Wedding Announcements

Every Sunday I read the wedding
announcements in the New York Times.
Many of the short ones and all the stories.
I’ve noticed a few things.
The newlyweds all seem to come from prominent
families, and it’s noted when a
woman keeps her name. As if
that were unusual.
More gay men announce their weddings
than gay women for some reason.
Have they been waiting longer,
or anxious to repudiate the impression
that gay men are often promiscuous?
I delight in the stories of Sesame Street
producers marrying ballerinas, and
lovers in their 40s and 50s marrying
for the first time. They are so in love.
I laugh at the dogs who are ring bearers.
Mostly I marvel that love
almost always shows up.