live in Jersey City, it's Karin who, three years ago, at the wedding of Jeannie and Jack, to her big surprise catches the bouquet, now she is getting married herself, to Sekhar...
14th street
Sorry, I'm late! Got to pick up my home phone Was Jeannie Didn't want her to get jerky
Sorry, I'm late! Ran into a couple of beers on my way
Sorry, I'm late! Got a quickie nap on my brand new couch Couch, or sofa or divan or...bank? OkeeDokie! Time out. Whaterver
Sorry, I'm late! Got to write to Mr MacDonal Had to give this son-of-a-bitch-Colombia-Dean a piece of mind
Sorry, I'm late! Couldn't resist the Bar-on-the-corner Happy Hour
Sorry, I'm late! Wasted 3 hours at Macey's Got to try out a fancy make up Got the picture? Not my stuff
Sorry, I'm late! I lost my hot panties in Sekhar's stuff Got to do something about these boxes one day shall I have MY OWN closet in this fucking house?
Sorry, I'm late! Guzzled a Guinness. Bottom's up!
Sorry, I'm late! Got to talk to Mary Chang The Visa stuff. Got it? Give me a break! This damn country sucks
Sorry, I'm late! Cogitated on an agreement to bring french fries and curry together You know: the wedding stuff
Sorry, Got to get going Got to save the world Let's booze up to Peace and Love!
Love truly does make the world go around.It has often been said that love transcends everything, that it knows no barriers. If you are looking for a unique or thoughtful way of showing your love, then perhaps you have come to the right place. Here you will find many ways to “tie the knot.” Perhaps you will discover a charming wedding tradition that you can make all your own. If you have decided to make the pledge, then be prepared to embrace love and marriage in all its splendors, and the world will be yours.
Karin and Sekhar
Marriage is the strongest bond the world has ever known.
Marriage is a bringing together. It is a bringing together of two people, of two families, or two tribes, or two villages, or even two countries. Marriage is that powerful. Marriage is not something to be entered into lightly. Marriage is a pledge meant to last a lifetime.
Yet it is one of the unceasing marvels that we are able to express something as basic as love and marriage in so many wonderful and touching ways. Such is the wonder of human existence. The ceremonies and the traditions may be different, they may seem strange or outlandish or they may touch feelings in us that we never knew we had, but there is something about marriage that is instantly recognizable no matter what the language.
Karin and Sekhar
If we are lucky, we find our one, true soul mate.
Two people, individual but at the same time inextricably a part of each other.
In almost all cultures the marriage ceremony ends with the bride and groom exchanging a kiss. The wedding kiss transcends cultures, it bridges tribes, it is one of the very few things that bind all of us together as human beings. From ancient times to the modern day, from the deepest jungles to the tallest skyscrapers, the wedding kiss symbolizes for all people everywhere the physical uniting of two souls.
Karin
Wedding Traditons around the World
The word wed is derived from the ancient Greek word for pledge. And that’s exactly what a wedding is, no matter what country it takes place in, no matter what culture it’s part of. To wed is to pledge yourself to another. There are few acts we perform that are more pure or more beautiful than the act of marriage.
Sekhar eating onion soup and Karing eating Chaumes in Maastricht
crossing the threshold
After the wedding the bride must enter the new marital home through the main entrance.
It is traditional for the groom to carry the bride over the threshold when they enter for the first time.
The reason for this is uncertain.
One explanation is that the bride will be visited by bad luck if she falls when entering.
An alternative is that the bride will be unlucky if she steps into the new home with the left foot first.
The bride can avoid both mishaps by being carried.
A third explanation is that it symbolises the old Anglo-Saxon custom of the groom stealing his bride and carrying her off.
fresh meat at the Pieter Maastricht
something old, sothing new
something old something new something borrowed, something blue and a silver sixpence in your shoe
The rhyme originated in Victorian times although some of customs referred in it are much older. The something old represents the couples friends who will hopefully remain close during the marriage. Traditionally this was old garter which given to the bride by a happily married woman in the hope that her happiness in marriage would be passed on to the new bride.
Something new symbolises the newlyweds' happy and prosperous future.
The something borrowed is often lent by the bride's family and is an item much valued by the family. The bride must return the item to ensure good luck.
The custom of the bride wearing something blue originated in ancient Israel where the bride wore a blue ribbon in her hair to represent fidelity.
The placing of a silver sixpence in the bride's shoe was to ensure wealth in the couples married life. Today some brides substitute a penny in their shoe during the ceremony as silver sixpences are less common.
Sekhar and Karin and Eliette at Jeannie and Jack's
choosing the day...
Although most weddings now take place on a Saturday it was considered unlucky in the past. Fridays were also considered unlucky particularly Friday the 13th. The famous old rhyme advises a wedding in the first half of the week:
Monday for wealth Tuesday for health Wednesday the best day of all Thursday for losses Friday for crosses Saturday for no luck at all
Advice on which month to marry in is given by the following rhyme:
Married when the year is new, he'll be loving, kind and true. When February birds do mate, You wed nor dread your fate. If you wed when March winds blow, joy and sorrow both you'll know. Marry in April when you can, Joy for Maiden and for Man. Marry in the month of May, and you'll surely rue the day. Marry when June roses grow, over land and sea you'll go. Those who in July do wed, must labour for their daily bred. Whoever wed in August be, many a change is sure to see Marry in September's shrine, your living will be rich and fine. If in October you do marry, love will come but riches tarry. If you wed in bleak November, only joys will come, remember. When December snows fall fast, marry and true love will last. Marry in May and you'll live to rue the day
May has been considered an unlucky month to marry in for a number of reasons. In Pagan times the start of summer was when the festival of Beltane was celebrated with outdoor orgies. This was therefore thought to be an unsuitable time to start married life. In Roman times the Feast of the Dead and the festival of the goddess of chastity both occurred in May. The advice was taken more seriously in Victorian times than it is today. In most Churches the end of April was a busy time for weddings as couples wanted to avoid being married in May. Queen Victoria is thought to have forbidden her children from marrying in May.
Marry in Lent, live to repent Lent was thought an inappropriate time for a wedding as this was a time of abstinence.
June was considered to be a lucky month to marry in because it is named after Juno, the Roman goddess of love and marriage.
The Summer as a whole was considered a good time to marry and this is partly to do with the sun's association with fertility. In Scotland one popular custom was for the bride to "walk with the sun" to bring her good. She would walk from east to west on the south side of the church and then continue walking around the church three times.
Karin catches the bouquet
bouquet
After the reception the bride throws her bouquet back over her shoulder where the unmarried female guest group together. Tradition holds that the one who catches the bouquet will be the next one of those present to marry.
A parallel custom is for the groom to remove the garter worn by the bride and throw it back over his shoulder toward the unmarried male guests. Again the one who catches it will be the next to marry.
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