From This Day Forward
From this day forward,
You shall not walk alone.
My heart will be your shelter,
And my arms will be your home.
by Author Unknown
“I ask you to pass through life at my side - to be my second self, and best earthly companion.” -Charlotte Brontë (1816 - 1855): “Jane Eyre” (16 October 1847)
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“You will forever be my always.” -Author Unknown
Art: Why did the little boy growl at people as he walked down the aisle in the wedding procession?
Stuart: Because he was the ring bear.
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“Together is a beautiful place to be.” -Author Unknown
A Wedding Blessing
May the light of friendship
Guide your paths together.
May the laughter of children
Grace the halls of your home.
May the joy of living for one another
Gather smiles from your lips,
And twinkles from your eyes.
by Author Unknown
A minister was planning a wedding at the close of the Sunday morning service. After the benediction he had planned to call the couple down to be married for a brief ceremony before the congregation. For the life of him, he could not think of the names of those who were to be married. “Will those wanting to get married please come to the front?” he requested. Immediately, nine single ladies, three widows, four widowers, and six single men stepped to the front.
“What’s the Earth with all its art, verse, music worth - compared with love, found, gained, and kept?” -Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
Want to save some money? There is no charge to get married in the chapel at the Empire State Building in New York City on Valentine’s Day of each year.
“Weddings to me are wondrous because they are so filled with tomorrows.” -Mary Forsell
An acquaintance of mine whose daughter was about to be married decided to give her a diamond ring that had been in the family for several generations. The stone had never been appraised, so the father asked a gemologist friend if she would take a look at it. She agreed, but said that instead of a fee she’d accept lunch at one of Houston’s finer restaurants. A few days later, as he and the gem expert sat sipping tea, he showed her the ring. She took out her jeweler’s loupe, examined the diamond carefully and handed it back. “Wow,” said a diner who had been watching from the next table. “These Texas women are tough!”
“Definition of a true friend: Someone who is as excited about your wedding day as you are!” -Author Unknown
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A grandmotherly attorney overheard her five-year-old granddaughter playing at ‘wedding.’ The wedding vows went like this: “You have the right to remain silent; anything you say may be held against you . . . you have the right to have an attorney present . . . You may now kiss the bride.”
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“I would not wish any companion in the world but you.” -William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “The Tempest” (about 1611)
Some little girls were playing ‘wedding’ with their dolls. They had a couple of bridesmaids, a bride, and a maid of honor. The older sister of one of the girls happened by and asked, “What about the groom?” One child replied, “We don’t need a groom - this is just a small wedding.”
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“The highest happiness on Earth is marriage. Every man who is happily married is a successful man even if he has failed in everything else.” -William Lyon Phelps (William Lyon ‘Billy’ Phelps (1865 - 1943))
“My wife had us register for fine China, because you never know when the Pope is going to swing by and want a microwaved hot dog on a $200 plate.” -Jim Gaffigan (born 1966)
“Happily ever after is not a fairy tale. It’s a choice.” -Fawn Weaver
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“It doesn’t matter if the guy is perfect or the girl is perfect, as long as they are perfect for each other.” -Author Unknown: “Good Will Hunting”
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“Women often weep at weddings, whereas my own instinct is to laugh uproariously and encourage the bride and groom . . . The sight of people getting married exhilarates me; I think that they are doing a fine thing, and I admire them for it.” -Robert Davies: “The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks” (1949)
Have you heard about the two kangaroos that met, got married, and lived hoppily ever after?
Under this window in stormy weather
I marry this man and woman together;
Let none but Him who rules the thunder
Put this man and woman asunder.
-Jonathan Swift
Two hippies were getting married. Both the bride and the groom had long hair. After pronouncing them husband and wife, the minister said, “Will one of you please kiss the bride?”
“I chose my wife as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well.” -Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 1774)
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“At your wedding, you present yourself as a gift to your bride or groom, and after your wedding, at every moment throughout the many years of your marriage, you present yourself to your wife or husband as a gift.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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In Real Life
There was a young lady named May,
Who read a love story each day.
“It’s funny,” she said,
When at last she was wed,
“I didn’t think life was this way.”
by Author Unknown
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It was an emotional wedding . . . even the cake was in tiers . . .
A Woman’s Realization
I dreamed of a wedding of elaborate elegance . . .
A church filled with flowers, and friends, and beautiful music . . .
