Some may feel like they just want to escape when they have the chance but when they think about the hearts they will break, they quickly snap back into reality. They will also wonder why those who took charge of everything since day was still has the energy to go even more than ever than ever.

Exhaling a mournful sigh, I earned a look from the priest and a teasing poke (ouch!) from the best man, my brother. Even without turning around, I could see his grin. ?Wait till it is your turn,? I muttered to myself.

It was not that I was against the institution of marriage. It was not that I was not attracted to my wife-to-be, albeit ours was an arranged match. I did. I just felt as a young energetic thirty year old, I still wanted my freedom. Needless to say, I did not suffer from any Bridget Jones-like complex. My fianc'e and I have discussed extensively and we agreed to remain unattached as long as possible. But Mother changed her mind with the all powerful warning, ?Time and tide wait for no one?. Honestly, the truth be told, I was not a little apprehensive of major changes.

He finally gave in to his mother's proposal although he didn't know why exactly. He probably just wanted to satisfy her. She wanted to have grandchildren at a much younger age.

To back out of the arrangement was out of the question. Everything was set including the most intricate details of design and decoration. Painstaking drudgery was completed so it would be a waste to just abandon it. First, going through the photo taking session was unbearable enough particularly when the two had to force smile all the way through. Then it was the dreadful shopping list. How exhausting, he felt as if he was shopping for the entire armed forces. Actually that would have been so much easier! For god sake no one would care what the theme of the cake should be.

His mother in reply to his question as he remembered, although nobody would notice the small things that they had put effort into, people tend to note it more in their absence.

Could I argue with such flawless logic? Mother, as usual, had her way.

The most outrageous thing he figured was the bill for the bridal fashion and jewelry. The bill alone was enough to choke him. What on earth was it that his fianc'e ordered from the bridal shop? He figured she must have bought two seasons wardrobe from there.

Wedding dresses are made to be worn once in a lifetime for a girl. But the price would sometime be equal to how much you would spend for clothes in a year or maybe two which is absurd

The sound of the organ played in church is informing of the bride's arrival.

The bride stood at the entrance of the church, everything he had thought about vanished from his mind. His heart started to beat high-speed.

He couldn't take his eyes off her. She walked down the aisle confidently and beaming with beauty. At that point he felt that he was the luckiest man on earth.

The man saw that the woman he was about to marry was calm moreover her eyes told him everything. She was confident that he was the one for her and she was going to share her life with no other. He quickly understood the whole thing then. It was all on him now.

I held out my hand. She took it. My fingers closed around hers. This was it - our choice, our commitment.

When they were ready to be married, the man made a secret oath in his heart to cherish the marriage with honesty and respect. There will be days when they are in the blue, but knowing that they have each other all through the way will give him a comfort. They are now ready to start their own family

Love is all he wanted and he could not believe that he was holding it in his hand.

The words in my heart came clear and confident, ?I do?.