To My Queen Victoria (Wedding Vows)

From the moment I saw you that day in class, I knew I wanted to know you. You were so beautiful and it was like I was energetically drawn to you. I didn’t know you were my soul mate at first but after a short period of time together, I started to have feelings I wasn’t sure what to do with. Sitting in the car one night after you went home, I remember wanting so bad for you to know how I felt and the only way I knew how to start was through song lyrics. Stay With Me was the perfect song. I didn’t know it was love but I knew I wanted you with me and I listened to that song over and over until I texted you to come back. Telling you how I felt was risky and embarrassing but I was so relieved when you said you felt the same way. We both just wanted to see what would happen but after only a short time, I couldn’t deny that it was love anymore. I was head over heels in love with you and I would have followed you anywhere.

Life wasn’t so easy for us. We both had a lot of healing and growth to still do and it was difficult to maintain stability. We struggled a lot, but we did it. Individually and together, we slowly began healing and growing. Our lives transformed into this beautiful world we created. We built a safe home, community, family, friendships, and found this church. We found healing inside of love and it’s so beautiful to think about.

You are not only my soul mate but my partner in life, my best friend, and my future. I want nothing more than to walk this life with you by my side and to continue to create and build safety and love with you.

I promise to hold you every night, to take care of you when you are sick, and to love you from your head to your right big toe. I promise to be a partner and to honor and respect you. I promise to have the difficult conversations with you and to be open to listening. I promise to stick it out and not run away when things get hard.

You are my rock, and I am so grateful to have your love. I love you to the strawberry moon and back and I always will.