I asked him what kind of wedding he wished for . . .
He said one that would make me his wife.
by Author Unknown
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Millie: Where do rabbits go when they get married?
Millicent: On their bunny-moon.
From this day forward,
You shall not walk alone.
My heart will be your shelter,
And my arms will be your home.
by Author Unknown
“I ask you to pass through life at my side - to be my second self, and best earthly companion.” -Charlotte Brontë (1816 - 1855): “Jane Eyre” (16 October 1847)
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Questions and Queries” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.
“You will forever be my always.” -Author Unknown
Art: Why did the little boy growl at people as he walked down the aisle in the wedding procession?
Stuart: Because he was the ring bear.
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Bears” gathered by Dave Hugh Beaumont.
“Together is a beautiful place to be.” -Author Unknown
A Wedding Blessing
May the light of friendship
Guide your paths together.
May the laughter of children
Grace the halls of your home.
May the joy of living for one another
Gather smiles from your lips,
And twinkles from your eyes.
by Author Unknown
A minister was planning a wedding at the close of the Sunday morning service. After the benediction he had planned to call the couple down to be married for a brief ceremony before the congregation. For the life of him, he could not think of the names of those who were to be married. “Will those wanting to get married please come to the front?” he requested. Immediately, nine single ladies, three widows, four widowers, and six single men stepped to the front.
“What’s the Earth with all its art, verse, music worth - compared with love, found, gained, and kept?” -Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
Want to save some money? There is no charge to get married in the chapel at the Empire State Building in New York City on Valentine’s Day of each year.
“Weddings to me are wondrous because they are so filled with tomorrows.” -Mary Forsell
An acquaintance of mine whose daughter was about to be married decided to give her a diamond ring that had been in the family for several generations. The stone had never been appraised, so the father asked a gemologist friend if she would take a look at it. She agreed, but said that instead of a fee she’d accept lunch at one of Houston’s finer restaurants. A few days later, as he and the gem expert sat sipping tea, he showed her the ring. She took out her jeweler’s loupe, examined the diamond carefully and handed it back. “Wow,” said a diner who had been watching from the next table. “These Texas women are tough!”
“Definition of a true friend: Someone who is as excited about your wedding day as you are!” -Author Unknown
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A grandmotherly attorney overheard her five-year-old granddaughter playing at ‘wedding.’ The wedding vows went like this: “You have the right to remain silent; anything you say may be held against you . . . you have the right to have an attorney present . . . You may now kiss the bride.”
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“I would not wish any companion in the world but you.” -William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “The Tempest” (about 1611)
Some little girls were playing ‘wedding’ with their dolls. They had a couple of bridesmaids, a bride, and a maid of honor. The older sister of one of the girls happened by and asked, “What about the groom?” One child replied, “We don’t need a groom - this is just a small wedding.”
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“The highest happiness on Earth is marriage. Every man who is happily married is a successful man even if he has failed in everything else.” -William Lyon Phelps (William Lyon ‘Billy’ Phelps (1865 - 1943))
“My wife had us register for fine China, because you never know when the Pope is going to swing by and want a microwaved hot dog on a $200 plate.” -Jim Gaffigan (born 1966)
“Happily ever after is not a fairy tale. It’s a choice.” -Fawn Weaver
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Fairy Tales” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.
“It doesn’t matter if the guy is perfect or the girl is perfect, as long as they are perfect for each other.” -Author Unknown: “Good Will Hunting”
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“Women often weep at weddings, whereas my own instinct is to laugh uproariously and encourage the bride and groom . . . The sight of people getting married exhilarates me; I think that they are doing a fine thing, and I admire them for it.” -Robert Davies: “The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks” (1949)
Have you heard about the two kangaroos that met, got married, and lived hoppily ever after?
Under this window in stormy weather
I marry this man and woman together;
Let none but Him who rules the thunder
Put this man and woman asunder.
-Jonathan Swift
Two hippies were getting married. Both the bride and the groom had long hair. After pronouncing them husband and wife, the minister said, “Will one of you please kiss the bride?”
“I chose my wife as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well.” -Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 1774)
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Choices and Decisions” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.
“At your wedding, you present yourself as a gift to your bride or groom, and after your wedding, at every moment throughout the many years of your marriage, you present yourself to your wife or husband as a gift.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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In Real Life
There was a young lady named May,
Who read a love story each day.
