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weddings Quotes

34 of the best book quotes about weddings
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“Well, what I mean is that I shouldn’t mind being a bride at a wedding if I could be one without having a husband. But since a woman can’t show off in that way by herself I shan’t marry—at least yet.”
Thomas Hardy
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Far from the Madding Crowd
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Bathsheba Everdene
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feminism
women's rights
weddings
being single
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“Weddings are supposed to be a breeding ground for nameless hook-ups,”
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“Wedding vows are not a declaration of present love but a mutually binding promise of future love.”
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“One of the best gifts you can give you you daughter as a mother of the bride is to make her feel special.”
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“The first time you see your grown-up little miss looking back at you from a sea of white chiffon or beaded satin glory, indeed your heart will skip a beat. You’ll find yourself blinking back tears. ”
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“Let go of your daughter with grace and you’ll find her calling on you with joy.”
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“Don’t get bogged down in wedding planning too quickly. First have fun. Celebrate!”
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“You’ve spent her whole life holding her. Whether cradled in your arms as a baby or wrapped in your embrace as a young woman, she’s been yours to have and to hold, Mother of the Bride—until now.”
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“Chronicle your adventures with photos - for yourself and for your daughter. Have a camera handy during all wedding planning sessions and outings.”
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“In the meantime, keep a small spiral notebook, a pen, and a little flashlight on your bedside table, and jot down things as they come to you.”
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“Let her see your joy at spreading the news of her engagement, and be sure she hears you rave about the new ring on her finger.”
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“These are the things that make it real. The things that bring it home.”
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“The wedding-planning front will turn serious soon enough. For now, put first things first. Celebrate. Have fun!”
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“It’s funny how the mother of the bride’s life undergoes an overnight transformation.”
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“Gift yourself with a journal for your own notes. For extra fun, find it in one of the wedding colors.”
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“Jump right in and kick off your journey together with bridal magazines and planners, and above all, get out there and start the quest for the dress.”
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“That elusive someday has suddenly become now. Your little girl—your jewel—is going to be a bride.”
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“Don’t try to sidestep it. Embrace it. Then, Mother of the Bride, find your smile and get back to the fun!”
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“Once a woman becomes a mother of the bride, I doubt one exists who can turn off her details switch and get a solid night’s sleep.”
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“If you find yourself feeling unparalleled happiness and unexpected sadness at the same time.”
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″‘And as for running - where would we run to? God is everywhere. There will always be Nazis among us. No, my child, do not tremble before mere men. It is God before whom we must tremble. Only God. We will go ahead, just as we have planned. After all, this is our shtetl, not theirs, and there is still a wedding to be made.”
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Especially the scenes concerning the Websters and the wedding were hilarious, I sometimes laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes. On the other side, the scenes concerning the De Head family were sometimes very sad and their situation had an almost hopeless feel to it, especially near the end.
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“The festivities are over, night has fallen, the stars have risen in the sky. King Babar and Queen Celeste are indeed very happy. Now the world is asleep. The guests have gone home, happy, though tired from too much dancing. They will long remember this great celebration.”
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“The wedding was lovely, the cake was delicious.”
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“There was a lot to do to get ready for the wedding.”
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“The mice kept their half of the bargain and worked quite hard every day. They made sure that the flowers were always fresh and artistically arranged. They polished the congregation’s shoes while they listened to the sermon. If there was a wedding they all went outside to pick up the confetti, and if anyone had thrown rice they picked that up too and made a big rice pudding for supper.”
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“It happened at least partly because Noah had been the best man (quite by accident) at the wedding of Ethan’s grandmother and Nadia’s grandfather. It happened because Nadia discovered that she could not let a lot of baby turtles die.”
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“As the wedding party moved through the forest, brightly plumed birds darted about in the cool green shadows beneath the trees. Though anxious about her sister, Nyasha was soon filled with excitement about all there was to see.”
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″ Betsy’s father respects Joe’s go-getter attitude and allows the wedding to proceed. Joe and Betsy live with her parents while looking for an apartment to rent.”
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“When the revolution happens, it will be because of this wedding.”
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“I go to all the weddings in the White and Gold room and I usually stay for the reception”
Eloise
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Eloise
character
gold
staying
weddings
rooms
white
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“Order the wedding banquet right away. But I’m asking one favor of you: since those three crones made me laugh so hard, let me invite them to the banquet.”
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“He has prayed endlessly for more time with his girls. He needs to guide them into adulthood, attend their weddings, hold his grandchildren.”
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“Toby and Rachel had separated at the very beginning of June, just after school ended, the culmination of an almost yearlong process, or maybe a process that began shortly after their wedding 14 years before.”

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