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Simple, romantic beach weddings, renewal of vows, and commitment ceremonies on the Big Island of Hawaii. Serving the Kona Kohala Coast and all areas of the Big Island. Budget packages, wedding coordinator, photography, and ceremony planning for a sunset or morning ceremony at any location in Paradise.
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“Marriage is an invitation to
transcend the human condition. For in stepping beyond the self-focus of
wanting to have only our own needs met, in schooling ourselves in the
experience of putting another human being and his or her needs in a
position of equal value to our own, we touch the web of transcendence,
the presence of the Divine.”
“Startled awake at this late
and unexpectedly beautiful hour, long after sorrow, long after love,
long after hope, I receive you in the breath of my soul to make my light
with you, to fill with joy my glad heart, and to love you far more and
dearly than ever before in all your imaginings you could have imagined;
with the sight of my eyes, with the wings of my heart, with the milk of
my soul. I have come to you with the plain grace of a small bird to love
you and I will love you, honor you and adore you, and with my body,
console you,
“I ask you to
bring your deep spirit to this marriage,
“Loving one another is the
beginning of compassion…The compassionate, soul-changing loving of a
single other human being connects us most profoundly to the All. And it
is in the practice of this radiant, other-discovering love that true
marriage calls forth the best in us, the most we can become.”
“Women bring us
back into communication with the eternal source,
"I want to know what you ache
for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing...I want to
know if you will risk looking like a fool for love; for your dream;
“The real news
on this planet is love – why it exists, where it came from,
“You’ve been
somebody long enough. You spent the first half of your life becoming
somebody. Now you can work on becoming nobody, which is really somebody.
For when you become nobody there is no tension, no pretense, no one
trying to be anyone or anything. The natural state of the mind shines
through unobstructed
”Love is a great thing, a
great good in every way; it alone lightens what is heavy, and leads
smoothly over all roughness. For it carries a burden without being
burdened, and makes every bitter thing sweet and tasty. Love wants to be
lifted up, not held back by anything low. Love wants to be free, and far
from all worldly desires, so that its inner vision may not be dimmed and
good fortune bind it or misfortune cast it down. Nothing is sweeter than
love; nothing stronger, nothing higher, nothing wider; nothing happier,
nothing fuller, nothing better in heaven and earth; for love is born of
God.”
“Marriage is more than just
the sentimental formalizing of a feeling. It is a vote of confidence,
indeed of conviction, that the romantic feeling of love will be enlarged
to encompass far more than itself; that both persons will be able, in
time, and within the sacred circle of marriage, to infinitely expand.”
“Love is life’s highest
destiny,
“How do I love
thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and
height my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight for the ends of
Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of everyday’s most quiet
need, by sun and candlelight. I love thee freely, as men strive for
Right; I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise. I love thee with
the passion put to use in my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose with my lost saints – I love
thee with the breath, smiles, tears, of all my life! – and, if God
choose, I shall but love thee better after death.”
“I do not
offer the old smooth prizes, but offer rough new prizes. These are the
days that must happen to you: You shall not heap up what is called
riches; you shall scatter with lavish hand all that you earn or achieve.
However sweet the laid-up stores, however convenient the dwellings, you
shall not remain there. However sheltered the port and however calm the
waters, you shall not anchor there. However welcome the hospitality that
welcomes you, you are permitted to receive it but a little while, afoot
and lighthearted, take to the open road, healthy, free, the world before
you, the long brown path before you, leading you wherever you choose.
Say only to one another: Camerado, I give you my hand! I give you my
love, more precious than money. I give you myself before preaching or
law. Will you give me yourself? Will you come travel with me?
“Love. What a small word we
use for an idea so immense and powerful it has altered the flow of
history, calmed monsters, kindled works of art, cheered the forlorn,
turned tough guys to mush, consoled the enslaved, driven strong women
mad, glorified the humble, fueled national scandals, bankrupted robber
barons, and made mincemeat of kings. How can love’s spaciousness be
conveyed in the narrow confines of one syllable?...Love is an ancient
delirium, a desire older than civilization, with taproots stretching
deep into dark and mysterious days…The heart is a living museum. In each
of it galleries, no matter how narrow or dimly lit, preserved forever
like wondrous diamonds, are our moments of loving and being.”
“Go deeper than
love, for the soul has greater depths.
“Blessed are
the man and woman who have grown beyond themselves and have seen through
their separations. They delight in the way things are and keep their
hearts open, day and night. They are like trees planted near flowing
rivers, which bear fruit when they are ready. Their leaves will not fall
or wither. Everything they do will succeed.”
“The minute I heard my first
love story,
“I don’t
love you as if you were the salt-rose, topaz or arrow of carnations that
propagate fire. I love you as certain dark things are loved, secretly,
between the shadow and the soul. I love you as the plant that doesn’t
bloom and carries hidden within itself the light of those flowers, and
thanks to your love, darkly in my body lives dense fragrance that rises
from the earth. I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you simply, without problems or pride. I love you in this way
because I don’t know any other way of loving but this, in which there is
no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so
intimate that when I fall asleep, it is your eyes that close.”
____________________________________________________________________ Reverend Lona Lyons is a non-denominational minister and officiant, licensed by the State of Hawaii, license number 96-410. Her specialty is exquisite photography combined with a beautiful ceremony on a Big Island beach for your wedding, renewal of vows, or commitment ceremony. |
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Simple, romantic beach weddings, renewal of vows, and commitment ceremonies on the Big Island of Hawaii. Serving the Kona Kohala Coast and all areas of the Big Island. Budget packages, wedding coordinator, photography, and ceremony planning for a sunset or morning ceremony at any location in Paradise. | |