“It’s funny,” she said,
When at last she was wed,
“I didn’t think life was this way.”
by Author Unknown
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Limericks” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.
It was an emotional wedding . . . even the cake was in tiers . . .
A Woman’s Realization
I dreamed of a wedding of elaborate elegance . . .
A church filled with flowers, and friends, and beautiful music . . .
I asked him what kind of wedding he wished for . . .
He said one that would make me his wife.
by Author Unknown
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Millie: Where do rabbits go when they get married?
Millicent: On their bunny-moon.
Wedding Vows
What is a wedding vow? Vow, noun (pronounced as ‘vou’): a solemn oath. Wedding vows are the promises a couple make to each other at their marriage ceremony, or wedding.
Although in planning weddings, vows are often taken as just one part of the wedding ceremony, the wedding vows are the singular reason for the ceremony, with every other part of the ceremony being in support of the vows or in celebration of them.
Depending on religious practices, laws, traditions, or local customs, wedding vows can be read by a qualified officiant, or person who performs the ceremony. The officiant can be a member of the clergy such as a minister or priest, a ship’s captain, an official such as a judge or a justice of the peace, or possibly a notary public or government clerk. Commonly, the officiant speaks or reads aloud a statement to the groom, to which the groom replies in the affirmative, meaning some form of ‘yes,’ and then the officiant in turn speaks or reads aloud the same or similar statement to the bride, to which the bride replies in the affirmative.
Example of a Traditional Wedding Vow
Officiant: Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here in the sight of God, as witnesses to the joining of this man and woman in holy matrimony.
I, (name of groom/name of bride), take you, (name of bride/name of groom)
to be my (wife/husband),
to have and to hold
from this day forward;
for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer,
in sickness and in health,
to love and to cherish,
till death us do part,
according to God’s holy law.
In the presence of God I make this vow.
Often the officiant will read the vows from a printed card or piece of paper, which is sometimes placed between the pages of a Bible, and the officiant will open the Bible, and holds it open and up with the printed vows over a page in the open Bible. The printed vows help the officiant remember the words to the vows as well as the names of the groom and the bride.
The officiant says or reads aloud the wedding vows, such as the ones shown above, to the groom.
The officiant in turn speaks or reads aloud the vows, such as the ones shown above, to the bride.
The officiant addresses the groom: Do you, (name of groom), take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?
Groom: I do.
The officiant addresses the bride: Do you, (name of bride), take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?
Bride: I do.
Officiant: With this ring I thee do wed.
The groom places the wedding ring on the ring finger, or fourth finger from the right, of the left hand of the bride. The wedding ring, or wedding rings in a two-ring ceremony, is an outward symbol of the marriage, a reminder of the vows, and a sign which can be seen and recognized by all.
Officiant: I now pronounce you husband and wife.
The officiant addresses the groom with the words, “You may now kiss the bride,” with the kiss sealing the marriage contract.
Wedding vows can be printed, framed, and hung on the wall of the domicile of the newly married couple. While some couples may write their own personalized wedding vows, doing so strays from accepted tradition, tends toward being a passing fad, and may not be in accord with many established religions.
What is a wedding vow? Vow, noun (pronounced as ‘vou’): a solemn oath. Wedding vows are the promises a couple make to each other at their marriage ceremony, or wedding.
Although in planning weddings, vows are often taken as just one part of the wedding ceremony, the wedding vows are the singular reason for the ceremony, with every other part of the ceremony being in support of the vows or in celebration of them.
Depending on religious practices, laws, traditions, or local customs, wedding vows can be read by a qualified officiant, or person who performs the ceremony. The officiant can be a member of the clergy such as a minister or priest, a ship’s captain, an official such as a judge or a justice of the peace, or possibly a notary public or government clerk. Commonly, the officiant speaks or reads aloud a statement to the groom, to which the groom replies in the affirmative, meaning some form of ‘yes,’ and then the officiant in turn speaks or reads aloud the same or similar statement to the bride, to which the bride replies in the affirmative.
Example of a Traditional Wedding Vow
Officiant: Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here in the sight of God, as witnesses to the joining of this man and woman in holy matrimony.
I, (name of groom/name of bride), take you, (name of bride/name of groom)
to be my (wife/husband),
to have and to hold
from this day forward;
for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer,
in sickness and in health,
to love and to cherish,
till death us do part,
according to God’s holy law.
