On being married

I am an emotive chap — and one given to almost professional levels of Irrational Worry.

The last few weeks have been the best of my life, and as they come to a close I’ve been pondering why.

Getting married was important to me because it’s a chance to let the world know how much you know you love your partner.

It also offered a chance to bring all our favourite people together and celebrate.

Being married isn’t the only way to do these things, but I found it the easiest.

The excitement of those few weeks has left me feeling pleasantly settled, and scarily confident that I’ll be able to navigate the next 50+ years contented, challenged and happy.