“If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you.”
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love and be loved in return”
” Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;b it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.7Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
” We were two and had but one heart.”
” Where there is love there is life.”
“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
History of the White Dress:
Queen Victoria married in 1840, and wore what would then have been considered a flamboyant white women saw this as a statement of class and style, and copied the Queen by also getting married in white.The white wedding dress in those days had nothing to do with being virtuous — it was all about wealth. Getting married in a white, extravagant gown was a sign that you could afford to buy a dress that you would never be able to wear again.
Queen Victoria married in 1840, and wore what would then have been considered a flamboyant white women saw this as a statement of class and style, and copied the Queen by also getting married in white.The white wedding dress in those days had nothing to do with being virtuous — it was all about wealth. Getting married in a white, extravagant gown was a sign that you could afford to buy a dress that you would never be able to wear again.
The depression that followed World War I and the approach of World War II, many women continued to make do with whatever type of dress they could afford, and this went on for decades. In the 1950s onwards, as the world watched Hollywood stars, royalty and members of high society get wed in white gowns, the tradition of white became signature.
“Married in white, you have chosen all right.”
Anglo-Saxon brides tossed shoes rather than bouquets to bridesmaids who hoped to be the next to marry.
Cinderella, the most famous princess bride, married her prince wearing sparkling glass slippers.
In Roman times, the bride traditionally traveled to the groom’s home village for the wedding ceremony. The original purpose of the maid of honor and her fellow bridesmaids was to dress exactly like the bride in order to protect her. Any men jealous of the bride and groom would be confused as to which was the real bride. The matching bridesmaids and maid of honor were also there to confuse any malevolent spirits.
The duties of the maid of honor have been the same for centuries. In history, maids of honor were considered the best maids in a lady’s house, as they attended to her every need in such a way that she wanted for nothing. As a wedding approached, a senior maid of honor was assigned to take care of the details, such as helping the bride with her gown and her bridal wreath. The maid of honor also helped the bride in preparing the wedding feast.
“Desire looks clear from the eyes of a lovely bride: power as strong as the founded world”
” I remember when I was in school, they would ask, ‘What are you going to be when you grow up?’ and then you’d have to draw a picture of it. I drew a picture of myself as a bride.”
Gwen Stefani
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a silver sixpence in her shoe.
” I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well.”
“There is something about a wedding gown prettier than any other gown in the world.”
” Love is great when you find someone to give it to.”
“A little girl at the wedding afterwards asked her mother why the bride changed her mind. What do you mean? responded her mother. Well, she went down the aisle with one man, and came back with another.”
“To have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part.”
“A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.”
“There is no remedy for love but to love more.”
“A kiss is just a kiss till you find the one you love. A hug is just a hug till you find the one you’re always thinkin’ of. A dream is just a dream till it comes true. Love was just a word till I heard it from you.”
“There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer;
no disease that enough love will not heal;
no door that enough love will not open;
no gulf that enough love will not bridge;
no wall that enough love will not throw down;
no sin that enough love will not redeem…”
” Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
A ring is a circle that has no beginning and no end. It symbolizes the love and union between the couple as being the same: no beginning and no end but goes on forever.
“Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction.”
“Soul meets soul on lovers’ lips.”
” i carry your heart with me,
i carry it in my heart and i’m never without it.”
At formal balls the first dance was led by the guest of honor, which was usually the person of the highest social position in a given context, such as a member of the royal family, if any were present. Their dance was the opening of the ball.
This was Brent and Elexa’s Ball
Originally, the cake was not eaten by but thrown at the bride! It developed as one of the many fertility traditions surrounding a wedding. Wheat too, is traditionally a symbol of fruitfulness and was among the earliest grains (predating rice) to be ceremoniously showered on the bride and groom. In its earliest origins, the unmarried young women attending the wedding were expected to scramble for the grains to ensure their own betrothals, much as they do today for the bridal bouquet.
Before the use of flowers in the bridal bouquet, women carried aromatic bunches of garlic, herbs, and grains to drive evil spirits away as they walked down the aisle. Over time, these were replaced with flowers, symbolizing fertility and everlasting love.
“There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle”
The feeding of the wedding cake and the wine toast is a derivation of the Wedding Eucharist nuptial where a part of a ceremony is their giving each other a sup from the Cup of Love and to eat from the Bread of Life .
Elexa and Brent it was an honor and privilege to capture the memories of the most romantic day of your lives. I wish you all the love and happiness in the world.
Thank you also to the Sepulveda Home. Nestled in the hills of San Pedro, it’s the wedding venue that brings the majestic ambiance of a southern Louisiana plantation home to southern California brides and grooms.