ON YOUR WEDDING DAY
by John T. Baker
While you're now celebrating your wedding
And your dreams contemplate Paradise,
Though you may not agree, 
     will you please pardon me
If I offer a bit of advice.

Don't expect every day to be sunny;
Be prepared for occasional rain;
It may start with a kiss, 
     but connubial bliss
Is a mixture of pleasure and pain.

But it's great to team up with a partner,
For this life is a journey for two;
You may triumph or fail,  
     come to grief or prevail,
You're together whatever you do.

May you often take time to be happy,
May your love grow and grow through the years;
To rejoice more and more, 
     when you add up the score,
Just remember the laughs, not the tears.