Word: nuptial
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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City Councilor David E. Sullivan announced last night that he will be tying the nuptial knot to Cantabrigian Catherine McFniry '75 on April 13 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church--somewhere in New York state. Lucky for Sullivan, a 1969 graduate of the Law School, the Cambridge City Council will not convene on that date due to an observance of Patriots...
...tiny chapel, Jacqueline Kennedy stood quietly-almost in a daze-in her beige chiffon-and-lace dress, Aristotle Onassis in his dark blue business suit. John and Caroline, each carrying a single tall white candle, flanked them. As Archimandrite Polykarpos Athanassion intoned the solemn Greek of the nuptial liturgy, Jackie and Ari exchanged rings and wreaths of lemon blossoms, and drank wine from a single chalice. Then the priest led them round a table three times in the ritual dance of Isaiah. Traditionally in the dance, one of the newlyweds steps on his (or her) partner's foot...
...actually live together under one roof. In such close quarters, there are no secrets. When Martin finds that he is impotent, for example, the rest of Artifat finds out too. Perhaps the hallmark of this communal living is the scene in which the wedding guests gather around the nuptial bed, tossing advice and lewd jokes to the newlyweds blushing under the covers. Small wonder Martin rolls over and goes to sleep as soon as they've left the room...
...high marrying season. The Gina-Peter ceremony was performed not long ago by the Rev. Bart Gould of the Second Unitarian Church of Chicago. The Rev. Mr. Gould has a taste for the fun nuptial. At the conclusion of his own marriage ceremony in 1977, he turned to his bride, before the assembled guests, and said: "Thank you for choosing an outrageous cuss like me." He was overcome. He broke down and wept. His bride burst out laughing...
...This nuptial theater is also meant as a gesture against anonymity and mass production: our love is special in the universe. Unfortunately, the event usually becomes the rhetorical equivalent of those incredible pastel, ruffled-and-piped rent-a-tux outfits that are becoming the uniform for American grooms and their groomsmen...