Cemetery weddings - latest fashion

[mountaingal]

i suppose it was inevitable after bridesmaids started wearing black

'Till death do us part'

It may sound macabre to hold a wedding in a graveyard, but couples looking for tranquillity and a little history are gathering their dearly beloved among the dearly departed for the big day, David Andreatta writes

DAVID ANDREATTA

From Thursday's Globe and Mail

August 9, 2007 at 8:48 AM EDT

After an exhaustive search for that perfect setting to say "till death do us part," bride-to-be and funeral director Andrée Meunier settled on the ironically obvious - a cemetery.

"The grounds are beautiful, there are flowers, there is history there," said Ms. Meunier, 26, who plans to marry this December in the chapel at Williamsburg Cemetery in her hometown of Kitchener, Ont.

"We looked at so many churches, some grand churches where our service would be lost, and I said, 'I know this little place, just keep an open mind,' " Ms. Meunier recalled telling loved ones. "At first they were like, 'A cemetery?' Then they saw it and said, 'This is beautiful.' "

While celebrating a new life surrounded by death may sound macabre, couples searching for tranquillity on a day famous for emotional turbulence are gathering their dearly beloved among the dearly departed.

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[Pepper]

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Yes, some cemetary or as dem a call dem now...memorial park have lovely well manicured grounds. BUT why have a wedding in a place associated with sadness? Aldoa sometimes a church will hold a funeral in the morning and wedding in the evening.

[mountaingal]

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one woman seh har fadda was buried in the cemetary where she got married, so it was like he was there with her at the ceremony.

peace and tranquility, plus well-maintained environment a di top reason ppl give for cemetery weddings.

[Gen]

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sorry but mi nuh dat des fi well manicured grounds [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/704555_dwl.gif[/img]

I would rather have it on the school foot ball field than the cemetary. but who knows I am sure the "goth" crowd have no problem with it.

[Ephratahe]

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well, it definitely gives new meaning to the phrase 'til death do us part...'

[mountaingal]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Although cemetery weddings make up a nominal fraction of the unions in Canada and the United States (queries at several cemeteries for this story elicited responses from a bewildering "Never heard of it" to an indignant "We're a cemetery, not a wedding hall"), growing interest in them has spawned a cottage industry. Cemetery weddings, like other non-traditional theme weddings, have sprung up in part because the rules of marriage are no longer imposed by custom, said Stephanie Coontz, a history professor at Evergreen State College in Washington State and author of Marriage, a History.

"I think what we're seeing now are people feeling free to do exactly what they want and saying, 'Who cares what people think?' " Ms. Coontz said. </div></div>

[mountaingal]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It's only in modern times that cemeteries have become taboo as a gathering place for anything other than a funeral. Picnicking among the dead was a popular weekend custom in the Victorian era.

Still, many believe that graveyards are hallowed ground, and that weddings there cross the line into sacrilege.</div></div>

[Suesumba]

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[mountaingal]

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sorry, sue, mi cannot read your reply sakea being distracted by the Saviour giving me the finger. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/704555_dwl.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/704555_dwl.gif[/img]

[Suesumba]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mountaingal</div><div class="ubbcode-body">sorry, sue, mi cannot read your reply sakea being distracted by the Saviour giving me the finger.
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don't feel special. he gives everyone the finger [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70365-flirt.gif[/img] as an aside, he was the one perfect man and looked what happened to him. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/whatever.gif[/img]

[DC]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mountaingal</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It's only in modern times that cemeteries have become taboo as a gathering place for anything other than a funeral. Picnicking among the dead was a popular weekend custom in the Victorian era.

Still, many believe that graveyards are hallowed ground, and that weddings there cross the line into sacrilege.</div></div>
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In earlier times, you were not considered 'married' if you did not perform your wedding ceremony in a Church. Nowadayz, you can marry any whe yu like..beach, underneath the bamboo or coconot tree. I vote for elopement! [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70409-waytogo.gif[/img]... to a cemetry? Well, not sure I am that liberal, but to each his own.

Question: Would any of you attend a cemetry wedding if you were invited?

I would for the experience..but if the reception is held there..I would have to cry excuse..just can't see myself as part of the 'picnicing' crowd in a graveyard..

Interesting article