Being a Wedding Sponsor

Before I knew it, it was my sister’s wedding. Given very little time to prepare, I settled for only three major guiding principles. Since my sister and her husband are employed in a taxi business, I somehow related my message to their work interest for better effect. I started with the acronym CRV, one of the car models of Honda Motors. I gave CRV a different meaning: C for commitment, R for respect and V for value.

I related that commitment was a very important ingredient of marriage. There would be emotional outbursts or quarrels between spouses, but commitment should always be there. Commitment meant one was allotting his or her all to the better half. There would be happy and sad moments, but one’s commitment to be with his or her spouse should remain.

Respect came after commitment. It was true that husband and wife were one as a couple, but whether one liked it or not they were still individuals. There would always be differences, but the couple should respect each other as a person. No person was perfect and each one should respect this fact.

The last, value, was connected to respect. The couple should value the relationship. It should be taken care of for the spouses to truly sustain the marriage.

I ended my short message with a joke that I had to stop it short before it could turn into marriage counseling. If I continued some more, I would already collect counseling fee.

Upon reckoning, it was obvious I that delivered my message unprepared. Until now, I am dissatisfied with how I delivered my message. But I am sure that I was able to impart the virtues I learned. The three (3) basic ingredients required to sustain the marriage: CRV. I am certain I was able to emphasize the right virtues to the newlyweds in my message. Never mind that I delivered it badly.