Comments | scaracetera: marry'd!

scaracetera

marry'd!

Jul 03, 2008 19:37

So yeah. We got married about a month ago, we just got the professional photos back, and here are a bunch of our favourites mixed in with our favourites of the non-pros. Apologies if you've already seen this link somewhere else, but I do have friends whose only way of keeping up with me is livejournal, so... here.

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taeha July 4 2008, 02:32:06 UTC

Fantastic photos, you looked amazing in that dress. Totally better than the model. I love the mini travel games on the table! So you opted not to have your Dad/parents walk you down the aisle, eh? If I had gotten married here I would have walked myself down the aisle too. Never really liked that tradition.

Congrats to you!

scaracetera July 4 2008, 04:02:09 UTC

Thank you!

Re: the games, we figured that since we're not really dancy people and therefore our music wouldn't be dancing-oriented, we had to give people SOMETHING to keep them occupied. Hence, travel games!

And as for being given away, I don't care for the symbolism there. I'm not my dad's property to give away, and I'm not becoming my husband's property, and at any rate I've lived on my own since I was 18, so my dad has very little to do with my personal life. I love my dad and everything, but that would have presented me and our relationship in the wrong light. I get it when people do it for their terminally ill parents or something, but just because it's a tradition that... exists? No thanks.

taeha July 4 2008, 16:57:03 UTC

That is EXACTLY how I feel about the "giving away" of the bride. Most women I talk to about it don't really understand my view and say to me "Yeah, but it's such a nice tradition, with your Dad walking you down the aisle!". Don't get it, I guess. Two parents walking their daughter down the aisle is just as bad.

I love my Dad too, but totally feel the way you do. Marriage is lovely, but I don't care for a lot of the hold-overs from times long past when women were chattel, passed from a father to a new husband. That includes the "obey" part of the vows. Fortunately the cuban vows were very egalitarian and simple.

Besides, what about the poor groom? HE doesn't have anyone to walk him down the aisle, he's gotta stand there and wait for the bride and parts of her family to come to him. Much more fair if the bride walks by herself. Good on you, makes me happy to see someone walking proudly and strongly on their own. :) Such an appropriate statement.

pastemachine July 6 2008, 01:37:05 UTC

I knew we went wrong when we let women wear shoes. now they think theyre they own person and dont need an exchange to thier menfolk. repeal that amendment, thats what I say.

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bestfriendenvy December 10 2008, 02:19:06 UTC

OHMYGOD, CAMILLE! How are you?
Your wedding pics are gorgeous - congrats, dear!
I hope all is going well with you... COOP-free, I presume? n_n

scaracetera December 10 2008, 04:42:09 UTC

haha, hi, i'm pretty good, and thanks!

coop free since '07! working in newton now for a medical supply company - sounds kind of coop-y but it's really not. i get the impression you're not working there now either, which is great. i think the only person i liked who worked there who STILL works there is douglas. run, douglas, run!