A little over a day ago, we had our wedding. Im not sure how other brides have felt, but my emotions were on full blast. We spent the day by the pool, Adam went kayaking and then we got ready for the ceremony.
Getting ready doesn’t take nearly as long as you think it will…and by 4:00 we were both ready, minus my dress (I wanted it to be a surprise). Adam left the room, and I got dressed (with Maria, our wedding planner’s help)
The next thing I knew a photographer was in the room and then Thai Dancers and drums were escorting me down the 8 flights of stairs to the rocks below the hotel. Around the 5th flight I stated to get shaky and the drums were pounding and I could see Ad standing there…I started to cry. I couldn’t help it…forget the makeup, just jaw trembling, tears dripping sort of tears…totally out of happiness and I can’t believe this is happening and it is so beautiful and perfect feeling.
We were married by Johnny (a scot) and Ad and I stared at each other and squeezed each others hands so tight to keep from crying. We made it through the ceremony, except mostly I just remember the sound of the breeze and the odd greenness in Ad’s eyes, I couldn’t seem to focus myself on much else.
The next thing I knew the ceremony was over, we were kissing and couldn’t let go of each other. I never realized how much emotion can be shared between people, I think it is somewhat like what people experience when babies are born or someone is saved from something awful, or two people get married.
We took more photos, were sweating from the heat, cleaned up and then spent the evening on the rocks with wine, lobster, crab and cake. It was more than a dream. It was like nothing I could have ever imagined, just the two of us, sharing this moment.
There are tons of photos on the sidebar for you to see, if you want to sift through 500 of them…including many with tears…but they are all beautiful.
And now, off to 4 months of travel and honeymoon lovin!
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Intentionally and incrementally. Most families who live this way did not leap from conventional to adventurous overnight. They built remote work capacity, paid down debt, tested longer trips, and had increasingly honest conversations about what they actually want from their lives. The leap feels bigger from outside than from inside.
Different for every family. For some it is long-term travel. For others it is weekend adventures close to home. What connects them is intentionality about how time is spent and a preference for experiences over accumulation. The version that fits your family is the right one.
By finding stability within the adventure rather than treating them as opposites. Routines, rituals, and family rhythms travel with you. Familiar foods, bedtime routines, and predictable family dynamics provide stability even when the location changes. Kids need consistency in relationships more than consistency in geography.
That people are fundamentally similar across cultures in what they want for their families. That comfort zone is a smaller circle than it feels from inside. That the things worth having in life require effort and discomfort to get. And that time together doing hard interesting things is the most reliable source of family closeness.
By getting clear on why you made the choices you made and returning to that clarity when the outside noise gets loud. Most families living unconventionally describe an initial period of explaining themselves that gradually gives way to just living the life. The explaining becomes less necessary as the results become visible.
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