Accept you? In this day and age, you have found your other half and I am very happy for you both. I know what love is and have had it for 58 years before my husband passed 3 years ago - but you two are a wonderful team and your emotions tell it all - “there is love”❤️. I hope that my grandson, also finds his way and his true love. - I have joined your knitting circle the moment I found you and your wedding story only gave me a few tears🌸
Oh, Mark this was beautiful. Vulnerability is, in my opinion, one of the most important human traits that allows us to build communities and deep, genuine connections with those around us. Never apologize for being vulnerable or sensitive or caring or compassionate. I'm also a Clevelander (grew up in Cleveland Heights, currently living in Lakewood) and hope to bump into you at ATTY one of these days!
I now have too many emotions for words, so putting my box of tissues aside, I'll wearily say "Thank you, ThAnk YoU, THANK YOU, BOTH" (plus all the gloriously precious furbabies) for sharing this amazingly, heartwarming, emotionally happy and endearing story video. Also you forgot to mention other talents of those gorgeous photography shots! I wish I could place how I found you on youtube maybe a month ago, and have seen a handful of videos before this one, which I'm so grateful to have witnessed. I'm going to go to bed with the happiest of tears, Thank you so much Mark!
Congrats Mark! My story is so much like yours. My husband and I have been together 29 years. He is a quilter and I knit and crochet. It is wonderful to have someone to share life with and create a home. Blessings to you both!
Thank you for your bravery in sharing your love. I hope your story increases love and understanding in the world. Congratulations and much happiness. My wish for the world would be that everyone could find their person. Imagine.
Live..Love..Laugh.. Believe me..after 61 years on this Earth plane..You learn..to Forgive..to Respect..and Most of All..To Love All.. for who they are ❤ May You Mark and You Ned..have a Very Long..Very Happy Life Together ... I Love You ❤❤🎉😊
Mark, thank you for being so vulnerable and sharing your special moments with us. When you mentioned "trying to fit in", I said to myself (and to you virtually) that you only need to "fit in" with those who love and care for you. All others are what I call "not my people" (NMP). NMP's opinion of you (me) is not our concern and we are too busy focusing on those who truly care about and love us. Period. Congratulations to you both! 💕 The Gresham turned out beautiful. Your photography/videography is fantastic. The different light sets the moods perfectly and I could equally enjoy the visuals with or without audio. I hope that the complete feelings of joy and happiness last a lifetime and we will speak that positivity and joy into reality each and every day. When the tougher days arrive, pull from this special fount of joy that flows constantly and is ready for you to draw from it, as needed. ❤
I am so happy for you. To be able to share your life is the most rewarding thing on this earth. Congratulations to you and your husband. The shawl is beautiful. What a wonderful gift. Wonderful work.
I just found your channel today and I am very happy I did. I've been watching the older videos and this one ... OMGoodness, this one! The passion and emotion pours from you in such a strong way. I cry at the drop of a hat so I had to take WAY too many deep breaths to keep from full on sobbing while you shared this amazing story. The wrap is gorgeous! I've almost sworn off wraps/shawls, but I like the different stitch sections on that one. I also love to knit sweaters, but I learned to knit so I could make socks. Now I have more socks than I will ever wear out and am enjoying simple sweaters. Cables intimidate me but I want so badly to knit a cabled sweater. Maybe one day. 🤷♀
Thank you, for sharing the private side of your life with all of us!! Don't ever let society make you feel that you have to please them in order to fit in or be accepted. You are a unique, wonderful and talented human being, therefore, people are the one's who need to look at themselves and deal with their imperfections by working through their issues before casting judgement on others! I'm so glad that you have this channel to share your ideas, and experiences including those adorable Cats!! Your tears and emotions pulled at my heartstrings and that's what love does. I'm so happy for the both of you!!!!
Congratulations! You both look so happy in those pictures. The wrap looks great also, take a picture of both of you wrapped up in it with those radiant smiles!
The wedding was gorgeous, the wrap was the perfect gift and the piece you chose to have sung was stunning ❤️❤️ You two make the best choices, especially one another! I love that you are sharing more of yourself and allowing more people the privilege to know you ❤
Thank you so much for sharing such a beautiful part of your life with us. You and your husband make a lovely couple, and I wish you an eternity of joy and health! 🥂🍾🧶🐈🎶🎹♾️
I am so happy you shared your life with us. Those who don’t accept you are the losers. One only has to see your beautiful wedding and the friends and family that are there to celebrate with you to know you and your husband are obviously two very special people. As a life long Episcopalian, I am so proud of the fact that your union was celebrated in the Episcopal Church. Congratulations on finding your soulmate and best wishes for a long and wonderful life together. You are a warm, loving, caring man and there is nothing for you to ever apologize for. We value you for who you are.
Mark, thank you for this beautiful video. What a heartwarming story. Congrats to you both on your wedding, and always live your truth and be so proud and thankful for it. You both deserve only the best and it appears you have found that. Cherish it forever❤️. P.S. Thank you SO much for your field sweater video …. I am currently knitting that pattern and found your video to be invaluable. You have a calm manner and explain and teach very thoroughly, so thank you.
