As autumn slowly slides away pretty maidens come in a row.
Every church wears a look of grace and flowers sweetly adorn the sanctuary as people come together to share the joys of uniting.
In suits men gaily take their brides while some mothers shed a few golden tears and around, there are children immersed in moments of happiness.
These are lovely moments.
These are days of remembrance.
These are memories of how a family starts anew.
Special times are here for many of those who are taking the not-always-rosy, yet one of the most beautiful rides into years of togetherness.
There in the vows is the promise of love-something that causes the heart to skip a few beats, a gift that no money can ever buy, a show of pride to the outside world that you are ready to take a road that might not always let you win.
It's something you've got to keep and cherish all your life, for you do it but only once and here's your chance to raise a toast for all of the happy things that will come rolling from this day forward.
Wedding rings, cakes, bridesmaids, flower girls, the bride and the groom themselves, the fun and the feast..
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all of these and more are really fascinating.
There is always this feeling of some excitement when you chance upon one.
Maybe it's because you are so happy to see a dear one walking down the aisle with someone he/she loves, maybe you are so awed by the very concept of marriage that every time you witness one, it gives you a nice feeling, or perhaps you are simply sharing some of their joys.
Maybe it's because you are so touched to see your own children going forward to take on a new life, maybe you've always dreamt of getting married someday and here you get to see another glimpse of that dream, maybe it's a lot of other things but marriages certainly give you a unique feeling that you don't get to feel anywhere else.
That simple fact itself makes the very thought of a wedding very special.
And it's no doubt, one of those things that define happiness.
Apart from that it gives love a good name.
So it's probably a good idea to make the most out of those one-in-a-million things you get to do in life because that special day signifies a lot of things.
For instance, commitment.
Actually, that single word sums up the whole of it.
In that moment of vows, you commit to the one who stands beside you, you commit yourself to a life with that person come what may, you become committed to your new home and family and there's a lot more to it.
You're committed to be faithful for the rest of your life- to love and to hold and that's the beauty of it all.
Sunshine or rain, when you wed, you sign a bond that you will live upon for many days to come.
In fact for as long as you're going to stay in this world(of course that is, unless you decide to quit halfway).
But right now, nothing else really matters but the choice you have made, the consent you have given, the feel in your heart..
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as for the bells I hear, me thinks it's that season of the year where love birds fly on the wings of wedding rings.