![]() ![]() Rocker Bride Cissy (Photo courtesy of Alexander Doll Company) I am honoring and celebrating brides for all seasons. Heck, my wishes are sent out to you no matter the calendar date. It is an incredible event to witness, and so meaningful when the vows are uttered by a person whom you have known since she was born.įor everyone who has a June wedding on the calendar, I wish you and yours a lifetime of love, laughter, and liveliness. Here I am getting ready to see a young woman - who, no matter how much time has flown by, is still my funny and joyful Boo - make a pledge of commitment and responsibility in front of her family and friends. Glory of Love by Cindy McClure (Photo courtesy of Ashton-Drake Galleries) I went through a gorgeous array of bride dolls to imagine how she might look, and I know that she’ll be a vision of loveliness and grace in whatever attire she chooses. She is quite beautiful - and that’s not a proud aunt speaking it’s just a fact - so she can choose from a thousand different styles and they shall all be flattering. I have no idea how my niece will be dressed for her vows. We have to wait and watch and be won over. It’s a vision that we can’t conjure on our own. Like all glamorous movie stars know, that first peek is oh-so important. All of us - the bridesmaids, the groomsmen, the guests, even the groom - are the background players. It’s an undeniable fact of life: on her wedding day a bride is the fairy-tale heroine. That’s quite remarkable when you have such famous faces as Taylor Swift, Sofia Vergara, Sarah Jessica Parker, and the Olsen Twins (to name just a few) playing second fiddle to a “layperson” on her special day.Ĭinderella Bride Doll (Photo courtesy of Tonner Dolls) ![]() ![]() Getting a bridesmaid doll that sort-of/kind-of looks like you is a sweet gesture, but let’s face it: the wedding day is all about the bride.īrides magazine - still the Bible for all things lacy and lovely and languid - has published a recent pictorial about how even celebrities let their egos take backseat to the brides when they are drafted into maid-of-honor and bridesmaid duties. I remember when I was a bridesmaid many, many years ago, the bride gifted us with hard-plastic dolls dressed in outfits that resembled our outfits and our hair color. Glamorous Cissy: Blushing Bride (Photo courtesy of Alexander Doll Company)Īpparently, brides have captured the imagination of doll artists for centuries. Time marches on, and now my niece will be marching down the aisle to begin her new life. We can stand and bellow not to let an hour or a month or a year pass us by, but our calls are for naught. It is a wake-up call to how swiftly and emotionally time passes. ![]() It is shocking to me that the little girl I used to bring to plays and to the playground is getting married. This June, in a few more heartbeats, I will be at my niece’s big day. Haunted Beauty Zombie Bride (Photo courtesy of Mattel)Īlmost all of the weddings I’ve attended have been throughout the year, but never in June. After all, if I could smile and enjoy myself through this fiancée fiasco - a horror show of vehicular-crime proportions - then everything else would be smooth sailing. As the judge threw the book at the assorted bad motorists, I knew this was a good start to my marriage. It was set up to handle traffic court, and I arrived with my bridal party and guests in tow as we waited for the DUI and DWI defendants to finish pleading their cases. My own marriage was in April, and due to my town’s courthouse being renovated, I ended up exchanging my “I do’s” in a temporary trailer. I’ve not really had much experience with June nuptials. June is traditionally the month of marriages, and wedding planners highlight that calendar month with glow-in-the-dark Magic Markers, glitter, unicorn stickers, and everything else to show how illustrious a month it certainly is. It’s a seven-hour window - give or take a couple hours - and it can be as lavish or as simplistic as the “tying the knot” spouses choose it to be. One’s wedding day is realistically a finite amount of time - the ceremony begins at three o’clock and the reception ends at ten p.m. Carolina Herrera Bride Barbie (Photo courtesy of Mattel) ![]()
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