Beautiful song, beautiful wedding and 2 beautiful people. Glad you found each other and happiness. There is nothing more powerful than music and love. Some of God’s greatest gifts (along with cats and dogs;)) Hope to hear you both sing, keep the videos coming. Beautiful sweaters and wrap also.
Thank you so much for sharing this very special time and your marriage with us. My niece married her partner Olivia year before last. It is always good to use our voices and hearts to express the love and joy we feel for our friends and family, but, being a Aunt to my family who are gay I know that speaking out in love for them is very important and greatly needed. Congrats to you and your partner! May your life adventures together unfold with all that you hold dear for each other.
Congratulations, so happy for you two. As Rainier Maria Rilke said " When my soul touches yours a great chord sings!" Thank you for this beautiful episode.
Thank you for telling your story. I was looking up some info on knitting/yarn notions, and your video "I spent $2,000 on NOTIONS so you don't have to | Knitting & Crochet notions, tools, & gadgets REVIEW" popped up in my feed, so I watched it. I liked it, so peeked at your channel, and saw a few more I thought I'd watch. I'm a complete novice at knitting, and only mildly/moderately 'advanced' in crochet. When I saw the video for the wedding gift, I thought it would be fun to watch. I was surprised at your honesty and sharing so much of your life and relationship. I am so glad you found each other. I think so much of your character shows through, when you say "...and I hope you're someone that can accept me, and if that's not how you feel, that you can grow to accept me" us beautiful. I really expected a polite "you can go on your way' or 'we can just go our separate ways". It says so much that your concern, is to put your own hurt to the side, to hope that they might change'. I wish you all the best, and plan on checking back. I've already subscribed. I really hope to see your channel keep growing.
I am SO moved by your beautiful comment. Thank you for all of the goodness you have shown me! I appreciate you spending time with me here on the channel :)
Hi, Mark...I love your channel. I love the freshness of sharing emotions, tears and all, and the wholesome-ness of the human behind the screen. I specially appreciate that humanity, the vulnerability, the honesty, in contrast to the flavour often seen in knitters' podcasts, where I hear too much of the consumerism, the competitivity . I'm a healer, and often talk to my clients about how important it is to respect and acknowledge 'the sacred' in us, in our bodies, emotions, crafts...!! The sacred is very much inyou, in your channel. Bless you, dear. Esmeralda
Wow, Mark, that is a gorgeous wrap and what a beautiful knit for you to gift to your beloved groom on your wedding day. What a joyful occasion and such a privilege to see some video footage and photos of the occasion. Sing Gently has very special and poignant lyrics. You are both blessed to have found each other in a time when hopefully more people are accepting of you and Ned, and a time when you are legally entitled to marry and declare your love to each other, in front of your family and friends. Thankfully, I was always taught to accept all people, from all different walks of life. If they were good and kind, that was enough for my parents. Love to you and Ned. xx
Oh Thank you Mark, this is so beautiful. I want to wrap you both up in a big hug and invite you over for dinner! So if you are in Australia, you have a welcoming home to visit with us. ❤❤
You continue to resonate with me in so many ways. After my mom's passing when I was 17, I threw myself into choir full time to, as you said, express so much that can't be expressed any other way. The song that makes me fall apart, even to this day, is Sing Me To Heaven by Daniel Gawthorp. I'm proud of you, and I'm excited to see you blossom. ❤
Congratulations to both of you. You have such a beautiful love. Thank you so much for sharing your emotions and story. Both of those come from a place of strength, acceptance, and growth of one's self. Which is also quite beautiful too. Fairly new subscriber, a longtime ally, a crocheter, and a beginner knitter. Your wedding gift is lovely and I can imagine how sweet it will be when your husband wears it for many, many anniversaries to come. Thank you for sharing the song link. Wonderful performance and the lyrics are perfect. I wish you the most wonderful newlywed year.
Congratulations to you both ! You have a love I can only dream of. May all your days and adventures be full of happiness. I think your gift to your husband was just perfect!
What a beautiful story. So glad you shared it. My stepson struggled for a while with who he was. Society not always nice. But like I told him it doesn’t change how I feel about him. He’s a loving kind person who I love very much. Some day in the future he is getting married and I along with his parents will be by his side. ❤
Your comment gives me chills. "Society isn't always nice." Those are such true words! I hope your stepson has a beautiful life ahead of him. Thank you for being such a force of good and love in his life!
Mark, I am a very new, and a very inexperienced knitter. I have crocheted for years, but each craft has its limitations. I subscribed and followed your channel because I like your beginner video and I have watched so many, but I subscribed because of the wonderful teacher that you are and your personality and now I have been blessed by your beautiful love story. Congratulations I look forward to sharing a RUclips future with you and your new husband.❤
Congratulations, Mark! I wish you both all the best in your journey together. Thanks for being vulnerable and sharing your love, which took a little of bravery. Continued happiness forever.
