Double Happiness at your Wedding.

                                               "double happiness"

As a single person, Marni adopted Sun-lee from China.  Sun-lee was three when Marni and her boyfriend Michael decided to marry.  Marni and Michael exchanged rings during their ceremony, and then we conducted a special ceremony-within-the-ceremony at which Marni and Michael presented Sun-lee with a necklace they'd chosen to represent their love for her, their respect for her heritage (Marni and Michael are Anglo American) and to affirm their joint commitment to parenting her.  The necklace features a charm with the Chinese symbol for double happiness on it.  Mom Marni is now keeping the necklace safe and sound for Sun-lee until she's old enough to fully appreciate and wear it.  And when she's old enough, mom will give her both the necklace and a written copy of the ceremony created just for her.  What a story that necklace will possess.  What a true "family wedding" it was.