One extreme to the other

Rico says nothing could be more perfect to illustrate the problem than two weddings sent in separate emails, the sweet one from (of course) my friend Tex, and the other from my friend Bill Austin:

Her name is Katie Kirkpatrick, twenty-one years old. Next to her is her fiancée, Nick, 23. These pictures was taken during their wedding on 11 January 2005.
Katie has terminal cancer and spends hours in chemotherapy. Even in pain, and dealing with her organs shutting down, with the help of morphine Katie took care of every single wedding plan.
Her dress had to be adjusted several times, due to Katie's constant weight loss.
An expected guest was her oxygen tank; Katie had to use it during the ceremony and reception. The other couple is Nick's parents, very emotional with the wedding and, of course, to see their son marrying the girl he fell in love when he was an adolescent.
Katie sits in a wheel chair, listening to her husband and friends singing to her. In the middle of the party, Katie had to rest for a bit and catch her breath. The pain doesn't allow her to stand for long period of time.
Katie died five days after her wedding.
To see a fragile woman dress as bride with a beautiful smile makes you think. Happiness is always there within reach, no matter how long it lasts.

And on the other hand, going from the sublime to the ridiculous:

I have no idea of what he sees in her...