Thank you for sharing Mark. It's such a beautiful story. Thank you for being brave in sharing even tho some comments maybe mean and hurtful. That's got to be so scary. Congratulations on your marriage and forever after!
You are so lucky to have found a soulmate, both of you with musical careers! My soulmate died in 2017. He loved me, warts and all. So I understand your feeling of happiness in finding your husband. I was a singer ( alto) in several church choirs and I have many fond memories! (Alas age has made me bow out). The song at your wedding was beautiful. When I meet anyone ‘different’ in any way I always ask myself ‘what would Jesus do?’ He loved everyone He met. I am proud to be one of your youtube friends!
This was beautiful Mark. I loved you opening up and letting us into a life event that means so much to you. Congratulations and love poured your way. I love the wrap. The choir and song was so moving and appropriate. Your sweater you are wearing is so beautiful and looks great on you.
What a beautiful podcast. I feel very privileged to be able to see it. You make a wonderful couple and you look truly happy. All my love and best wishes go with you congratulations
🎉 Yeah! I'm so Happy for you two! A friend of mine married before COVID started. They Had a relationship for 9 years. He wanted to wait until the 10th year, but his husband didn't want to wait anymore. So they finally Said "yes". Sorry for my ... improvable English. In Germany we say: "My English is not the yellow from the egg."😂
Thank you for watching! I'm glad your friend jumped in with marriage 😊 And I've never heard of that phrase. Very interesting! Your English is beautiful, by the way.
@@MakerMarkKnits Thank you. I would appriciate it to see more videos of you knitting on the beach or something. I would be happy to hear you singing. Crocheting or knitting "together" is very cool.
I am so happy for you both - if anybody would not accept you then they are not the kind of people you want to be around. I am 75 years years old and was brought up in Islington London. I was lucky enough to be around all kinds of people who lived different life styles to our family - they were all friends of my parents and thus we ( my sister, brother and I ) understood that nice people are just nice and you and your husband are just that, xx
Just so honest and true. I am grateful for all the ways you show up with all your sensitivity, love, and authenticity. Love you both (and love the wrap too)!
Congratulations to you both! ❤ And congratulations to your husband on such a beautiful wrap - it is gorgeous and such lovely work! There is something so validating and affirming about seeing two men marrying in a church for those of us who grew up without the acceptance of the community around us. You both have such a beautiful community of music and faith! Knitting for me is something that I rediscovered after coming out thanks to the queer community, as I met other knitters and crocheters in community
Congratulations! I am so happy for you and just want to give you a hug.....I'm a hugger! Beautiful wrap and ceremony. Love is Love.....I've had my own journey over the past 5 years, as my spouse of 28 years announced that she (not at the time) was transgender. So now I am in a same sex relationship, it's been a struggle and an adjustment, with lots of therapy.....our motto is Better Together....
What a lovely wedding. I've been together with my husband for 39 years and married for 10. I hope the two of you are happy for many years to come. Keep these youTube videos coming!
Mark, you are much loved and I SO enjoyed this video but oh boy, did I bawl lol. I am a very emotional person and I really feel for people. Your wedding looked fabulous and it is so sweet to see how that love has blessed your life. Continue to wear your heart on your sleeves. It WILL make you cry but that's nothing to be ashamed of. The opposite in fact. I love your videos. Love to both of you xx
Now I want a house tour with you both, showing us your cats and all your special knooks and memories ❤ You two are beautiful 🌈 ❤ Congrats on finding each other.
Congratulations! Thank you for sharing such a beautiful moment. I wish you and your husband joy and happiness. Nice job on the shawl! Also, Im in Connecticut!! I used to work at Yale. Sending lots of yarny hugs.
This is so extraordinarily beautiful, Mark! Your words, your emotions, your openness, and the music & visuals that accompany them moved me to tears throughout. You are such a loving person and I am privileged to know you and Ned and witness your commitment and joy together.
Mark, my girlfriend and I find so much peace and joy in your content. Thank you for creating such wonderful videos and for sharing your journey with us! All the very best to you
Everyone deserves to have that one person to love completely and to share their life with. I am very happy oh found your person. Congratulations and I hope you have many happy years together.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful love story. He is definitely knit-worthy! Sing gently made me cry. Those voices, the love in the air, all of it. Perfect memory. I hope you are still crying when you hear it played years from now on every anniversary. BTW, i love that orange kitty. The kitten is cute, but orange cats have sass and make them special.
What a beautiful episode! Please feel free to make content on any subject in any manner and for as long as you would like. You could make reading cereal boxes engaging. Spending time and energy on what people may or may not think of you is wasted time. They should be worried about what you think of them. Your authenticity leaps off the screen and it's so refreshing. Shine on you crazy diamond!
I can’t add anything to the beautiful comments people have left. Just want to add CONGRATULATIONS to the growing list. Thank you for your posts - you mean so much to me and all your followers. ❤❤
Thank you so much for sharing your wedding and a bit of your life. You two look so happy together in all the pictures you showed. I wish many happy and loving years to a beautiful couple.
