Congratulations

Justin Deal and

Samuel Hoehnle

A Virtual Wedding Card

December 17, 2021

Bloomington, Ill.

Thank you for inviting me to be a part of this amazing milestone in your lives.

I am proud to witness a promise millions of pairs have made from generation to generation and on, a promise to devote all of who they are to the other. I am proud to see you both make that promise.

And from the many sweetness-es you bring together, I look forward to watching you feed others of it, like the slices of cake and pie that have come from your kitchens. No one around you will hunger of love as you feed others of your love.

As David Mamet said, “We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.”

Congratulations.

Gerry

“Tell him yes. Even if you are dying of fear, even if you are sorry later, because whatever you do, you will be sorry all the rest of your life if you say no.”

Gabriel García Márquez in Love in the Time of Cholera