Our Story
Nathan and Šárka met in August of 2015. They were both online, viewed each other’s profiles, and quickly made contact. The next day, August 10, they met for dinner and quickly became best friends. For the next 18 months, they fell in love and traveled to many places. Nathan proposed to Šárka in February of 2017 during their favorite board game of scrabble and she said YES! They got married at the courthouse in Chicago on February 4 of 2017. Now they want to celebrate their love for each other with all their family and friends in Kutná Hora, Šárka’s hometown.
Vows
Sarka, your beauty takes my breath away. Every day I see more beauty shining from you, I will only love you more every day. I vow to love, honor, and cherish you, putting you before all others, for as long as we both live. I promise to be your faithful husband and to love you through sickness and in health, through troubles and in peace. I vow to always protect you from harm, to stand with you against your troubles, and to look to you when I am troubled. You are the most important person in my life, my lover, my partner, my best friend and no one will stand between us. I turn to God to support me in my desire to be a worthy husband of your love. I know that this is His plan for us to be together forever. I love you not only for who you are, but for what you make me- the best person I can be. With you, I see only light and love. I promise to lift you up and support you through all of life’s crossroads. I will be your rock that you can trust and depend on to be with you through any hardship and celebration. You have a light in your eyes that enter my soul and lift my spirit. I will keep the light shining with my devotion and love for you.
Nate, when I first laid my eyes on you, I had no idea you are going to change my life completely and that I will learn so many things from you. You taught me patience, forgiveness, what unconditional love really means and how important it is to trust God. It is very clear to me that everything that happened before you has led me to you. And that we were meant to be. I do consider all my choices, even the bad ones, blessed because if I did act differently, we wouldn’t have stood in this beautiful place with the most important people in our lives. I love everything about you Nate. I love your smile, your kindness, your good heart and how thoughtful you are. I love every single minute we can spend with each other. Our small and big talks. I love how you look at me and listen to what I have to say. I promise I will always put you first. I will always support you and your passion to catch every weird living creature in the woods. I promise to hold your hand through the good times and through the bad times. And I promise I will love you always and forever.
Toast
Dear guests.
It is an honor for us to make a short wedding speech.
Today’s wedding of Šárka and Nate is a celebration of their affectionate relationship.
Today it is exactly four years when they had dinner together for the first time and became friends for life.
When Šárka told us back then that she was going to America to do au pairs, we just thought: “Just don’t find a guy and don’t stay there!” What do you think? She found one.
But when we saw her happy and loved, our selfish feelings had to go aside. Thanks to this decision, Nate and Šárka found life love and support in each other. The two halves, which complement each other perfectly, form a perfect whole.
We wish you always had time to scrabble together so that your marital life is fragrant with love, respect and understanding.
Finally, one marriage counsel for each of you.
Šári: Say your wishes and ideas aloud because no one can see you in your head.
Nate: Sometimes you have to decide if you want to be right or quiet.
Be happy.
We love you.
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