Thank you for sharing your wedding and may you always sing together as one. Thank you for your vulnerability and may one day we live in a world were love has no boundaries.
Way to make me totally LOSE IT, Mark! That piece of music stunned me with its power and beauty, the love you shared so openly here moved my heart profoundly. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 💞🙏💞
Mark you are such an awesome man and soooo talented. I am so happy to find your videos. I am so happy you found a partner in your life to share your life with. We need you with all your talents. Thanks for being so transparent.
Simply…. Thank you for granting us the opportunity to get to know you and your’s better. As the saying goes, “Be who you are and say how you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”
Congratulations Mark and Ned on your marriage, and I wish you all the very best for the future! I enjoy your shows very much, and I love cats too! I'm glad you had such a lovely wedding and I'm sure you will both have a happy life together. It's love that matters!
I have just recently discovered your channel. I'm so glad I saw THIS one. I hope you and your husband are immensely enjoying your lives together. You are interesting, a great teacher, and you seem kind and caring. ❤
How I so much love this message of love, acceptance, and hope. God bless you both on your long, lovely journey into many tomorrow’s. May you find Grace among those who get to know and love you. I am so happy I found your wonderful channel. ❤️
Dear Mark, I just discovered your channel. And I'm so touched by your wedding, the amazing choir and your beautiful, thoughtful gift for your husband. Both of you are blessed.
Mark, I absolutely loved your video today. Your emotional story was so moving. On another note, the wedding gift you made Ned was spectacular and so meaningful. Your work is pristine! Your stitches are perfect 😊. All my best to you both, Louise (Morgan's mom)
Congratulations! I was so moved by the beautiful words I teared up quite a bit. Thanks for sharing this beautiful and joyous moment with us, and of course the Gresham wrap is gorgeous.
Accept you? In this day and age, you have found your other half and I am very happy for you both. I know what love is and have had it for 58 years before my husband passed 3 years ago - but you two are a wonderful team and your emotions tell it all - “there is love”❤️. I hope that my grandson, also finds his way and his true love. - I have joined your knitting circle the moment I found you and your wedding story only gave me a few tears🌸
Thank you SO much! I've loved connecting with others via this platform.
Oh, Mark this was beautiful. Vulnerability is, in my opinion, one of the most important human traits that allows us to build communities and deep, genuine connections with those around us. Never apologize for being vulnerable or sensitive or caring or compassionate.
I'm also a Clevelander (grew up in Cleveland Heights, currently living in Lakewood) and hope to bump into you at ATTY one of these days!
I now have too many emotions for words, so putting my box of tissues aside, I'll wearily say "Thank you, ThAnk YoU, THANK YOU, BOTH" (plus all the gloriously precious furbabies) for sharing this amazingly, heartwarming, emotionally happy and endearing story video. Also you forgot to mention other talents of those gorgeous photography shots! I wish I could place how I found you on youtube maybe a month ago, and have seen a handful of videos before this one, which I'm so grateful to have witnessed. I'm going to go to bed with the happiest of tears, Thank you so much Mark!
Singing gently as one…..beautiful! You aren’t the only one moved to tears Mark. Those are words to live by!
I think they are the perfect words! Thank you for watching 🙂
Congrats Mark! My story is so much like yours. My husband and I have been together 29 years. He is a quilter and I knit and crochet. It is wonderful to have someone to share life with and create a home. Blessings to you both!
How nice that you both have crafting interests! Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you for your bravery in sharing your love. I hope your story increases love and understanding in the world. Congratulations and much happiness. My wish for the world would be that everyone could find their person. Imagine.
Wow, thank you! That's my exact wish ❤️
Live..Love..Laugh..
Believe me..after 61 years on this Earth plane..You learn..to Forgive..to Respect..and Most of All..To Love All.. for who they are ❤
May You Mark and You Ned..have a Very Long..Very Happy Life Together ... I Love You ❤❤🎉😊
Mark, thank you for being so vulnerable and sharing your special moments with us. When you mentioned "trying to fit in", I said to myself (and to you virtually) that you only need to "fit in" with those who love and care for you. All others are what I call "not my people" (NMP). NMP's opinion of you (me) is not our concern and we are too busy focusing on those who truly care about and love us. Period.
Congratulations to you both! 💕
The Gresham turned out beautiful. Your photography/videography is fantastic. The different light sets the moods perfectly and I could equally enjoy the visuals with or without audio. I hope that the complete feelings of joy and happiness last a lifetime and we will speak that positivity and joy into reality each and every day. When the tougher days arrive, pull from this special fount of joy that flows constantly and is ready for you to draw from it, as needed. ❤
Thank you for sharing such beautiful words and wishes with me
I am so happy for you. To be able to share your life is the most rewarding thing on this earth. Congratulations to you and your husband.
The shawl is beautiful. What a wonderful gift. Wonderful work.
Thank you so much!
