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A Memorable Wedding Many little girls dream of their big fairytale wedding with a prince charming of their own. We all have watched and grown up with the classic Disney movies that not only entertain children, but are influenced by what we see. I am guilty of wanting the fairytale wedding, big puffy gown, sparkles, handsome husband and our happily ever after. But what you don’t see is how much time and energy is put into creating your own fairytale wedding. After many months of planning and preparation for this day I was excited, nervous and anxious to carry on with the day that symbolized a new beginning with the love of my life. I was about to make a lifelong commitment to my one true love. Nothing I’ve done has taken so much preparation …show more content…
I finally had to eat something light before my stomach ate itself, although I don’t know that I was fully hungry, or if I was just nervous, either way I ate a chopped up apple and yogurt with granola being very careful to not ruin my makeup. After eating a light breakfast the moment I had dreamed of as a child came, putting on my wedding dress. I had been waiting for that moment for such a long time, theres something magical about trying on your wedding dress the day of the wedding, it makes everything feel complete and whole. When I looked in the mirror looking back at me was a beautiful young woman that was full of excitement and happiness that made me get emotional, I had to force back tears for I didn’t want to look like a clown with makeup running down my face. By that time my aunts and uncles showed up to celebrate with the bride and make a toast. The pink champagne was so satisfying when it went down my throat, it felt cool and light that I could’ve easily had another glass, but I wanted to pace myself I still had a long day ahead of me. The photographers wanted to do pre ceremony pictures outdoors which was awful due …show more content…
My father held my hand a gently squeezed it and told me everything was going to be okay, since he knew my biggest fear was to freeze and not move, or fall over. His reassurance gave me enough confidence that I managed to lift what felt like a brick move forward and before I knew it we were walking down the aisle. Everybody starring could 've been a glare of misfortune for me, but I didn 't even notice all the people standing staring at me, all I noticed was my future husband waiting for me at the altar. My tunnel vision was only letting me see my husband. It was such an amazing feeling to see him standing there and looking back at me I felt like we were the only two in the entire church. The ceremony was a success and when we finally got to walk down the aisle as husband and wife, I then realized how much love and emotion was in the air of the church at that moment, there were some crying, clapping, smiling, and congratulating us. There were many more people than I would 've ever expected to be there for us. When we got outside, we were thrown rose petals and I thought to myself this is what I 've always wanted complete happiness and satisfaction. The reception was a blur for there was so much to do and see that it went by
Months later, I woke up and walked down stairs to make my oats. I walked downstairs and was looking for my Father. I looked everywhere in the house before I noticed he was no-where to be found. Then I walked into the living room and saw my Mother. She was hysterical. Tears were running down her cheek like the Mississippi flowed into the Gulf of Mexico.
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen - I would like to start by thanking Frank on behalf of the bridesmaids for his kind comments and echo the fact that they look wonderful and performed their role fantastically well, despite the inevitable and healthy rivalry that can sometimes occur. In fact, just before the service I overheard a furious sisterly argument about who was going to be first to dance with the best man. Understandable, I thought - until I got closer and heard them saying, 'You!', 'no, you!'
My parents were divorced when I was only two. I was too young to realize what had happened. Their separation had little effect on me at the time, but I would later realize how much this had hurt me. I was left to live with my mother and my older sister. Within a few years, my mom met a man named Arthur. He was a musician. They began seeing a lot of each other and eventually decided to tie the knot. I dressed in pink with pig tails holding my golden locks back from my face. I looked like an angel, but behind this angelic face was pain and suffering that would eventually surface as a teenager.
On the way out of the arena, I looked up to where my princess had been sitting and she was gone, it would be too much to bare seeing me being wedded to one of the finest ladies in town. After I led my new bride home and everything had settled down, I prepared an escape. In a week or so I would sneak out and into the castle to grab my true love and leave for a far away country, where we could be together without conflict. Soon enough the week came when I was to follow through with my plan. I snuck out of my house and once I arrived at the castle, the princess was sitting there waiting for me. She told me how she had known I would come for her and that she wanted to be prepared to leave when I had done so. That night the princess and I headed off for a land of peace and within three weeks we had arrived. All the people were so kind and it took my princess and I a little getting used to, since we had come from a barbaric culture. Once we had settled in, we had lived happily married for many, many years. The princess later died when she was at a very old age and 3 days later I suffered and died from a broken
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At this point I had to expect anything, the amount of anxiousness over flowed me, and I was getting rather jumpy. However, when we made it through that narrow path through the trees, it opened up into a large clearing a small parking lot with pretty rocks around it, overlooking a serene pond. The best part was right above that pond. It was 8:23 on a late summer evening, the orange and yellow colors swirled around clouds in the sky, and then glistened in the reflection from the pond. The setting sun was easy on the eyes. In awe I realized I haven’t spoken since we arrived and I was bearing a slight smile on my amazed face. Snapping out of it, I begged him to take me
I had just gotten hired by the New York City Fire Department, I was working the morning shift when a call when out for a fire in a taxpayer with possible people trapped. Since I was on the ladder company our primary job was to find the possible trapped victims. We got on the road and immediately could smell the smoke, then dispatch came over radio and said police are on location reporting a 10-75,which is a working fire, and could see visible people trapped. Captain Merk yelled to the back “prepare to go in.” We arrived on scene and we could here people yelling about someone trapped on the 2nd floor. My partner and I entered structure thru the back and proceeded up the stairs. We made our way thru the hallway checking every door we came upon. We got to the end of the hallway and could hear someone screaming and coughing from the last door on the left hand side. We made our way into the room and my partner and I started searching for the victim. Over the radio we could hear the battalion chief calling for the 2nd alarm; the fire was getting worse. We kept searching our area but couldn’t hear the screaming or coughing anymore as we sped up our search we made our way into the bathroom and there she was laying on the floor by the window. My partner and I picked her up and started making our way out of the building. We made it to the bottom of the stairs when the floor started to give way. We fell to the ground and I could feel something pop in my knee. As we regained our composer we stood up with the victim and made our way to the front of the buildings where EMS was waiting. The Emt’s took her, put her on oxygen, put her on the stretcher, and loaded her in the ambulance. I told the Ems supervisor that when I fell I felt something pop in my knee. He told me to get in the ambulance that was about to leave. I got into the back with the girl I had just rescue…how ironic. On our way to the hospital the girl had started to regain consciousness and started to come back around. Of course she was scared and didn’t know what was going on.
