tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post6602208516250216877..comments2023-08-04T06:26:40.308-04:00Comments on Avalon Authors: Romance is ForeverSandy Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824301408180614516noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-44222386200609401182010-03-11T09:42:52.477-05:002010-03-11T09:42:52.477-05:00I love both ideas - a wedding as a culmination and...I love both ideas - a wedding as a culmination and a wedding as a beginning - both are right. I send my best wishes to your young friend.Sandy Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824301408180614516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-91838111657300084442010-03-10T23:41:41.584-05:002010-03-10T23:41:41.584-05:00Fran, I play at lots of weddings with my wind trio...Fran, I play at lots of weddings with my wind trio and I really enjoy them. Everyone's always so happy but we do wonder which couples have lasted the distance.<br /><br />Sometimes the bride and groom are an older couple marrying for the second time and they are really special occasions, I think. It's lovely to see the children ( often adults) taking part in the service and welcoming the new person into the family.Elisabeth Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847216542954007974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-49995777031753770652010-03-10T19:09:10.573-05:002010-03-10T19:09:10.573-05:00Yes, Beate, I too think the wedding should be the ...Yes, Beate, I too think the wedding should be the beginning. Young couples have so much to look forward to, but unfortunately that includes the "realities" that every marriage must face. Of course, the little bumps make the love stronger if they're worked through together.<br />Thanks for your comment.Fran McNabbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193141285229214245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632249142954767681.post-16996150349470879562010-03-10T14:04:54.368-05:002010-03-10T14:04:54.368-05:00I've recently read somewhere that our cultures...I've recently read somewhere that our cultures tend to see the wedding as the wonderful culmination of everything good whereas other cultures (they were talking about India) see a wedding as the start, with many things to work out. The Indian way certainly has advantages . . . with all those expectations, it's hard to still feel great when reality hits. But you managed, and so have many others . . .and so we can continue to write our happy-end-stories without feeling like liars!Beate Boekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299015488989360031noreply@blogger.com