I just found your channel today and I am very happy I did. I've been watching the older videos and this one ... OMGoodness, this one! The passion and emotion pours from you in such a strong way. I cry at the drop of a hat so I had to take WAY too many deep breaths to keep from full on sobbing while you shared this amazing story.
The wrap is gorgeous! I've almost sworn off wraps/shawls, but I like the different stitch sections on that one. I also love to knit sweaters, but I learned to knit so I could make socks. Now I have more socks than I will ever wear out and am enjoying simple sweaters. Cables intimidate me but I want so badly to knit a cabled sweater. Maybe one day. 🤷♀
And when you find that special person who knows how wonderful you are. . . well we all are blessed
Thank you, for sharing the private side of your life with all of us!! Don't ever let society make you feel that you have to please them in order to fit in or be accepted. You are a unique, wonderful and talented human being, therefore, people are the one's who need to look at themselves and deal with their imperfections by working through their issues before casting judgement on others! I'm so glad that you have this channel to share your ideas, and experiences including those adorable Cats!! Your tears and emotions pulled at my heartstrings and that's what love does. I'm so happy for the both of you!!!!
I wish I had written this. It is so well said. Bless you both That church filled with your people says so much
Congratulations! You both look so happy in those pictures. The wrap looks great also, take a picture of both of you wrapped up in it with those radiant smiles!
Great idea!! Thank you, Kevin!
The wedding was gorgeous, the wrap was the perfect gift and the piece you chose to have sung was stunning ❤️❤️ You two make the best choices, especially one another! I love that you are sharing more of yourself and allowing more people the privilege to know you ❤
What a beautiful comment from an even more beautiful friend!
Congratulations🎉 As my grandmother always said, "there's a lid for every pot!" Keep singing as one together. I've just celebrated my 43rd anniversary!
Congratulations to you! Thank you for the well wishes and for watching!
Thank you so much for sharing such a beautiful part of your life with us. You and your husband make a lovely couple, and I wish you an eternity of joy and health! 🥂🍾🧶🐈🎶🎹♾️
Thank you SO much!
I am so happy you shared your life with us. Those who don’t accept you are the losers. One only has to see your beautiful wedding and the friends and family that are there to celebrate with you to know you and your husband are obviously two very special people. As a life long Episcopalian, I am so proud of the fact that your union was celebrated in the Episcopal Church. Congratulations on finding your soulmate and best wishes for a long and wonderful life together. You are a warm, loving, caring man and there is nothing for you to ever apologize for. We value you for who you are.
You are such a gentle soul. Thank you for sharing your story and knitting with us. May you have many wonderful years singing gently together.
Thank you, Faith- that's a beautiful comment ❤️
Mark, thank you for this beautiful video. What a heartwarming story. Congrats to you both on your wedding, and always live your truth and be so proud and thankful for it. You both deserve only the best and it appears you have found that. Cherish it forever❤️. P.S. Thank you SO much for your field sweater video …. I am currently knitting that pattern and found your video to be invaluable. You have a calm manner and explain and teach very thoroughly, so thank you.
Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear that the field sweater video was helpful to you! It's a gorgeous pattern 😊
Beautiful song, beautiful wedding and 2 beautiful people. Glad you found each other and happiness. There is nothing more powerful than music and love. Some of God’s greatest gifts (along with cats and dogs;)) Hope to hear you both sing, keep the videos coming. Beautiful sweaters and wrap also.
Thank you so much! I love that sentiment.
Thank you so much for sharing this very special time and your marriage with us. My niece married her partner Olivia year before last. It is always good to use our voices and hearts to express the love and joy we feel for our friends and family, but, being a Aunt to my family who are gay I know that speaking out in love for them is very important and greatly needed. Congrats to you and your partner! May your life adventures together unfold with all that you hold dear for each other.
Thank you for those words of support. I'm so glad that your family members have someone like you to support them!
Congratulations, so happy for you two. As Rainier Maria Rilke said " When my soul touches yours a great chord sings!" Thank you for this beautiful episode.
How beautiful is that? Thank you for sharing 😊
Thank you for sharing such an emotional wedding. I wish you both all the best for your lives.🫂🫶
Thank you!
Thank you for telling your story. I was looking up some info on knitting/yarn notions, and your video "I spent $2,000 on NOTIONS so you don't have to | Knitting & Crochet notions, tools, & gadgets REVIEW" popped up in my feed, so I watched it. I liked it, so peeked at your channel, and saw a few more I thought I'd watch. I'm a complete novice at knitting, and only mildly/moderately 'advanced' in crochet.
When I saw the video for the wedding gift, I thought it would be fun to watch. I was surprised at your honesty and sharing so much of your life and relationship. I am so glad you found each other. I think so much of your character shows through, when you say "...and I hope you're someone that can accept me, and if that's not how you feel, that you can grow to accept me" us beautiful. I really expected a polite "you can go on your way' or 'we can just go our separate ways". It says so much that your concern, is to put your own hurt to the side, to hope that they might change'.
