In some cultures almost nothing stops a wedding. The joining of two souls is considered so important, that a wedding trumps all. In Santiago, Chile, on Saturday, February 27, hours after a devastating 8.8 earthquake had battered the country, one bride emerged from a limo and ascended the steps of la Catedral Metropolitana to get married. Her wedding would go on, an afirmation of life itself!
Congratulations to the newlyweds!
Monday, March 1, 2010
The Weddng Must Go On!
From Time (&CNN)Online 3/1/10
It is a bright, summery Saturday morning in Santiago, and at the Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago, the groom is becoming nervous. Less than 12 hours beforehand, the strongest earthquake in a generation rocked the Chilean capital, and all morning local radio stations have carried news that although the city's modern structures had emerged largely unscathed from the tremor, Santiago's sacred spaces had not fared as well. A few blocks away, the bell tower at Divina Providencia, a community church, had collapsed. But in the Plaza de Armas, the 18th century Catedral Metropolitana has fared much better. A few fresh pockmarks left a dandruff-like ring of debris around the base, but after what seemed like hours, the police deemed the structure safe. The groom ducked inside as the limousine pulled up, and the bride moved like a brilliant white swan through the square. Her father waited in front of the police tape that lay crumpled near the entrance. He took her hand. Together, they stepped over the confetti of police tape and rubble, down the aisle.
When you get stressed over your wedding planning, think of this Bride and Relax.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1968574,00.html?xid=rss-world-yahoo#ixzz0gwbLJtUa
It is a bright, summery Saturday morning in Santiago, and at the Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago, the groom is becoming nervous. Less than 12 hours beforehand, the strongest earthquake in a generation rocked the Chilean capital, and all morning local radio stations have carried news that although the city's modern structures had emerged largely unscathed from the tremor, Santiago's sacred spaces had not fared as well. A few blocks away, the bell tower at Divina Providencia, a community church, had collapsed. But in the Plaza de Armas, the 18th century Catedral Metropolitana has fared much better. A few fresh pockmarks left a dandruff-like ring of debris around the base, but after what seemed like hours, the police deemed the structure safe. The groom ducked inside as the limousine pulled up, and the bride moved like a brilliant white swan through the square. Her father waited in front of the police tape that lay crumpled near the entrance. He took her hand. Together, they stepped over the confetti of police tape and rubble, down the aisle.
When you get stressed over your wedding planning, think of this Bride and Relax.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1968574,00.html?xid=rss-world-yahoo#ixzz0gwbLJtUa
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