Did you know the following Wedding Trivia? - part 1

Recently I've been intrigued by some of the customs and old wives tales that goes hand in hand with weddings.

I've done some research and have found lots of sayings, interesting facts and some things that are just downright absurd and farfetched!!

I will be posting some of the ones that made me laugh, ponder and gasp in total disbelief over the next few weeks and I hope you let me know what you thought of them.

I'm sure you'll have a reaction some way or another... Lx



Your Wedding Date and Day:

According to an old legend, the month in which you marry may have some bearing on the fate of the marriage:

"Married when the year is new, he'll be loving, kind and true;
When February birds do mate, you wed nor dread your fate;
If you wed when March winds blow, joy and sorrow both you'll know;
Marry in April when you can, joy for Maiden and for Man;
Marry in the month of May, and you'll surely rue the day;
Marry when June roses grow, over land and sea you will go;
Those who in July do wed, must labor for their daily bred;
Whoever wed in August be, many a change is sure to see;
Marry in September's shrine, your living will be rich and fine;
If in October you do marry, love will come but riches tarry;
If you wed in bleak November, only joys will come, remember;
When December snows fall fast, marry and true love will last".

The Day of the week:

Monday for wealth
Tuesday for health
Wednesday the best day of all
Thursday for losses
Friday for crosses
Saturday for no luck at all



Engagement and Wedding Rings:

The practice of giving or exchanging engagement rings began in 1477 when Roman Emperor, Maximilian I, gave Mary of Burgandy a diamond ring as an engagement present.

The reason that the engagement ring and wedding band is worn on the fourth finger of the left hand is because the ancient Egyptians thought that the "vein of love' ran from this finger directly to the heart.



The Oldest Bride:

The oldest recorded bride was Minnie Munro, who got hitched at a sprightly 102 years of age. Minnie, from Australia, wed a toy boy of 82. Britain's oldest recorded bride was just one day off her 100th birthday when she took her vows with a man nearly 20 years her junior. Apparently the age gap was not thought to be a problem for them.


The Longest Marriage:

Sir Temulji Nariman and his wife Lady Nariman were hitched for a grand total of 86 years, although they did have a distinct advantage over most people. Both were aged just five when they got married.


That's it for now, I'll put some more up in a couple of days ;-)

Trialing Animoto on a recent Maternity Shoot

I have been meaning to try out Animoto for a while now, and tonight I finally got round to doing just that.

It is only a little 30 second video which I'm sure will lead to me signing up to the "whole 9 yards".

Let me know what you think!

PS: The proper blogpost on the above mentioned maternity shoot will follow soon ;-)

Image on the cover of my local NCT Magazine

My local NCT magazine is published every quarter, but this time round it is worth mentioning on here that one of my images is adorning the cover.

In fact, there is a good scattering of my images throughout this issue of the magazine. All the committee images were also taken by me as I mentioned in a previous post (which you can see here).

They have also used one of my pregnancy images to illustrate one of the articles in the magazine.

It is such a great feeling to see one of your images on the cover of a magazine, and it is something that I will always get excited about.

Here is a copy of the cover of the magazine... what do you think?