In the presence of God I make this vow.
Often the officiant will read the vows from a printed card or piece of paper, which is sometimes placed between the pages of a Bible, and the officiant will open the Bible, and holds it open and up with the printed vows over a page in the open Bible. The printed vows help the officiant remember the words to the vows as well as the names of the groom and the bride.
The officiant says or reads aloud the wedding vows, such as the ones shown above, to the groom.
The officiant in turn speaks or reads aloud the vows, such as the ones shown above, to the bride.
The officiant addresses the groom: Do you, (name of groom), take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?
Groom: I do.
The officiant addresses the bride: Do you, (name of bride), take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?
Bride: I do.
Officiant: With this ring I thee do wed.
The groom places the wedding ring on the ring finger, or fourth finger from the right, of the left hand of the bride. The wedding ring, or wedding rings in a two-ring ceremony, is an outward symbol of the marriage, a reminder of the vows, and a sign which can be seen and recognized by all.
Officiant: I now pronounce you husband and wife.
The officiant addresses the groom with the words, “You may now kiss the bride,” with the kiss sealing the marriage contract.
Wedding vows can be printed, framed, and hung on the wall of the domicile of the newly married couple. While some couples may write their own personalized wedding vows, doing so strays from accepted tradition, tends toward being a passing fad, and may not be in accord with many established religions.
“Are we not like two volumes of one book?” -Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
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Mordecai: Why did the chicken marry the crocodile?
Muriel: Because Crocodooladoo is a good family name.
“What greater thing is there for two human souls, than to feel that they are joined for life - to strengthen each other in all labor, to rest on each other in all sorrow, to minister to each other in all pain, to be one with each other in silent unspeakable memories at the moment of the last parting?” -George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “Adam Bede” (1859)
The bride said, “My little plum.”
The groom said, “My little peach.”
The minister said, “I now pronounce you fruit salad.”
“True love stories never have endings.” -Richard Bach (Richard David Bach (born 1936))
Before 1840, wedding gowns were colorful. White was not commonly worn because it was hard to clean and therefore impractical, except to the very wealthy. In that year, Queen Victoria wore white at her wedding to Prince Albert, setting the fashion of brides wearing white ever since.
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Hair comb.
Hair comb, who?
Hair combs the bride, all dressed in white . . .
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“We need a witness to our lives. There’s a billion people on the planet . . . I mean, what does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you’re promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things . . . all of it, all of the time, every day. You’re saying, ‘Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go unwitnessed because I will be your witness.’” -Author Unknown: “Shall We Dance?”
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My Dad and I were talking the other night about love and marriage. He told me that he knew as early as their wedding what marriage to my Mom would be like. It seems the minister asked my Mom, “Do you take this man to be your husband.” And she said, “I do.” Then the minister asked my Dad, “Do you take this woman to be your wife,” and my Mom said, “He does.”
“In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.” -Maya Angelou
Sunshine, Love, and Laughter
Wishing you sunshine,
love and laughter.
Not just today,
but all the days after.
by Author Unknown
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Ike: What did the French fry give to his girlfriend when they got engaged?
Mike: An onion ring.
The tradition of carrying the bride across the threshold began in Medieval Europe when many people believed that a bride was extra vulnerable to evil spirits through the soles of her feet. To protect the bride from evil spirits, the chivalric groom carried the bride into their new home.
“We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.” -Author Unknown
“Today I marry my best friend . . . the one I laugh with, live for, dream with . . . and love.” -Author Unknown
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Grow old along with me!
The best is yet to be,
The last of life, for which the first was made:
Our times are in His hand
Who saith, “A whole I planned,
Youth shows but half; trust God:
See all, nor be afraid!”
