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On Nov. 13, 2004, they wed. Star's goal had been to weigh less than her groom that day – and she did.
Today we celebrate our love every waking moment. When I'm all dressed up, Al will say to me in the sexiest voice, "Let 'em have it, Ms. Jones."
"Baby, you are the Man," I answer.
"Thank you, baby," he says.
And I'll say, "Babe, did you make any money today?"
And he'll say, "Yeah, I think I might have made a little bit of money."
And I say, "Did you go buy your wife something? Because your wife likes pretty things."
And he'll say, "I know my wife likes pretty things. Didn't I give you that big old diamond ring?"
And I'll say, "Ooh, that was last year."
So we toast each other with humor and appreciation and respect.
Al and I were really tested during our engagement period. One day we would read in the press that Al was out gallivanting with a bunch of women. The next day, we'd read a story questioning his sexuality. I remember my husband saying to me, "Baby, what am I today?" And me answering, "Just who you were yesterday, baby." The attacks on the nature of our relationships never bothered me because I knew this man. Al would give me strength, and I'd give him strength, and we prayed every morning and every evening. And we still do.
People ask me how Al felt when I lost weight. One day, I asked [him]. He thought for a bit, and then he said, "It takes some getting used to, your thinner body beside me, because it's not the same body I fell in love with."
How sweet is that?
• From the book Shine: A Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Journey to Finding Love by Star Jones Reynolds. © 2006 by the author. Reprinted with permission from HarperCollins Publishers.
