Three years ago, Priya stood in my kitchen, opened my spice cupboard, and went completely silent. Then she quietly re-alphabetised the entire thing while I made tea. I found the cumin next to the cardamom and thought, right β this is the woman I'm going to marry.
So thank you all for being here. To everyone who travelled β Uncle Sam, who drove six hours and still beat half the local guests; my mum and dad, who taught me that love is mostly just showing up, again and again, on the ordinary days. And to Priya's parents, who welcomed me so fully that I stopped feeling like a guest in their home somewhere around the second helping.
To our friends who became a bridal party, who calmed nerves and hid the ring and kept me upright this morning β you're the reason today ran smoothly. Mostly.
But I need to turn to the person who's been quietly reorganising my whole life ever since that spice cupboard.
Priya, people talk about finding someone who completes them. You didn't complete me. You did something better β you paid attention. You remember that I go quiet when I'm worried, not angry. You leave the last bit of dessert on the plate because you know I'll want it. You noticed me, all of me, and you stayed anyway.
I don't have grand promises. I promise the small things, because those are the ones that add up. I'll keep making the morning tea. I'll keep laughing at jokes I've heard four times. And when life gets messy and unalphabetised, I'll be the one standing next to you, sorting it out together.
You found order in my chaos, and somehow I found home in you.
So β please, raise your glasses. To Priya. To us. To a lifetime of the small things.
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