-Robert Browning (1812 - 1889): “Dramatis Personae” (1864), ‘Rabbi ben Ezra’
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“We don’t just get to grow old together. We get to grow up together. And that’s the real adventure.” -Author Unknown
“The man or woman you really love will never grow old to you. Through the wrinkles of time, through the bowed frame of years, you will always see the dear face and feel the warm heart union of your eternal love.” -Alfred A. Montapert (Alfred Armand Montapert (1906 - 1997))
“I want to try with someone who loves me enough to try with me. I want to grow old looking at the same face every morning. I want to grow old looking at the same face every night at the dinner table. I want to be one of those old couples you see still holding hands and laughing after fifty years of marriage. That’s what I want. I want to be someone’s forever.” -Rachel Gibson: “The Trouble With Valentine’s Day”
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“May your children have many children.” [translation to English]
“Sliocht sleachta ar shliocht bhur sleachta.” [original Irish Gaelic]
“Sluch(k)t slawch(k)-tah ar shluch(k)t bhur slawch(k)ta).” [pronunciation of original Irish Gaelic]
-Author Unknown
“If I get married, I want to be very married.” -Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993)
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“Before you marry a person you should first make them use a computer with slow internet to see who they really are.” -Will Ferrell
Problem: Janie’s friends were chipping in to buy her a wedding shower present. At first 10 friends chipped in but 2 of them dropped out. Each of the 8 had to chip in another dollar to bring the amount back up. How much money did they plan to collect?
Solution: $40, which would be 10 friends at $4 each or 8 friends at $5 each, or perhaps Janie needs to get some friends who are not so cheap.
“Give them wisdom and devotion in the ordering of their common life that each may be to the other a strength in need, a counselor in perplexity, a comfort in sorrow, and a companion in joy. Amen.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “Book of Common Prayer” (1662)
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“A wedding is an event, but a marriage is an achievement.” -Author Unknown
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“Love one another and you will be happy. It’s as simple and as difficult as that.” -Michael Leunig
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“Our wedding was many years ago. The celebration continues to this day.” -Gene Perret
“All I know is that I’ve ruled out wearing fairy wings. When I was nine I wanted to get married in fairy wings, and now I realize that’s not cool anymore.” -Isla Fisher
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“The smallest piece of silver which can qualify as a wedding gift is a marmalade spoon.” -Charles W. Morton
For a Lucky Bride
Something old,
Something new,
Something borrowed,
Something blue,
And a lucky sixpence,
In her shoe.
by Author Unknown
“Thank you for sharing in the celebration of our love and commitment on our wedding day.” -Author Unknown
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“I would like to have engraved inside every wedding band, ‘Be kind to one another.’ This is the Golden Rule of Marriage and the secret of making love last through the years.” -Richard Pryor
“May you enjoy your new life.” [translation to English]
“Go maire sibh bhur saol nua.” [original Irish Gaelic]
“Guh mwir-eh shiv voor say-ol nu-ah.” [pronunciation of original Irish Gaelic]
-Author Unknown
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“Happiness and laughter - that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it?” -Peggy Clark (19 November 2007), who was 84 years of age, having just married James Mason, who was 93 years of age, making them at the time Britain’s oldest newly-weds
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Wedding Best Wishes
May marriage be,
For both of you,
A lifetime filled
With dreams come true.
by Author Unknown
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We are MFOL! . . . turn off your computer, put away your cell phone, put a temporary hold on all of the things that can wait . . . it is time to venture out and find your special someone to marry . . .
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Mordecai: Why did the chicken marry the crocodile?
Muriel: Because Crocodooladoo is a good family name.
“What greater thing is there for two human souls, than to feel that they are joined for life - to strengthen each other in all labor, to rest on each other in all sorrow, to minister to each other in all pain, to be one with each other in silent unspeakable memories at the moment of the last parting?” -George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “Adam Bede” (1859)
The bride said, “My little plum.”
The groom said, “My little peach.”
The minister said, “I now pronounce you fruit salad.”
“True love stories never have endings.” -Richard Bach (Richard David Bach (born 1936))
Before 1840, wedding gowns were colorful. White was not commonly worn because it was hard to clean and therefore impractical, except to the very wealthy. In that year, Queen Victoria wore white at her wedding to Prince Albert, setting the fashion of brides wearing white ever since.
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Hair comb.
Hair comb, who?
Hair combs the bride, all dressed in white . . .
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“We need a witness to our lives. There’s a billion people on the planet . . . I mean, what does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you’re promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things . . . all of it, all of the time, every day. You’re saying, ‘Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go unwitnessed because I will be your witness.’” -Author Unknown: “Shall We Dance?”
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My Dad and I were talking the other night about love and marriage. He told me that he knew as early as their wedding what marriage to my Mom would be like. It seems the minister asked my Mom, “Do you take this man to be your husband.” And she said, “I do.” Then the minister asked my Dad, “Do you take this woman to be your wife,” and my Mom said, “He does.”
