bittersweet nuptials

Three sisters, Faith, Joy and Ruth

My little sister Ruthie is getting married on Saturday to a fabulous bloke called Aaron, he's a great friend of mine and Paul's and we are very excited for them as they start their new journey together as a married couple. My sister is a conscientious eco queen, very principled and full of creative ideas. The wedding is themed English Country Cottage Styleee with lots of bunting, lavender and candles in jam jars. All the food is locally sourced and the guests are being encouraged to car share to the reception venue. Its been quite the community affair as Ruth has enlisted the help of all her friends and family to achieve her dream of a low carbon, but beautiful wedding on a budget. I'm so thrilled that the big day is finally on its way but I feel an acute sense of sadness and loss knowing that our middle sister Faith won't be sharing the joy of the day with us. Faith died 5 years ago, she never knew Aaron. I guess that breaks Ruthie's heart. We will miss her very much on Saturday especially when we know how much she would have been rejoicing in Ruth's happiness. We will be holding you in our hearts on Saturday Faithie, this is a mile stone we never dreamed you would miss out on xxx