This is the bridal bouquet from the wedding we attended this weekend. It's here at work today so that it can be shipped out and preserved for all eternity. Really - all eternity, kind of like marriage is supposed to be right? There were three on the docket this late summer / fall and they were all lovely. Filled with happy brides, happy families and bright futures. It's also quite apparent that things have changed since 1987. Alot. And in the best interest of women everywhere, thank God bridesmaid dresses have changed. This summer both navy and brown were prevalent and all three dresses were styled in a simple classic manner that could lend itself to another event. Also, the bride and groom sit together at a sweetheart table. No more lining the bridal party up at the head of the reception. At first I wasn't so sure about the idea (because clearly DRD and I would not have wanted to be singled out!) but it makes perfect sense that members of the bridal party sit with their respective "others" once the reception begins. And one other observation, there are pretty spiffy favors at weddings now. I think this is a relatively new concept. (?) We've received chocolates, a wine topper and caramel apples. Nice! I hear some weddings are holding the ceremony at one time and the reception several hours later. I haven't experience that one yet but my thought is...where do you go all dressed up for three or four hours? Is it a two outfit affair? I like that idea, but truly seems a bit complicating overall. So today Carole has us listing 10 Things You Love About A Wedding. Here goes!
1. The Bride! The dress, the hair, the anticipation of seeing her when she appears for the first time.
2. Getting together with family and friends.
3. Getting dressed up.
4. If with family or great friends...tearing it up on the dance floor!
5. Seeing the couple smiling, taking the day in, having a great time.
6. Wedding cake!
7. Often, the music at the ceremony. Though Simon Cowell may have an opinion on some of that.
8. Checking out all of the fashion and shoes on the other women at the wedding.
9. Sometimes the speeches can be a riot!
10. Dancing with my honey. I can generally get one slow dance out of him.
Now that...was a wedding! :-)
3 comments:
a great list (and quite similar to mine :-) but the best part is the photo of the photo at the end. 1987 was obviously a beautiful year for weddings!!
Oh, what a beautiful photo!!
And I have to say that for me the best part of the wedding is the secret feeling of superiority I get when I sit in church with my husband of 32 years, thinking, "It actually ISN'T all about the shoes and the dress!"
Oh, what a perfect ending! :-) I, too, like many of the "new" wedding trends; things just look so much . . . nicer. . . and more pulled together . . .these days!
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