Thematic Photographic

Carmi, at his blog Written, Inc., has posted an interesting subject for his regular weekly thematic photographic project. This week’s project is "drink" and I couldn’t resist participating, especially since the subject of my photograph was the inspiration for the wedding present we gave Kristen and Shaun this past weekend.

During the first few years of our marriage, Justin and I enjoyed traveling to an annual festival in my mother’s home town of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. The festival, Jour de Fete, hosts a variety of vendors and artists and each year offers new finds. One year in particular, we found two beautiful handmade wine glasses at the Show Me Shop in downtown Ste. Genevieve. We purchased the pair and adopted a tradition regarding their use. We decided that these would always be our special wine glasses for the times we shared a bottle of wine as a couple; no one else would be allowed to use them. Years have passed and occasionally while entertaining we’ve run out of regular wine glasses for our guests, but we always saved these two glasses for our private moments. We even had a guest reach for them once only to be told that they couldn’t use them. Of course, after we explained what they were for, she understood and complimented our custom.

When we were contemplating what to get Kristen and Shaun for their wedding present, we pondered several options. It didn’t take us long to figure out that one of the material things we’ve enjoyed most in our marriage is our two special wine glasses.

~Sarah E. Rose~