An exercise in organization and attention to detail brides (and grooms) will considered down to the last detail, including what people would eat and for some even what allergies their guests may have to the food that was going to be served. When everything is said and done there will be photographs of everything from the bride shedding a tear for the joy that she feels for her wedding day to the newly weds first kiss as husband and wife. Memories left from a joyous celebration marking the day of the wedding will be long remembered by all in attendance, fading with time to only the best of memories.
A wedding is often the culmination of months if not years of planning on at least the brides part. Finding the right people and vendors to supply services and support on the couples wedding day. When everything is decided everyone will have the right coordinating colors, boutonnieres or bouquets and the perfect wedding gown will have been found. There will of course be things that don’t work out exactly as planned, but few will ever know.
The only thing that isn’t long considered is the comfort of the shoes that will be worn on the wedding day. The groom will often wear rented tux shoes that weren’t meant to be worn for much longer than the ceremony itself and the bride will wear heals that were never worn before. When the ceremony is over her formal dress shoes are often shed for much more comfortible shoes or even no shoes at all, this affords comfort while dancing and conversing with her guests and new family. Though flipflops are often the shoe of choice for receptions I have seen: Converse, Airwalk, and many other Shoes in all shapes and sizes. It is on rare occasion that I see the bride and grooms feet stay formal through their entire wedding day. Often in the rush of leaving the brides formal shoes are left behind for the mother of the bride to collect with the many other treasures for safe keeping until the bride and groom return from their honeymoon.
Sample photograph taken from Jones Wedding (Tulare, Ca)
Though great attention is paid to the details, weddings are more about the celebration of love and the closest friends and family coming together to offer their love and support to the newly weds. It is only the closest of friends that will love and support them through the hard times, and rejoice with them in times of great joy. My hope and prayer having only known the bride and groom for a short time is that their marriage is built firmly on a foundation of Christ, trust, and love for each other.