A Toast to my Best Friend on her Wedding Day

In my life, I have seen so many types of relationships around me. I have seen people fall in love, get married, and live their lives together. People who fell in love and decided a few years later that it just wasn't right anymore. It's a rare thing to find someone that you love enough to spend the rest of your life with them. What's even rarer, is finding your soul mate, the person that you couldn't imagine your life without, knowing the instant you meet this person that your heart will forever be theirs. That is what Jessica and Jason have.
I remember when I met Jessica, she had just gotten out of a bad relationship and was busy finding herself. Since I was in the same boat, we figured we would help to find each other. In the process, I met the best friend that anyone could ever dream of. We share(d) everything, from dating to clothes to bowel movements. There were never any secrets among us. So when she met Jason, I definitely heard about it. I'll never forget the text I received from her the day after she met him. I knew right away that I had to meet this guy. When I did, I wasn't disappointed. From the way he looked at her, to the way he respected her, I knew this was the real deal. Problem was, Jessica wasn't ready for the real deal. She had been hurt and was skeptical of love. All I could do was stand by and watch as Jason and Jessica flirted with the boundary of what resembled a relationship.
I will be honest, as much as I pushed them together, trying to make her see that he was perfect for her, I was skeptical as well. I had stopped believing in soul mates and fate and all that fairytale nonsense because life wasn't working out. Then Jessica and Jason gave me my hope back. When she was finally ready to give it a go, she drove to his work and gave him a kiss and told him she was ready. I almost cried I was so happy they were finally officially together. They moved extremely fast in my eyes (and everyone else's, I'm sure), I didn't understand how they were so sure. I didn't get how they knew that this was it. It's as though I blinked and they were one Brady Bunch family.
But when you see them together, you understand. You believe in true love, soul mates, destiny, fate, and all that fairytale stuff that Disney wanted you to believe in. They are mirror images of each other, complimenting each other's faults and inspiring each other's dreams. I will never doubt Jason's love for my best friend and because of that, he has become my best friend as well. I will never have the fear that he will hurt her in any way intentionally and he will always be there for her in every way imaginable. The same goes for Jessica. If you've ever heard her talk about Jason, which I'm sure everyone has since he's her favorite topic, you can't help but hear the overwhelming love in her voice or the twinkle in her eyes. Their love is something indescribable. It's the kind of love that you see in the movies, or old love songs. The kind that makes everyone around you want to puke because it's so saccharine and oozing with desire. The kind that most people never get the chance to experience and if you do, you are one of the lucky ones.

I want to thank them. I had given up completely, every relationship around me was falling apart and I didn't think love was something that was even possible anymore. Yet, then Jason and Jessica came out of nowhere, defying all my negative logic. They gave me hope that someday I'd find MY Jason. Thanks to their example, I did. I owe my heart to them and finally, I understand. I understand the unexplainable, undeniable love that overwhelms them. I can finally understand how they were able to move so fast and still know without a doubt that this was what was right. Even with the naysayers and the people telling Jess that she couldn't get remarried so soon and they weren't thinking about the kids and to just slow down. They proved them all wrong. I love them, I love their love, and I love how they showed me to love again. And even above all that, I love that they showed me how a true love works, how things fall into place and you don't have to try or fight to make it work. It just happens. Congratulations to my two best friends, my brother and my sister. May you be blessed with all you deserve in life. I love you.