Weddings

I love weddings.  I love everything about them.  I love the flowers, the dresses, the tuxes, the cake, the guests, the family, the ceremony, and the reception.  My single favorite moment in a wedding is the look on the groom's face when he sees his bride for the first time.  It's almost as if everything bad in the world goes away for that one moment.  The world freezes, and the guests get to feel the love in the room.

Today I was working our first bridal show in Knoxville, and I got to interact with brides from all backgrounds.  Although I was dealing primarily with my fashion show models, I met a lot of beautiful brides to be.  I think it's interesting how something as traditional as a wedding ceremony can become so stylized and personal.

One of the big trends in weddings now is to go over the top with 200+ guests and extravagance fit for a king and queen.  This works great for some couples, but my favorite affairs are the intimate weddings with small guest lists, lots of love, and dancing.  On that note, it seems like no one dances at weddings anymore.  That saddens me.  Dance is an awesome for of expression, and I believe that we should dance when we are overjoyed.  I recently read a book by Donald Miller (my favorite author) and he said:

"One of the things that gives me hope is that even with all of the tragedy in the world the bible says that when we get to heaven there will be a wedding, and there will be drinking and dancing."

What a beautiful quote.  I guess Donald Miller feels the same way I do about weddings.