A happy day

As you may know we moved house in the last year. With that move came a new part of the country and a new munch. When we attended for the first time the first person we saw as we walked through the door was State of the Lotus, her deep, warm smile was a welcome sight. As the evening progressed and we chatted some more we found out that not only was it also her first time at this particular munch but she had only been in the scene a couple of months.

A short time later she revealed she had met a Dom and I could see the excitement in her face. I was so excited for her but I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t also a slight touch of concern. Although she’s very level headed, it can be easy for someone to take advantage when a submissive is in that excitable stage of wanting to dive in head first and try everything that’s shiny, new and exciting. We’ve all been there and I’m fairly sure every single one of us has done something that, with hindsight, we would have done differently.

Then she introduced us to Dark Desires, straight away all my worries disappeared. Just watching them together, bouncing off of each other, seeing the way they looked at one another was beautiful. He doesn’t stifle her at all but stands back and allows her to shine, letting her be who she is. Even when he is admonishing her for her cheekiness there is twinkle in his eye. It was clear that these two were just perfect for each other, they both have a warmth about them, they’re open, friendly and are at an early stage of their kinky discoveries and it has been wonderful to watch them grow together.

I had expected them to take the next step at some point and when they announced the collaring I was over the moon. Then we received an invite from them to their ceremony, nothing in the world was going to keep me from attending! In the week leading up the the ceremony I had seen how they both excitedly counted the days down and we had exchanged a few messages discussing butterflies and vows and butterflies and outfits and even more butterflies!

It was the first collaring ceremony we had ever been to so we didn’t really know what to expect. These types of ceremonies are not like weddings with a set order of ceremony but very much individual affairs. Ours was just kept private, with just the two of us and for shy people like us that was perfect.

When we arrived at the venue, the place they met, they were both buzzing with nervous excitement. It was evident the nerves just showed how much they both meant to each other and what the collaring itself meant. A pre-ceremony spanking could have eased that but that came with a risk of making them too relaxed!

As the ceremony commenced the room fell to a hush, everybody waited with eager anticipation to see how it would play out. Dark Desires’ mentor started the proceedings by introducing the couple before handing over to them, although she kept hold of the microphone as shaking nervous hands made that too tricky! As State of the Lotus read her vows, the nerves seemed to fade away as she focused on him. Then it was his turn to read his vows, on hearing the emotion in his voice I noticed a few tissues being passed around in the room. As the vows came to an end she knelt in front of him to allow him to place the beautiful lotus flower collar round her neck, Sir squeezed my arms a whole different set of emotions flooded through me.

We had been asked to stand at the front in State of the Lotus’ eyeline just to provide a friendly face. I hope I fulfilled my small role but I’m not sure my daft grin and leaking eyes count as a friendly face! The room applauded the couple and everybody reached out in person to hug and congratulate them before they snuck off and celebrated in their own way.

I want to end by repeating the words I said to them when they announced their ceremony. I am truly happy for you both, I’m so glad you decided to take that stride together. You are so wonderful together and I know you are going to have an amazing journey into the unknown, where you will guide each other. It may not always be easy but it will be so rewarding. Thank you for inviting us into your precious moment.

*With thanks to Dark Desires for use of the image*