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The Marriage Dance

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One of the most delightful, and touching traditions in weddings is the marriage dance. All married couples are asked to come to the dance floor, and then a process of elimination begins. First: “Anyone who has been married for less than five hours, please leave the floor.” So exits the newly weds. Then: “Anyone married for less than one year,--- five years,--- ten years,” etc., until the last couple remains. And while the longest married couple always inspires awe, what’s even more inspiring is to see how long, and how many couples remain on the dance floor as the numbers continue to rise. What is also touching is to see the expressions on the faces of the dancers. This is a moment of reflection, of appreciation, of shared memories, and of confirmation. The celebration of marriage is the celebration of a very deep human bond. Evidence of the strength of this bond can be witnessed in the marriage dance. (The photos are from the beautiful wedding of Suzanne Berger & BJ Bu...

Juli & Jason at Olive & June

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It was very clear that Juli and Jason's relationship had a strong foundation; They laughed at each others jokes. It was a delight to witness how much they enjoyed each others company. In fact, one had to wonder why it took them so long to get married (they have been together for several years). I guess they were just having too much fun to think about it.  

Eleanor & Otis at The Winfield Inn

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Talk about Frustration City; Eleanor was such a beautiful bride, and she did not like being photographed! I think she only consented at all because, well you know, it was a wedding, and she was the bride, so --- The Winnfield Inn in Kyle, Texas is a beautiful venue. (Got to photograph something.)