Buon Giorno Principessa!

The scene in "Life is Beautiful" where Guido (main character) finds an unattended intercom mic in the concentration camp and broadcasts a message to his wife, who has been separated from him and their son, to reassure her of their safety and remind her that he loves and thinks of her constantly, is my favorite part of the movie. "Buon giorno Principessa!" (good day, Princess) is his special greeting to her, and each time I watch this scene, it still moves me to tears.

After watching this movie with a group of friends our freshman year, I gushed and raved about it all the way home, especially my favorite scene! That night, Wayne decided to surprise me the next morning with a note that read "Buon giorno Principessa" that he would surreptitiously slip under my door while I was sleeping. From his building, he could see my window and he waited until my light went out. One o'clock, my light was still on. Two o'clock, still on... three o'clock, STILL on! He finally decided to go to bed and wake up at 5am to groggily dropped off his note before returning to sleep for the rest of the morning.

Poor Wayne had no idea that while he was on his dutiful watch, I was actually sleeping soundly in bed—after forgetting to turn the lights off! Still, I was pleasantly surprised by the little note I received in the morning, and was even more touched by his effort, considering, as many of you might know, he is NOT a morning person!

Wayne says that each time he hears the song, "Buon Giorno Principessa", he thinks of me... and his sleepless night! And so we thought it would be fitting to choose this song as the song I walk to down the aisle... :)