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The Picture
It wasnt a staged one. It wasnt one I had on my infamous list to have taken. I didnt know it had been taken. I didnt even see this one until nearly a month after wed been married. Yet is it my favorite of all of them. Why? Because in one single image our relationship was capturedfrozen forever on Fuji Photo Film.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but Ill try not to use quite that many to explain it. In the picture Im doing what Im always doingdirecting traffic. Since it was taken during the photo session following our wedding and since we didnt see each other before the wedding and since my husbands immediate family had 26 people in it at the time, there was a lot of traffic to direct. There were certain pictures that I wanted, and we had a small window of opportunity to get them taken.
In short, I was occupied.
The picture shows me, looking off-camera, pointing to someone and explaining what I want done. My dress that day didnt make doing things myself an option, so I had to rely on everyone else. Its easy to
see that Im intent on getting whomever it is to do whatever it is I want done immediately.
As funny and point-blank as I am what makes the photo poignant is what my newlywed husband is doing. Whats that? Exactly what he always doeshes taking care of me.
As my attention is elsewhere, hes standing there patiently picking tiny pieces of birdseed out of my hair. The thing is, he looks like hes got not another thing in the world to do, not one other thing to worry about. Amazing. Us in living color.
Many, many times since that photo was taken weve relived that moment. Me taking care of others, me ordering the world around us, him patiently taking care of me. Now, twelve years later, during the present incarnation of our relationship, Im the one out there trying to learn new things. Im the one out there taking us out of our comfort zone, pulling us in directions we never could have seen or imagined at that moment.
But the thing is, I can take those chances, chase those dreams because I know with no doubt that he will always be right there, patiently keeping me together. Its how weve always been. I have the proof.
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