“In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.” -Maya Angelou
Sunshine, Love, and Laughter
Wishing you sunshine,
love and laughter.
Not just today,
but all the days after.
by Author Unknown
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Ike: What did the French fry give to his girlfriend when they got engaged?
Mike: An onion ring.
The tradition of carrying the bride across the threshold began in Medieval Europe when many people believed that a bride was extra vulnerable to evil spirits through the soles of her feet. To protect the bride from evil spirits, the chivalric groom carried the bride into their new home.
“We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.” -Author Unknown
“Today I marry my best friend . . . the one I laugh with, live for, dream with . . . and love.” -Author Unknown
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Grow old along with me!
The best is yet to be,
The last of life, for which the first was made:
Our times are in His hand
Who saith, “A whole I planned,
Youth shows but half; trust God:
See all, nor be afraid!”
-Robert Browning (1812 - 1889): “Dramatis Personae” (1864), ‘Rabbi ben Ezra’
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“We don’t just get to grow old together. We get to grow up together. And that’s the real adventure.” -Author Unknown
“The man or woman you really love will never grow old to you. Through the wrinkles of time, through the bowed frame of years, you will always see the dear face and feel the warm heart union of your eternal love.” -Alfred A. Montapert (Alfred Armand Montapert (1906 - 1997))
“I want to try with someone who loves me enough to try with me. I want to grow old looking at the same face every morning. I want to grow old looking at the same face every night at the dinner table. I want to be one of those old couples you see still holding hands and laughing after fifty years of marriage. That’s what I want. I want to be someone’s forever.” -Rachel Gibson: “The Trouble With Valentine’s Day”
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“May your children have many children.” [translation to English]
“Sliocht sleachta ar shliocht bhur sleachta.” [original Irish Gaelic]
“Sluch(k)t slawch(k)-tah ar shluch(k)t bhur slawch(k)ta).” [pronunciation of original Irish Gaelic]
-Author Unknown
“If I get married, I want to be very married.” -Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993)
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“Before you marry a person you should first make them use a computer with slow internet to see who they really are.” -Will Ferrell
Problem: Janie’s friends were chipping in to buy her a wedding shower present. At first 10 friends chipped in but 2 of them dropped out. Each of the 8 had to chip in another dollar to bring the amount back up. How much money did they plan to collect?
Solution: $40, which would be 10 friends at $4 each or 8 friends at $5 each, or perhaps Janie needs to get some friends who are not so cheap.
“Give them wisdom and devotion in the ordering of their common life that each may be to the other a strength in need, a counselor in perplexity, a comfort in sorrow, and a companion in joy. Amen.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “Book of Common Prayer” (1662)
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“A wedding is an event, but a marriage is an achievement.” -Author Unknown
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“Love one another and you will be happy. It’s as simple and as difficult as that.” -Michael Leunig
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“Our wedding was many years ago. The celebration continues to this day.” -Gene Perret
“All I know is that I’ve ruled out wearing fairy wings. When I was nine I wanted to get married in fairy wings, and now I realize that’s not cool anymore.” -Isla Fisher
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“The smallest piece of silver which can qualify as a wedding gift is a marmalade spoon.” -Charles W. Morton
For a Lucky Bride
Something old,
Something new,
Something borrowed,
Something blue,
And a lucky sixpence,
In her shoe.
by Author Unknown
“Thank you for sharing in the celebration of our love and commitment on our wedding day.” -Author Unknown
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“I would like to have engraved inside every wedding band, ‘Be kind to one another.’ This is the Golden Rule of Marriage and the secret of making love last through the years.” -Richard Pryor
“May you enjoy your new life.” [translation to English]
“Go maire sibh bhur saol nua.” [original Irish Gaelic]
“Guh mwir-eh shiv voor say-ol nu-ah.” [pronunciation of original Irish Gaelic]
-Author Unknown
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“Happiness and laughter - that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it?” -Peggy Clark (19 November 2007), who was 84 years of age, having just married James Mason, who was 93 years of age, making them at the time Britain’s oldest newly-weds
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Wedding Best Wishes
May marriage be,
For both of you,
A lifetime filled
With dreams come true.
by Author Unknown
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We are MFOL! . . . turn off your computer, put away your cell phone, put a temporary hold on all of the things that can wait . . . it is time to venture out and find your special someone to marry . . .
