Arigato gozaimasu

I would like to put a shout out to Japan for lending their culture to the world. I would like to say that without godzilla, cibbo matto, rice, kikaida, sushi, ramen and wasabi I would not be here right now.

I would like to pay special thanks to their tradition to the 1001 Cranes. There is a hawaiian wedding tradition that was borrowed from the japanese. It's a 1001 Origami cranes and each crane has 26 folds. The 1001 cranes is further built into an artwork.

According to Japanese lore, folding one thousand Origami cranes is truly a labor of love. Tradition holds that the bride & groom who finishes this task, called SENBAZURU, before the wedding day will be richly rewarded with a good and happy marriage. Paying homage to the majestic crane, which mates for life and is said to live one thousand years, ensures their own good fortune.

I would like to thank my brother Neil and my two sisters Chris and Laurie for putting their time in the crane penitentiary. I really appreciate their genorosity without them, I would be a craneless bride.

Arigato gozaimasu