Wedding Tales by Lynn Lovegreen

Romance writers love weddings, of course. What’s not to like, with a romantic couple, loved ones gathered to see the event, lovely clothes and flowers and all that stuff? I’ve enjoyed all the weddings I’ve attended and the ones I’ve seen in books and movies. I’ve even written a couple weddings for my Gold Rush series. So it was hard to choose a topic for this month’s blog. I’ll share my favorite moments at some real weddings.

At my sister’s wedding reception, they had a jazz combo play standards and some more modern tunes. My grandparents flew up to Alaska from Ohio to attend. They loved music, and watching them sing along with an old tune together made me cherish them and hope for a lifelong love of my own. 

At my wedding, I entered on my father’s arm and looked down the aisle at my husband. His eyes met mine, and his adoring gaze was like something from a fairy tale. I knew without a doubt how much he loved me, and how much I loved him in return. (BTW, we have been married thirty-something years, so it stuck.)

At my daughter’s wedding, as my daughter and son-in-law spoke their vows, it was apparent how perfect they were for each other. That’s what brought the tears of happiness to my eyes. I was enchanted by the whole day’s activities.

I can guess what my mother might have felt at my wedding and her mother at hers, and so on. There’s a reason that weddings have been celebrated in so many cultures and over so many centuries. No matter who is in the wedding party or how humble the gathering, there is something about a wedding that brings out our love for each other. 

Wishing you all happy wedding memories!

Lynn Lovegreen has lived in Alaska for fifty years. After twenty years in the classroom, she retired to make more time for writing. She enjoys her friends and family, reading, and volunteering at her local library. Her young adult historical fiction is set in Alaska, a great place for drama, romance, and independent characters. See her website at www.lynnlovegreen.com. You can also find her on Facebook and Instagram.

It’s the Time of the Season for Loving by Lynn Lovegreen

That’s the title of a Zombies song, and the Romancing the Genres theme for the month. For those of you who are too young to remember, it was a great song from 1968. I couldn’t find a performance from that time period online, but here’s a clip of the band singing it in 2013:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjf8F3v18DY.

“It’s the Time of the Season for Loving” is one of those songs that is perennially cool. I am blessed with knowing a lot of cool songs—I was a child of the sixties. We had so many pop and rock and roll songs that sound just as good today as they did then.

My all-time favorite band is also from the sixties: the Beatles. The first record I remember listening to was a Beatles 45 on my older sister’s portable record player. We were dancing along, probably doing the twist. And as I grew up, my sister and I knew they were the best band ever. They were top-notch musicians and writers, could play almost any kind of music, and their songs were all about life and love. We sat and listened to their albums, reading the lyrics, for whole evenings together. And when she became a great guitar player and singer herself, she’d sing to me—mostly Beatles songs, of course.

To my mind, the best thing the Beatles and others from the 60s did was give a sense of hope and love to the world at a time we really needed it. My favorite song with that theme is “All You Need is Love.” (Check out the great original video at https://ok.ru/video/5530061019.) That’s a message we still need to hear. As Martin Luther King Jr. said, 

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. 

Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”

May today be the season for loving in your own life.

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Lynn Lovegreen grew up in Alaska, and still lives there. She taught for twenty years before retiring to make more time for writing. She enjoys her friends and family, reading, and volunteering at her local library. Her young adult/new adult historical romances are set in Alaska, a great place for drama, romance, and independent characters. See her website at www.lynnlovegreen.com. You can also find her on Facebook, Goodreads, and Pinterest.