Love and mariage....

My friend SueAnn is getting married on Friday.. after a whirlwind romance and the ‘oh my God is he the one’ moments… I love weddings.. (but that does NOT make me a softie) I should have been a wedding planner…. I love the whole process (I am not a SOFTIE)… It’s those little things.. Small gestures… the little details… incorporating family and cultural traditions, loved ones who have passed … (I am NOT a softie) BestAudioCodes.com I mentioned I love Elvis didn't I? Weddings are full of promise.. I promise to love you… I promise to take out the garbage… I promise to stop you when you are about to buy the kind of sweater Aunt Gladys would wear… (Frank you better keep this is mind) I promise to stay in the same room with you even though you snore like a Mac Truck… The good stuff! Here are 13 things about weddings.. some ‘did you knows’… some ‘oooh I love this’…. You know… Stuff! (in no particular order…) Thirteen Things about weddings 1….The Kiss… it’s a fundamental mark that cements the pledge..those famous words.. ‘You may kiss the bride’… No matter what type of wedding, the kiss seems to reach across most cultures. BestAudioCodes.com 2- Shoes.. yeah well I love shoes and you know I was going to find a way to include them. Turns out… tying shoes to the newlyweds car brings good luck.. Hey! it’s better than the old tradition of throwing the shoes at the newlyweds! And did you know that the traditional bouquet over the shoulder toss originated as the bride throwing her shoe over her shoulder! What woman in her right mind would throw away a shoe like this one? A man came up with this...And, there was some silly tradition where the groom tapped the bride on the head with his shoe to assert his dominance (I’d like to see a man try…) 3-The first dance… Ok.. we had two of these.There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when my then new husband and I danced, surrounded by our loved ones. first one was to Bryan Adams...You know as a Canadian girl I had to pick Bryan… My new husband and I in our own little world, he and I both under my veil... Second dance a bit later on... Almost all the lights were turned off in the hall and we were surrounded by candlelight… Everyone, friends and family (I'm sure I saw a waiter too) holding a candle...This song was in French.. a song titled 'Tout va changer ce soir' by Michel Fugain.. a song from 1974.. one of those songs that was a part of our respective childhoods... yup.. I shoulda been a wedding planner! Heck.. even the hall owner cried! BestAudioCodes.com 4-So..I’ve been married.. the ceremony was beautiful.. family from all over where there.. My Uncle John (Dad’s twin – I love you and miss you Uncle John) flew in from California and one of my most treasured pictures is of Daddy and Uncle John standing together as they waited to see me come down the stairs (I am NOT a softie.. where are the tissues?)(sorry can't post it.. haven't scanned it..) The marriage didn’t work out… but it was a beautiful day… except for the 1 million mosquitos that decided to fly into my dress and veil as we took the wedding pictures… ok.. maybe not a million… The joys of wedding pictures! I was late to my own wedding (what they were going to start sans moi?) because the photographer spent a bit too much time with the groom... Thank God there wasn't another wedding after us... So when it's all said and done, the dress, the vows, the ceremony.. man and wife... kiss the bride (here's where you go awwwwwwwww and clap)... may I present to you yada yada yada... pause here and imagine if you will.. we almost entered the reception hall to this song.. (did I mention I love Elvis?) Mom would've fainted.. so.... we didn't.. but I tell ya.. 5-Who knows.. some day I may do it again.. but if I do... I just might do it this way… 6- Bloopers.. ooh come on...they're fun.. 7- Movies about or including weddings.. Steve Martin.. every girl knows what Daddy means at a wedding... Steel Magnolias.. the sanctuary in blush and bashful.. pepto-bismol.. the groom's cake... no girdle.. bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! 8- Superstitions... here's one: Seeing a lamb, frog, spider, black cat, or rainbows on the way to the ceremony is believed to be a sign of good luck! What.. no ducks? 9- An excuse to shop??? Tradition says that the first member of the newlywed couple to purchase a new item following the wedding will be the dominant force in the relationship. Sue Ann!! Go shoppin girl! CHARGE IT! 10- Here's where I get sappy again.. Sue and I are both part Irish... Here is an old Irish proverb: Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and just be my friend. 11- Okay.. back to bloopers.. 12- The music.. band? dj?..wedding singer? bwahahahahahahahahahaha! whooooopidydoo!! Mutants at table 9... teehee! 13- The wedding night.. oh come on.. do I actually have to tell you why? Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!) Get the Thursday Thirteen code here! The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! 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