In late October I attended a football game with my family. We were all having fun but something felt off. My mom told us that it was time to go and I could tell she was fighting back tears. That night she told us that our dad was moving out. It felt unreal because of how great everything had been going.
November 28th 2002, for most was just a normal Thanksgiving but for me it was the day I would finally met my nephew. He was a much anticipated child. He was two weeks over due and we just wanted to him already. That Thanksgiving was different from all the rest. Usually on Thanksgiving the dinner is slowly prepared to perfection and everyone is in and around the kitchen waiting for dinner to be served. But obviously this holiday was different my sister was not there and there only four people at the dinner table this year: my aunt, uncle, the father and me. Midway through the feast we got a call from the hospital that the doctors were going to perform the cesarean section. All I remember is quickly eating my food and then making a dash for the door. When I entered the hospital I became overwhelmed with excitement. I do not know why but everything at that time seemed to be perfect. I do not remember who went into the delivery room but all I remember is that a nurse came into the waiting room, which seemed to be an eternity, and telling us that we could see the baby. We went to go see him, and he lied in the room screaming with his eyes wide open and at that moment I felt a love for a person I never had before. From that day on, all I remember is that I have extreme fondness of children.
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, friends and family, teachers, students, and most of all, graduates of the Class of 2018. It's truly an honor to be standing before you on this special day. First and foremost, I would like to start this speech off by thanking my parents, who have raised me since the day I was born and have helped me become the person I am today. All of my achievements are not only mine, but theirs too, because without my mom and dad's hard work and encouragement, I would not be standing here and speaking to all of you today. In fact, none of us would have come this far without the support of our families.
I was only 15 going on 16 at the time, my life was finally starting. It was springtime, I was dressed in my royal ball dress searching through the market for the right pair of white gloves, for the ball later that night. I was abruptly stopped, when a tall figure bumped into me. My face immediately turned red in fury, I glanced up to find shiny medals blinding my eyes.
One thing that I never thought about is how it would be sad to leave my parents. At the end of the ceremony, deep in my heart I felt very sad. I looked at my parents and when I saw my mother was crying I felt like my heart would burst. I realized that starting tomorrow I was going to be without my mother. I thought how it would be hard to say goodbye to the home where I grew up in.
Then, I heard everyone scream “Surprise!” I could not believe my eyes. There was decoration all over the living room, a cake on the table, music and a big bouquet of pink flowers. My eyes start tearing. I was delighted and humbled by how lucky I was to have such an amazing family. I ran up to my parents, my three brothers, and sisters in law and hugged all of them. We started singing and dancing I cannot forget those moments of my life. Then I realized time was running and that I still had to go to my cousin’s house to do my makeup. I rushed to her house leaving my family at home, so they could get ready, and we could later celebrate after the graduation. As, Sandra was putting on my makeup; I was thinking of how I was going to react when they called my name on the stage. I was smiling as I was thinking of the moment of my
It’s about 7:45 P.M. April 15, 2015. Jasmine is calling my name asking if I’m ready to go. As I’m trying to put all the loose ends together, I think I’m ready. My hair is done in a curly up do with a thin white braided hair band, makeup rushed but it will do, and I’m wearing a knee length white dress. Just a simple white dress, form fitting, made from a linen type of material. My stomach is turning and twisting. As my mind is racing we make way to the park. Jasmine seems to be more eager than I am. As we arrive to the park my legs are a trembling mess. I feel like my mind is in a state of chaos. As I feel my chest pumping harder and harder, it feels tighter and tighter. This day will mark a very important day for the rest of my life. Today is the day I marry my husband. On this day my family becomes one.