Eliot Waugh

• but son, you can’t outrun a thing like shame •

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@a_lone_dancer @synchronicon [claps his hands together] Then by the power vested in me by…well, the internet, and all of these folks, I now pronounce you husband and wife. [winks at John] You may kiss the bride.

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@synchronicon @a_lone_dancer And Carmilla, do you take John to be your husband? Do you promise to love, honor, cherish, and protect him, as long as you both shall live?

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@a_lone_dancer @synchronicon John, do you take Carmilla to be your wife? Do you promise to love, honor, cherish, and protect her, as long as you both shall live?

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@a_lone_dancer @synchronicon [fuck you guys, he’s tearing up. He clears his throat. The crowd is wiping tears away as well.] Well. Couldn’t have said it better. Do you have the rings?

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@a_lone_dancer @synchronicon But they are far more suited to talk about their love for each other than I am, so now I will ask them to share their vows for their marriage. [looks to John] Starting with John.

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@a_lone_dancer @synchronicon John and Carmilla are both complicated individuals, each containing multitudes, but when they are together they combine into something both simpler and even more intricate, something greater than the sum of their parts. [he pauses, looking over his two friends]

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@a_lone_dancer @synchronicon the union of John and Carmilla, whose love we have all been lucky enough to experience firsthand. Their relationship is one of deep and abiding loyalty, trust, and grace under pressure. The poet James Kavanaugh once wrote:

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@synchronicon [oh honey. You’re gonna make him cry and ruin his nice eye makeup. Firmly,] There’s no way in heaven, hell, or any place in between.

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@synchronicon [smiles] Okay, I’ll give you that one. [starts to gentle rub your shoulders] What can I do to help?

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@synchronicon [catches your hands with his own] Wow, you’re a drama queen today. [quick kiss on your forehead] Don’t worry so much. Just enjoy the happiest day of your life.

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@synchronicon [frowns] Come on, you still deserve happiness though. [caught off guard] And yeah, not more than an hour ago.

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@synchronicon [he comes over to put his hands on your shoulders] And you do too.

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@synchronicon Yes. She’s positively glowing. [he also looks very fond] There won’t be a dry eye in the house.

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@half_way_happy [archly] They’d better. What about you, who are you going to dance with?

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@half_way_happy [he smiles too] It’s going to be a fun day. And then there’s dinner and dancing afterwards.

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@half_way_happy That’s all. But you set the tone, you frame the moment. [holds out thumb and forefingers like a camera lens] And then everyone looks to Carmilla, and she takes their breath away.

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@half_way_happy Yeah, but it gives Carmilla a little blanket of flower petals to walk on. I think it’s supposed to be romantic.

[Eliot Waugh @eliotrex]

@half_way_happy [one hand comes to his chin] Hmm. I was never a flower girl myself - although believe me, it was my deepest desire for about three years - but at the weddings I’ve seen, you just kind of… [rubs his fingers together] sprinkle the flower petals in the aisle as you walk.