tenuta di Artimino, Florence, Tuscany / Camille & Leonardo

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An Intimate Wedding at Tenuta di Artimino, Florence, Tuscany / Camille & Leonardo
I can't believe that we're coming up on 10 years since that one summer we spent together.
My life up until that summer lacked meaning. So much so that I still have a hard time remembering
much of it. But then I met you and I couldn't believe that someone like you could exist.
That's when I realized that I was never really disappointed by life.
I was just disappointed in myself. That summer I wasn't ready for you. You were worthy of
much more than I was capable of giving. I couldn't do it at that time. I'm sorry.
We never caught ourselves
And in the waves of revelation
We tried to keep our heads above
Pains, the pain, the breeze again
We cut the ropes that tied us down
And I always was
Before that summer, I couldn't see the color in anything.
After that summer, I was a man with a mission. Despite the distance and the years, I wanted to
become a man that you would be proud of. I had a feeling lightning would strike twice and I wanted
to be prepared when that happened. When you finally came back into my life, I felt like that I could
finally breathe. Your love gave me hope. Despite all of the barriers we went through in the past
two to three years, I've never been happier.
So before I say my vows, I want to say thank you. Thank you for everything. Because of you,
I'm a better man and with you by my side, I know we're ready for anything that life throws at us.
I would like to welcome you all to Italy. Benvenuti. On behalf of Camilla and Leo,
I'd like to thank you for taking the time and making the journey and for all the effort that
it takes not only to be a part of this day but to be a part of each other's lives. Camilla and Leo
have invited you here to this beautiful historic place to show you a glimpse of an important piece
of their love. I hope that you will hold in your hearts the memory of this day from now on as this
day, this setting is now part of all of your histories. You are the strongest, smartest,
most hard-working and compassionate person I've ever known. You're warm and funny and so cool.
Every morning I wake up and I can't believe that I'm with such an incredible person.
I promise to validate your feelings and emotions. I promise to be honest and sincere with you.
I promise to bring more joy into your life than heartache. I promise to be your best friend,
confidant and teammate. I can't wait to live life with you, to spend every day loving you
more and more. A lifetime with you doesn't feel enough and I'm not sure I believe in an afterlife
but I do believe we are meant to be together in this one. With our friends and family as witness,
I promise to love and respect you for the rest of our lives.
I promise to be supportive of your dreams and to stand by you in good times and bad.
And if we ever were to have a child, I promise you I'd be the best father and co-parent I could be.
I love you babe and I can't wait to start our life together.
Leo, will you have Camille to be your wife? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her
in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy and be faithful to her from this day forward?
I will. Camille, will you have Leo to be your husband? Will you love him, comfort him, honor
and keep him in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy and be faithful to him from this day
forward? I will. I give you this ring as a symbol. I give you this ring as a symbol
of my everlasting love for you. Of my everlasting love for you.
By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you
husband and wife. Please begin this marriage with a kiss.
Finally seeing the light, finally seeing the light ahead. Breaking into the day instead.
I was living out of touch but now feeling like I'm born again.
Finally seeing the light, finally seeing the light again.
Each one of you are our closest people. We care about and love all of you and this wedding has
been so special because of you. We feel like the luckiest people in the entire world. They say
friends are the family you choose and well we choose all of you. We want to say thank you to
my parents. You're both kind and understanding and open-minded. You treat people with kindness.
You have self-respect. I've become the person I am because of you and for that I'm eternally
grateful. I mean it when I say you're the best in-laws anyone can ask for. Your support these
past few years has not gone unnoticed. Thank you for always having our backs, for respecting and
listening to us, loving us and making our day so beautiful. I look forward to calling you mom and
dad for the years to come. We're going to not only celebrate today but celebrate the rest of
your lives as as the Armenians say today's heroes.
The heroes you're going to be our heroes not only today but the rest of your lives, the rest of our
lives and forever and you will always be loved unconditionally. Thank you everyone.
me when you're ready to go
try to believe
give me the dream
you
