Lindsay and Cody on the day of their wedding.
Lindsay, when you were little you would jump off almost anything into my arms; stairs, walls, tables, anything high, you would jump off of it into my arms. People used to watch you jump and tell me that I was being irresponsible for letting you do such a dangerous thing. But you trusted me. You never held back, if I told you that you could make it and that I would catch you, you would do it. No questions asked. You would hold out your arms and jump with your blond hair trailing behind you. You would expect me to catch you and I always did.
My advice for your marriage is jump. Love is always a risk. You risk heartbreak and disappointment. You risk everything when you dare to jump into the arms of love, but don’t ever let the risks keep you from jumping. Cody will catch you. Be confident that the man you are marrying is the man you believe him to be and jump.
Cody, you may wonder if you are really the man to catch her; let me assure you, you are and you will. She sees it in you. We see it in you. I know you are that man. But because love can be a scary thing, you may want to play it safe and limit the height of her jumps and lower the risks of her jumping into your arms. You may want to limit your exposure to failure. Maybe this will help: When you jump from an airplane you trust your chute to open. In order for it to open and work you have to be high enough. If you stay too low it will not work. Let her jump, the higher the better, just let her jump.
Cody, you may wonder if you are really the man to catch her; let me assure you, you are and you will. She sees it in you. We see it in you. I know you are that man. But because love can be a scary thing, you may want to play it safe and limit the height of her jumps and lower the risks of her jumping into your arms. You may want to limit your exposure to failure. Maybe this will help: When you jump from an airplane you trust your chute to open. In order for it to open and work you have to be high enough. If you stay too low it will not work. Let her jump, the higher the better, just let her jump.
The great thing about love is that if you are willing it will always catch you. You just have to be willing to jump.
Lindsay is getting ready to jump, and I know you might be afraid of failing. You may be afraid of making mistakes. You may think it’s too high and too much, but we all believe that you can do it. There will be bumps and bruises along the way. Sometimes you will think you’ve made a mistake. But I promise you, you will never regret jumping into love.