Has it ever occurred to you that there are links between weddings and the seasons? A spring wedding, like the season itself is about growth and a new beginning. The flowers on the altar will probably be spring flowers such as daffodils and the day will be filled with promise.
Roses, though, are more likely to be used in a summer wedding and the photographs will probably be taken in beautiful garden settings. The sunshine will add to the occasion and everything will be bright and cheerful and happy. The couple’s joy is reflected in the summer season.
Autumn weddings are more likely to be windswept occasions. The bridesmaids may be wearing the colours of autumn and the wedding bower may be decorated with golden leaves. The smell of chrysanthemums will fill the church and the wedding photographs may show a veil blowing in the wind… Like the harvest itself the wedding will reflect the bounty of nature and promise fulfilled.
Winter brides often choose Christmas weddings and such weddings are likely to feature furry capes and ice cold diamonds. The bride’s bouquet may include rich berries and the wedding location is likely to be decorated with traditional holly and ivy. It’s appropriate that the season of caring and sharing should be the one chosen to celebrate marriage which is ultimately about loving one another.

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Most of us love our parents but how many of us express that love? Yet your father’s birthday, your step-mother’s birthday or your mother’s retirement are ideal days on which to say a few loving words. In fact any family occasion such as a family re-union gives you an opportunity to express your feelings for them. Weddings, of course, being the sentimental occasions they are, are the ideal time to thank them for all they have done for you. So whether you are the groom or the bride make it their big day too by expressing how much they mean to you. This also applies of course if you are the best man who is son of the groom or indeed the son of the bride. Finally, if you have not told them you love them before they die a thoughtful eulogy for mother or appreciative eulogy for father will be a fitting tribute to well loved parents.

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