“A man's got two shots for jewelry: a wedding ring and a watch. The watch is a lot easier to get on and off than a wedding ring.”
A wedding is a beginning disguised as an event. These quotes capture the romance, nerves, joy, and deeper meaning of the day two people stand up in front of everyone they know and make an improbable promise.
“In Hollywood, brides keep the bouquets and throw away the groom.”
“A man's got two shots for jewelry: a wedding ring and a watch. The watch is a lot easier to get on and off than a wedding ring.”
“I don't ever really feel that wearing my wedding ring is what determines me being married or not.”
“I remember when I was in school, they would ask, 'What are you going to be when you grow up?' and then you'd have to draw a picture of it. I drew a picture of myself as a bride.”
“The trouble with wedlock is that there's not enough wed and too much lock.”
“I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.”
“I want a big church wedding.”
“I myself have never been enchanted by the dream of the white wedding, and, heaven help us, the expectation that this exquisitely catered event should be 'the happiest moment' of one's life.”
“For my first wedding, I cried all the way down the aisle. My fake eyelash came off. My nose was red. My eyes were swollen. I'm not one of those pretty criers.”
“We were pretty good mates until the Beatles started to split up and Yoko came into it. It was more like old army buddies splitting up on account of wedding bells.”
“An invitation to a wedding invokes more trouble than a summons to a police court.”
“I've always been the type to fall in love fast and, with every boyfriend, I plan out my wedding in my head.”
“In my 50s I'll be dancing at my children's weddings.”
“One tradition I have with my friends is that when one of us gets married, we have a ton of fragrance oils and pretty bottles at the bachelorette party. Everyone puts a drop or two in a bottle for the bride and makes a wish, and the bride wears our creation on her wedding day.”
“A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.”
“When the wedding march sounds the resolute approach, the clock no longer ticks, it tolls the hour. The figures in the aisle are no longer individuals, they symbolize the human race.”