What kind of wedding do you want?
Published on January 26th, 2012.
Its amazing that there is so much to converse about on the subject of weddings. Perhaps you have never taken the time to look at the subject of weddings before. If you did, you’d be amazed at the depth of the topic.
Many of todays wedding ceremonies are nothing like would be seen a couple of decades ago. What was once a basic expectation – the ceremony, usually at a church, and then a wedding reception has seen dramatic change. Couples now experience creative expression that wouldn’t have been dreamed of a few years ago. I mean, 20 years ago you would have wondered how a pair could exchange wedding vows when separated by 2000 miles – but web cams werent a household utility then either.
The values of people have changed to the extent that the wedding itself has morphed into something much different than in the past. The familiar solicitation by the family preacher of the words ’til death do us part’ was the substance of nearly every wedding ceremony. However, this scene is becoming a lot less familiar, as people do not feel the necessity of exchanging wedding promises in the presence of a church congregation. The use of the traditional scripts at the wedding ceremony has given way to more personalized wedding vows in which the bride and groom create their own vows. This approach has opened up an entirely new scope of possibilities for the soon to be newly weds where they can express their personal commitment to the bond. At other times you may wonder if the couple are really getting married at all. There was a recent wedding where a celebrity football star made a convincing argument that loving his new bride more than football is not a fair question because they are not the same kinds of love,”
It makes you wonder what a woman would think in a situation like that.
Any study of Weddings would be incomplete without considering cultural influences. There are in some cases very interesting aspects to the weddings of other cultures, and in other cases there are things that might seem very odd.
And then there are curiosities about custom. One interesting wedding factoid is the concept of the wedding veil. It is thought to have derived from times when brides were stolen, and a blanket was thrown over them while the groom carried her off in the night.
It doesnt stop here. Oftentimes you will find that even wedding flower arrangements can see changes. There are a wide variety of wedding lore, customs amd oddities, and thats what this blog is all about. It is amazing just how much there is in the way of wedding topics, and more is being discovered all of the time. We are going to bring all of that entertaining and inspirational data here for you to enjoy. So, ladies – listen up. If you think you want some neat things to incorporate into your own wedding, here is the place to look.
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