As part of the homework I give couples as part of the process of creating their ceremony, I ask them to write down 10 things about one another that made them not just fall in love, but want to marry, and spend the rest of their lives together.

Over the years, I’ve had lots of wonderful answers, but Nikki was the first person to send me not a type-written list, but a diagram! Actually, she sent me two, and below you can see 10 things that marriage means to her. 

Thanks for the inspiration, Nikki – I look forward to many more artistic responses to these questions from now on!