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On October 20th of 1990, David and Tammy were married in Crownsville, Maryland.
It was a beautiful day for it nearing time for Halloween. The sky was so clear and the
bluest blue I�d ever seen. I of course was a nervous bride. We had been dating for one
year and engaged for another prior to this wonderful day. The emotions were at a peak
as I pulled up to the church. The day I had longed for had finally arrived.
I waited in a small room primping myself to be sure that I looked the best that I could.
As I waited to hear the song for me to walk down the isle to my soon-to-be husband.
I stepped into the hallway and my dad straightened out my dress. My heart was racing.
I was so excited. With my father on my arm, I heard the music sound. Announcing it was
time to walk down the isle to become a wife. As we started to do the seemingly endless
walk to the altar I saw all my loved ones and smiled as I went. I got to the alter and there
the preacher asked, �Who gives this woman to be wed?� as my father hesitantly replied,
�Her mother and I.� My father placed my hand in David�s and slowly backed away. I know
he felt he was losing his baby as I took my oath of being a wife.
Listening to the preacher speak of when God made Adam and Eve, I couldn�t help
wondering �This just feels like a dream.� It seems unbelievable that I love someone so
much to vow them the rest of my life. But my heart had always known that I loved him ever
so much. �I will� was my answer as I pledged all my heart. As I waited for him to say the
words too, it seemed the world had stopped as I held my breath for his reply. �I will� David
says, as I breathed a sign of relief and joy. Then we turned to face one another as we
each repeated our vows�.�For richer, for poorer�in sickness and health�..�'til death us do
part.� I looked my love in the eyes as I repeated my part. I see a single tear stream down
his face. And the lump that was in my throat seemed to block every word. This sweet,
caring, and loving man has now vowed his life to me. What did I do to deserve such a
thing? How can I show him every day of our lives, just how strongly I feel for him? As all
these strong emotions ran through me, I heard the preacher state �You may kiss you wife.�
I felt my face light up with joy to hear that I�m David�s wife. And we gently leaned forward
and kissed a sweet kiss. And it turned into a hug of relief and pure joy. We turned towards
our family and friends as the preacher announced us as �Mr. & Mrs. David Edward Curtis� for
the first time.
With almost 11 years gone by now, I still must say�.the feelings of love and joy on that day
haven�t wavered a bit. We�ve been through so much, the financial and emotional. We�ve
gone through the loss of a child and the birth of four more. And through it all, we�ve stuck
together always leaning on the other. And I know that for plenty more years to come this is
the way it shall be. Because we vowed to each other on that very special day, to be there
for each other through good and through bad. On that day our hearts were bound into one.
So I know with what we�ve dealt with so far we�ll be able to handle whatever God hands us,
because God gave us one another, the most precious gift of all.
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