I wish you all the best, and plan on checking back. I've already subscribed. I really hope to see your channel keep growing.
I am SO moved by your beautiful comment. Thank you for all of the goodness you have shown me! I appreciate you spending time with me here on the channel :)
Hi, Mark...I love your channel. I love the freshness of sharing emotions, tears and all, and the wholesome-ness of the human behind the screen. I specially appreciate that humanity, the vulnerability, the honesty, in contrast to the flavour often seen in knitters' podcasts, where I hear too much of the consumerism, the competitivity . I'm a healer, and often talk to my clients about how important it is to respect and acknowledge 'the sacred' in us, in our bodies, emotions, crafts...!! The sacred is very much inyou, in your channel. Bless you, dear. Esmeralda
Wow, Mark, that is a gorgeous wrap and what a beautiful knit for you to gift to your beloved groom on your wedding day. What a joyful occasion and such a privilege to see some video footage and photos of the occasion. Sing Gently has very special and poignant lyrics. You are both blessed to have found each other in a time when hopefully more people are accepting of you and Ned, and a time when you are legally entitled to marry and declare your love to each other, in front of your family and friends. Thankfully, I was always taught to accept all people, from all different walks of life. If they were good and kind, that was enough for my parents. Love to you and Ned. xx
Oh Thank you Mark, this is so beautiful. I want to wrap you both up in a big hug and invite you over for dinner! So if you are in Australia, you have a welcoming home to visit with us. ❤❤
Congratulations to both of you! Love the wrap.
Thank you so much!
Congratulations!❤
Oh congrats! Glad u found each other. Love rocks.
What a beautiful story!! Congratulations on your nuptials, I love your love story!
Glad you enjoyed it!
You continue to resonate with me in so many ways. After my mom's passing when I was 17, I threw myself into choir full time to, as you said, express so much that can't be expressed any other way. The song that makes me fall apart, even to this day, is Sing Me To Heaven by Daniel Gawthorp. I'm proud of you, and I'm excited to see you blossom. ❤
Your comment gave me chills. How lucky are we to have music? Thank you for watching and connecting with me!
What a beautiful couple you make Mark. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much! I appreciate you taking the time to watch ❤️
Congratulations to both of you. You have such a beautiful love. Thank you so much for sharing your emotions and story. Both of those come from a place of strength, acceptance, and growth of one's self. Which is also quite beautiful too. Fairly new subscriber, a longtime ally, a crocheter, and a beginner knitter. Your wedding gift is lovely and I can imagine how sweet it will be when your husband wears it for many, many anniversaries to come. Thank you for sharing the song link. Wonderful performance and the lyrics are perfect. I wish you the most wonderful newlywed year.
Thank you for that thoughtful comment ❤️ I really appreciate you taking the time to watch. Happy knitting and crocheting to you!
Queer & trans knitter here! This video warmed my soul, and it gives me hope for my future. 💝🌈
Congratulations to you both ! You have a love I can only dream of. May all your days and adventures be full of happiness. I think your gift to your husband was just perfect!
Wow, thank you!
What a beautiful story. So glad you shared it. My stepson struggled for a while with who he was. Society not always nice. But like I told him it doesn’t change how I feel about him. He’s a loving kind person who I love very much. Some day in the future he is getting married and I along with his parents will be by his side. ❤
Your comment gives me chills. "Society isn't always nice." Those are such true words! I hope your stepson has a beautiful life ahead of him. Thank you for being such a force of good and love in his life!
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@@MakerMarkKnits ❤️
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Mark, I am a very new, and a very inexperienced knitter. I have crocheted for years, but each craft has its limitations. I subscribed and followed your channel because I like your beginner video and I have watched so many, but I subscribed because of the wonderful teacher that you are and your personality and now I have been blessed by your beautiful love story. Congratulations I look forward to sharing a RUclips future with you and your new husband.❤
What a beautiful and kind comment. Thank you for taking the time to watch!
Just wonderful such a beautiful thing when you find true love ❤❤❤❤❤ Congratulations to you and yours🎉
You are so kind. Thank you for watching!
Congratulations, Mark! I wish you both all the best in your journey together. Thanks for being vulnerable and sharing your love, which took a little of bravery. Continued happiness forever.
Thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing Mark. It's such a beautiful story. Thank you for being brave in sharing even tho some comments maybe mean and hurtful. That's got to be so scary. Congratulations on your marriage and forever after!
Thank you so much for those words of support!
You are so lucky to have found a soulmate, both of you with musical careers! My soulmate died in 2017. He loved me, warts and all. So I understand your feeling of happiness in finding your husband. I was a singer ( alto) in several church choirs and I have many fond memories! (Alas age has made me bow out). The song at your wedding was beautiful. When I meet anyone ‘different’ in any way I always ask myself ‘what would Jesus do?’ He loved everyone He met. I am proud to be one of your youtube friends!
This was beautiful Mark. I loved you opening up and letting us into a life event that means so much to you. Congratulations and love poured your way. I love the wrap. The choir and song was so moving and appropriate. Your sweater you are wearing is so beautiful and looks great on you.
