I was married
in June. At one time I thought I’d never marry in that month because June Bride
is such a cliché. Yet, on June 12, 1976, I was a bride. The reason I chose June
is because the weather is usually nicer then, not cold, not too hot or humid
yet. I had my reception out of doors and sweated that it might rain, as it does
frequently around these parts. But we had a beautiful day. Mother Nature fooled
us, though, by making it very hot.
I got to
wondering why June is such a popular month for weddings. So I did a little
research. I’m not sure anyone knows the correct answer, but here are some
things I found interesting.
Some say it’s
the harvest. Back in the agricultural days when every hand was needed for the
harvest, the feeling was that a young bride who got married in June and had a
summer pregnancy wouldn’t be too far along with the pregnancy that she couldn’t
help out at harvest time. Make sense? Could be.
I’m not really
sure about this one, but it also makes sense. You’ve all heard that a long time
ago people took an “annual bath.” It seems the “annual” bath was taken in May
or June, so people got married in June when they were less stinky. Definitely
the ick factor at work here.
This last
one sounds like it could be the most likely. Juno was the ancient Roman goddess
of marriage. Many Romans honored her by marrying in the month named after her,
June. They figured it was a favorable time to marry. Totally makes sense.
What is
the next most popular month for weddings? August, followed by September.
There
you have it, some theories as to why June is the most popular wedding month. Do
you know of any others?
Most
everyone loves weddings and brides. And marriage-of-convenience stories have always
been popular. I know I love them. I have several books and short stories
featuring weddings. A few of my short stories begin with a wedding scene, and many
of my shorts and novels end with a wedding. My novelette, Her Forever Husband, is about a modern-day marriage-of-convenience.
This story is available separately and is also included in the multi-author
anthology, The Marriage Coin. The
heroine in my novella, Loving Or Nothing,
owns a bridal salon at the 
Lovely book covers and your wedding photo is beautiful, Cara.
ReplyDeleteWow - your hubby's so tall and handsome - you lucky dog. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat covers and your husband is a riot!
ReplyDeleteMarika/Harlie
Great covers and your husband is a riot!
ReplyDeleteMarika/Harlie
Loved the post, Cara, especially the fact that they married after the annual bath. Sounds like a good plan to me:) Thanks for sharing your lovely wedding photo! You guys are so cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sandy, Tina and Harlie. My husband is a foot taller than me. The heroes in all my stories are always about a foot taller than the heroine.
ReplyDeleteMarika/Harlie met me and my husband at EPICon a few years ago. We had some fun conversations. It was great meeting you, Marika.
Wonderful information about weddings. I was married in August and we had no airconditioning in the church. Steam bath would have been the way it was described. The cat had chewed on the artificial flowers the night before so each of my sisters (bridesmaids) hid the horrible flower damage with their hands (yep, they had to hold the flowers a certain way) and wore purple taffeta gowns... Poor girls.
ReplyDeleteHi, Cara! I wore a hat too!!! And interesting tidbits about June weddings. Mine was September. Handsome asked on April Fool's Day and we had to move fast to get married by September. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteLovely picture, Cara. You make a cute couple. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat picture. Something to treasure!
ReplyDeleteLOL, Paris. We decided to take advantage of the annual bath.
ReplyDeleteMelissa, you need to write your wedding experience into one of your books.
Thanks, Vicki, Rose and Jean.
Vicki, hats were big when I got married, and I suspect you were married around the time I was.