Beautiful post Clare (I clicked on the NeedleWork pom-pom one and it brought me here, good thing because I love romantic stories). I'm so happy for you, you both look so happy. It's nice to find requited love at some point in life, everything must get easier and feeling that ‘finally is here’ must be totally satisfying. And the time that passed is just the time that had to pass for everything to happen perfectly.
I wish you all the best, lots of love to you both. Cheers ❤️!