Thank you, Debbie! I so appreciate your support. 😊 The sweater is the Cosmo Sweater by Simone Ryan!
Oh Mark! This is so beautiful am crying with you bless you both xxx all my love, Pippa xxx
Thank you, Pippa!
What a beautiful podcast. I feel very privileged to be able to see it. You make a wonderful couple and you look truly happy. All my love and best wishes go with you congratulations
Thank you so much!
You are two beautiful souls! ❤❤️
You are so kind, thank you!
Congratulations ❤❤ I love your story! Beautiful wedding, and the song... oh my.. Beautiful! As i have always said, Love is Love!
Thank you SO much! And isn't that song gorgeous 🥰
🎉 Yeah! I'm so Happy for you two!
A friend of mine married before COVID started. They Had a relationship for 9 years. He wanted to wait until the 10th year, but his husband didn't want to wait anymore. So they finally Said "yes".
Sorry for my ... improvable English. In Germany we say: "My English is not the yellow from the egg."😂
Thank you for watching! I'm glad your friend jumped in with marriage 😊
And I've never heard of that phrase. Very interesting! Your English is beautiful, by the way.
@@MakerMarkKnits Thank you.
I would appriciate it to see more videos of you knitting on the beach or something. I would be happy to hear you singing.
Crocheting or knitting "together" is very cool.
Thank you for the ideas!
I am so happy for you both - if anybody would not accept you then they are not the kind of people you want to be around. I am 75 years years old and was brought up in Islington London. I was lucky enough to be around all kinds of people who lived different life styles to our family - they were all friends of my parents and thus we ( my sister, brother and I ) understood that nice people are just nice and you and your husband are just that, xx
Beautiful wedding. Thank you for sharing. The wrap you knit for your husband is stunning
Thank you so much!
Just so honest and true. I am grateful for all the ways you show up with all your sensitivity, love, and authenticity. Love you both (and love the wrap too)!
Oh how I love you! Thank you for supporting me always ❤️
Congrats!! It looked like such a lovely wedding
Thank you so much!!
Many Congratulations to you both , and thank you for sharing your story and beautiful day.
Thank you so much!
You are a beautiful, genuine soul. I appreciate you!
Wow, thank you!
Stunning wrap and a beautiful story. Congratulations to you both!
Thank you so much!
Congratulations to you both! ❤ And congratulations to your husband on such a beautiful wrap - it is gorgeous and such lovely work! There is something so validating and affirming about seeing two men marrying in a church for those of us who grew up without the acceptance of the community around us. You both have such a beautiful community of music and faith!
Knitting for me is something that I rediscovered after coming out thanks to the queer community, as I met other knitters and crocheters in community
Thank you for leaving such a beautiful comment! We are so lucky to have our communities!
Thank you, Mark. You and your husband make the world a better place! ❤
Congratulations! I am so happy for you and just want to give you a hug.....I'm a hugger! Beautiful wrap and ceremony. Love is Love.....I've had my own journey over the past 5 years, as my spouse of 28 years announced that she (not at the time) was transgender. So now I am in a same sex relationship, it's been a struggle and an adjustment, with lots of therapy.....our motto is Better Together....
Better together indeed. It sounds like you're doing a wonderful job supporting your spouse! Thank you for the hug!
I love the wrap and the pets!!!
Thank you!
Oh dear….forgot to say congratulations to both of you!
Thank you!
❤ Congratulations ❤
Thank you!
What a lovely wedding. I've been together with my husband for 39 years and married for 10. I hope the two of you are happy for many years to come. Keep these youTube videos coming!
Thank you so much!
Mark, you are much loved and I SO enjoyed this video but oh boy, did I bawl lol. I am a very emotional person and I really feel for people. Your wedding looked fabulous and it is so sweet to see how that love has blessed your life. Continue to wear your heart on your sleeves. It WILL make you cry but that's nothing to be ashamed of. The opposite in fact. I love your videos. Love to both of you xx
I knew you were special and loved you from the first moment we met at ABS! I’m so glad I can follow your adventures all these years later!
Aw, Cathy! Thank you so much for watching!
And give my love to Sam!
Congratulations! from Quebec Canada
Awesome! Thank you!
Now I want a house tour with you both, showing us your cats and all your special knooks and memories ❤
You two are beautiful 🌈 ❤ Congrats on finding each other.
Wow, thank you! Parts of our house are very beautiful, and other parts are pretty messy! I should spend more time showcasing the cats in the future :)
@@MakerMarkKnits Just show us the nice parts then LOL (we all have the nasty corner/room and it's fine!)
Ha! Great point :)
Congratulations! Thank you for sharing such a beautiful moment. I wish you and your husband joy and happiness. Nice job on the shawl! Also, Im in Connecticut!! I used to work at Yale. Sending lots of yarny hugs.
Thank you so much! We visit the New Haven area often! Do you have favorite yarn shops in the state?
