Born out of wedlock...and other interesting expressions related to weddings!

Hiya!

Last year at this point I would have already walked down the aisle! That means it's been a year since I got married! In particular, I got married last 7th October 2017! It's also been a year since I wrote three very interesting posts related to weddings: one on wedding vocabulary; one on wedding traditions; and one on best men and maids of honour. Well, today I would like to show you some expressions related to weddings or said at wedding celebrations!

1. Born out of wedlock: This expression is said to someone whose parents are not legally married, that is, a child born out of the institution of marriage ('wedlock' being an old-fashioned synonym for 'marriage.' This is pretty much what happens nowadays! There are countless of couples who become parents before walking down the aisle, and there's nothing wrong about it! The image perfectly summarizes the idea:

From: https://azea3307gks.wordpress.com/2018/05/22/child-out-of-wedlock-they-are-not-criminals/

2. An illegitimate child: Technically an illegitimate child is a child born out of wedlock, that is, when parents are not legally married, but there are other possible scenarios. An illegitimate child can be the child of a parent legally married to someone, only this parent had the son with a lover or mistress. In this case, the illegitimate child is often called a 'bastard'.

3. A shotgun wedding: Very interesting and hilarious expression. Can you guess the meaning from its context? A shotgun wedding is a wedding celebrated very quickly to avoid embarrassment, maybe  because the bride is with child. 

From: https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2015/06/16/5-ways-ppaca-cushion-programs-could-drive-dealmaki/?slreturn=20180913151053

4. Walk down the aisle / Lead someone to the altar: Both expressions are synonyms of 'getting married'. The first one refers to the path leading to the altar that both the bride and the groom must walk to become spouses. The second expression refers to the sacred place where the wedding takes place (just at the end of the aisle). However, when you have second thoughts about a wedding (have cold feet), you can end up dumping someone at the altar and running away from them!

From: http://www.bridebox.com/blog/walking-down-the-aisle/

5. Cheers to the bride and groom: After the religious celebration, guests may want to wish the spouses the best through a toast. They deliver a speech and they finish it with the sentence: "cheers to the bride and groom" (or "here's to the bride and groom") and then everyone must toast! 

From: http://www.roofgardengalveston.com/heres-to-the-bride-and-groom-wedding-toast-tips/?doing_wp_cron=1539458338.3728730678558349609375

6. Here comes the bride: This expression is in fact part of the bridal chorus; it's the first composition heard at a wedding ceremony just when the bride walks down the aisle to the altar! 

From: https://es.dhgate.com/product/wholesale-rustic-wedding-here-comes-the-bride/262794261.html

7. I now pronounce you husband and wife: This is the final sentence that the priest utters in a wedding celebration to make join the bride and the groom and make them spouses and to give closure to the wedding ritual. This sentence can be followed by the words: 'you may now kiss the bride'. 

From: https://me.me/i/i-now-pronounce-you-husband-and-wife-you-may-update-3644394

8. Till death do us part: This sentence is said by the spouses to swear each other fidelity for all the eternity. It means "until death separates us". 

9. "Marriage isn't a word, is a sentence": This quote is a play on words with two meaning of the word 'sentence'. On a linguistic side, it can be understood purely saying that marriage is much more than just a word; it's long (like a sentence). It's something which is not trivial! 

From a prankster's point of view, this expressions can be interpreted as marriage is something negative; it's forever; it's like a (death) sentence. 

From: https://me.me/i/marriage-isnt-just-a-word-its-also-a-sentence-walter-3163273

10. One wedding brings another: This idiom indicates that after a wedding celebration, another wedding is yet to come (possibly because some guests at a wedding after witnessing the happiness of the spouses will undoubtedly want to get married).

Well, I hope you will have found this post interesting and highly recommended! See you around! Post a comment if you come up with some very interesting wedding expressions!