It’s A Nice Day For A White Wedding
The concept of a white wedding has been a constant for almost as long as people have been getting married. Unquestionably, there is a strong history behind the concept, but why is this, and is it still relevant in the present day? For many, the reasoning behind a “white wedding” is that, on the day she comes to the altar, a bride is virginal. It is immediately easy to see why some people feel the concept to be outdated. In no way is this a slight on the woman getting married, but in the present day, a majority of couples ...
Wedding No-Nos
There are some things which should be obvious to anyone but which are, for whatever reason, blind spots to some. This is clear from the occasional situation which has been given light by the rise in reality TV, where some programs have emerged which feature a groom-to-be making the decisions for their wedding day while the bride sits back (usually at the home of a friend) and waits to see what her beloved achieves. As a result of this concept, there have been some horrific decisions made which should be obvious to anyone with half a brain. Firstly, although a ...
Celebrities – Perhaps Not The Best Role Models
Although we live in a world where diverse tastes are accepted by more and more people, it has to be considered that there are some things which are very hard to argue in favor of. Not least of these is the terrifying three-word phrase: “Celebrity Inspired Wedding”. And yet, if you look briefly at the results of a Google search, you will find that there are many people making this choice. Considering how the marriages resulting from these weddings often turn out, it has to be wondered if taking inspiration from the celebrity world is quite wise. If the celebrity ...
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It’s A Nice Day For A White Wedding
The concept of a white wedding has been a constant for almost as long as people have...
Celebrities – Perhaps Not The Best Role Models
Although we live in a world where diverse tastes are accepted by more and more people,...
A Wedding And A Honeymoon All In One?
There is an increasingly large market these days for weddings that form part of a...
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Wedding No-Nos
There are some things which should be obvious to anyone but which are, for whatever...
Cold Feet? Don’t Just Walk Away.
It is fair to say that many people, on their wedding day or in the weeks leading...
The Ideal Setting
While it once was very widely accepted that a wedding was to be held in a church,...
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The Best Man And The Maid Of Honor
If we think of a wedding as a film – and it has to be said that, unless we have been drinking, we usually do not – then the bride and groom are the actor and actress in a lead role, while the positions of “supporting” actor and actress go to the best man and the maid of honor. In a wedding, these latter roles are considered highly important... [Read more of this article]
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t…
Given the implied importance of tradition for a wedding day, there are a lot of things that people superstitiously stick to even given their apparent inconvenience. One of these traditions is that the bride and the groom should not see one another from midnight on the day of the wedding until they meet at the altar. The idea is that, when their eyes... [Read more of this article]
Speech! Speech! Speech!
One part of the wedding experience that is considered almost essential is the point during the reception at which, after the meal has been eaten and a reasonable amount of wine has been drunk, the best man gets to his feet and speaks from the heart (and usually from a sheaf of notes filled with juicy stories) about his friend the groom. There is some... [Read more of this article]
Wedding Day Quirks
When you strip away all of the pageantry and all of the traditions which are not specifically required by law, the present form taken by a wedding is simply a short exchange of vows between two people who have decided that they want to spend the rest of their lives together. But if you ask a hundred people what marriage, and weddings, mean to them,... [Read more of this article]
The Changing Face Of Marriage
Some time ago, it was impossible to get married anywhere other than the interior of a religious building, and any ceremony conducted outside of these boundaries was considered not to constitute a genuine wedding. As times have changed, and our perceptions along with them, we find ourselves in an age where it is now easier to get married than it was... [Read more of this article]
Capture The Wedding On Video
Not so long ago, before the major technological advances of the last couple of decades, a video camera was a very rare thing to own. People who did own one quite frequently had little idea how to operate it and were rewarded for their efforts by shaky, unfocussed clips with extremely poor sound that would look out of place in anything but a “Funniest... [Read more of this article]
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