Model turned Project Runway’s host, Heidi Klum and English born soul and R&B singer-songwriter Seal, are a classic example for my subject matter. The couple met in 2003 at The Mercer Hotel in New York at a time when Heidi was pregnant with Formula One’s, Italian businessman Flavio Briatore’s child. One would expect a man to flee in the opposite direction of a woman carrying another man’s child but, Seal understood that you can’t fight nature. The delicious duo took their attraction straight to the alter and, after six years of marriage, continue to set their love ablaze by renewing their vows every year.
As with anything else, be it a business, your home or your vehicle- one must be innovative. The same goes for a relationship. After the honeymoon stage washes away, reality sets in and it is here where characters are tested. I’ve said it before, and, I’ll say it again, marriage goes beyond the wedding and the upkeep of the union is vital. After ten years of marriage, my partner and I have forged a deeper bond for one another as a result of the continual nourishment of our relationship.
This week, my team and I will be responsible for the decor at a surprise 25 year wedding anniversary soiree. The couple’s two daughters are hosting this wonderful event for their parents at one of Dallas’ most cherished standard luxury hotels. Peacock feathers, tall cylinders with purple callas and green cymbidium orchids submerged, hues of blue, emeralds with the obvious silver are just some of what we will be working with. It’s sure to be a night of many surprises for the happy family.
Twenty-five years of marriage is a definite accomplishment and is cause for a silver celebration indeed. It is sad to note that after the twenty-five year mark, some couples choose to separate as we’ve recently witnessed with the Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver. As human beings, we are fashioned to evolve and with that comes change which sometimes leads to growing apart. How do you safe-proof your relationship from falling apart? The truth is that no-one truly has the remedy.
In observing Heidi and Seal, it seems to me as though friendship and fun might just be some of the key ingredients to renewing the love shared between two individuals. They’re one couple that has celebrated six years of marriage, had six different wedding themes and have stayed sexy through it all. If that doesn’t spell fun then I don’t know what does.
Their first wedding was held at Seal’s beachfront home in Mexico in 2005. This year, the couple renewed their vows at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida and of course, maintained their tradition by having a masquerade themed ceremony. What fun it is to watch this couple find creative ways to celebrate their union annually. Why not start your own trend, in your own union and, call it your own love? What I’d like for you to take away from today’s blog is, nurture the love with which you’ve been blessed and entrusted and celebrate your it by renewing in a manner that reflects your signature personalities. The bottom line is, have fun, stay true to one-another and fight hard for a successful relationship!
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