This is so extraordinarily beautiful, Mark! Your words, your emotions, your openness, and the music & visuals that accompany them moved me to tears throughout. You are such a loving person and I am privileged to know you and Ned and witness your commitment and joy together.
Oh Lois, thank you! We are so lucky to have you in our lives 🥰
Mark, my girlfriend and I find so much peace and joy in your content. Thank you for creating such wonderful videos and for sharing your journey with us! All the very best to you
That is so beautiful and so moving. Congratulations. I wish you a lifetime of happiness together.
Thank you, Gretta!
A big congratulations to you Mark & Ned!! Thank you for sharing. What a beautiful union and heavenly song. And that wrap is devine 😊
Thank you so much! 😊
Happy, loving tears for you & your husband!❤ The singing & music was heavenly✨ Beautiful!! Thank you for sharing. ❤✨❤️
Thank you SO much for those kind words :)
Everyone deserves to have that one person to love completely and to share their life with. I am very happy oh found your person. Congratulations and I hope you have many happy years together.
Thank you for that beautiful comment!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful love story. He is definitely knit-worthy! Sing gently made me cry. Those voices, the love in the air, all of it. Perfect memory. I hope you are still crying when you hear it played years from now on every anniversary. BTW, i love that orange kitty. The kitten is cute, but orange cats have sass and make them special.
Congratulations!
You are a beautiful person, so glad I found your podcast.
Love from the Netherlands
Wow, thank you so much!
What a beautiful episode! Please feel free to make content on any subject in any manner and for as long as you would like. You could make reading cereal boxes engaging. Spending time and energy on what people may or may not think of you is wasted time. They should be worried about what you think of them. Your authenticity leaps off the screen and it's so refreshing. Shine on you crazy diamond!
I can’t add anything to the beautiful comments people have left. Just want to add CONGRATULATIONS to the growing list. Thank you for your posts - you mean so much to me and all your followers. ❤❤
Wow, thank you so much!
One word--BEAUTIFUL!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you so much for sharing your wedding and a bit of your life. You two look so happy together in all the pictures you showed. I wish many happy and loving years to a beautiful couple.
Thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing your wedding and may you always sing together as one. Thank you for your vulnerability and may one day we live in a world were love has no boundaries.
Thank you so much!
Takes so long to watch when you have to keep stopping to wipe tears. Thank you for sharing this beautiful video. Bless you both ❤
Way to make me totally LOSE IT, Mark! That piece of music stunned me with its power and beauty, the love you shared so openly here moved my heart profoundly. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 💞🙏💞
I am so glad that you and your husband are happy, life is too short to worry about what others think, you be you. God bless
Perfect words, thank you!
Love is love. So happy you found your partner in love. I am so happy I found mine. Walking in light and love❤️
Mark you are such an awesome man and soooo talented. I am so happy to find your videos. I am so happy you found a partner in your life to share your life with. We need you with all your talents. Thanks for being so transparent.
You are too kind! Thank you 😊
This is my first time watching a video on your channel. So sweet. Best Wishes on your life together!
Thank you so much!
Simply…. Thank you for granting us the opportunity to get to know you and your’s better. As the saying goes, “Be who you are and say how you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”
Congratulations Mark and Ned on your marriage, and I wish you all the very best for the future! I enjoy your shows very much, and I love cats too! I'm glad you had such a lovely wedding and I'm sure you will both have a happy life together. It's love that matters!
I have just recently discovered your channel. I'm so glad I saw THIS one. I hope you and your husband are immensely enjoying your lives together. You are interesting, a great teacher, and you seem kind and caring. ❤
How I so much love this message of love, acceptance, and hope. God bless you both on your long, lovely journey into many tomorrow’s. May you find Grace among those who get to know and love you. I am so happy I found your wonderful channel. ❤️
Thank you so much!
Dear Mark, I just discovered your channel. And I'm so touched by your wedding, the amazing choir and your beautiful, thoughtful gift for your husband. Both of you are blessed.
Mark, I absolutely loved your video today. Your emotional story was so moving.
On another note, the wedding gift you made Ned was spectacular and so meaningful. Your work is pristine! Your stitches are perfect 😊.
All my best to you both, Louise (Morgan's mom)
You have a beautiful spirit. I'm happy that both of you have found love.
Thank you so much!
congratulations Mark, you are very loved out here. Thanks for being so vulnerable and brave; ❤it is inspiring!
Aw, thank you Paula! I'm so fortunate to have you as a friend!
Beautiful! Congratulations on your marriage! Wishing you both much love and happiness ❤❤
Thank you so much!!
Congratulations, and I wish you and your husband a lifetime of happiness.
Thank you so much!
Wow that was moving. Beautiful.
Thank you SO much for watching!
Congratulations! I was so moved by the beautiful words I teared up quite a bit. Thanks for sharing this beautiful and joyous moment with us, and of course the Gresham wrap is gorgeous.
Thank you so much!
Absolutely gorgeous!!
Thank you! Cheers!
may you both have long and happy lives together