“Fear accomplishes much in love. The husband of the Middle Ages was loved by his wife for his very severity. The bride of William the Conqueror, having been beaten by him, recognized him by this token for her lord and husband” AgeFearLordWifeMiddleHusbandAccomplishBeatenMiddle AgesBridesConquerorTokensSeverityWilliam The Conqueror Author:Jules Michelet
“The widow cries out at the door, The light of my mind has gone out, O my mother, with his death. So cry out, O soul brides of the Husband Lord, and dwell on the Glorious Praises of the True Lord.” MindSoulLightMotherLordGoneDoorsCryHusbandPraiseGloriousBridesWidowsOf My Mind Author:Guru Nanak
“As I grew up and began identifying myself as a feminist, there were plenty of issues that continued to make me question marriage: the father "giving" the bride away, women taking their husband's last name, the white dress, the vows promising to "obey" the groom. And that only covers the wedding.” GivingLastsFatherNamesWhiteIssuesGrewHusbandGrew UpDressesFeministPlentyVowBridesIdentifying Author:Jessica Valenti
“When a bride insists on telling her lover everything, I suspect she is looking for a father, not a husband.” FatherLoversHusbandSuspectsBrides Book:Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage Source: Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage
“Not from his head was woman took, As made her husband to o'erlook; Not from his feet, as one designed The footstool of the stronger kind; But fashioned for himself, a bride; An equal, taken from his side.” KindMadeWomenSidesTakenFeetHusbandEqualStrongerBrides Author:Charles Wesley
“I've met my bride-to-be in Italy and I will be married in Italy soon, in a couple of weeks. In Venice of all places! In closing, I guess what I would like to say is to my bride-to-be, Amal, that I love you very much and I can't wait to be your husband.” I CanWaitingWeekLove YouCoupleMetsHusbandMarriedClosingBeing MarriedBridesVeniceYour HusbandI Love You Very Much Author:George Clooney
“I hit rock bottom when I was doing "The Brady Brides." I was supposed to be at the studio, screen testing to pick the guy that would play my husband. At this time, I had been up for three days doing coke and was playing solitaire in my closet.” PlayGuyThreeRocksHusbandPicksBottomStudiosScreensSupposed To BeMy HusbandClosetsTestingBridesCokeBrady Author:Maureen McCormick
“Well, what I mean is that I shouldn't mind being a bride at a wedding, if I could be one without having a husband.” IfsMindWellsMeanHusbandIf I CouldBrides Book:Far from the Madding Crowd: Works of Hardy Source: Far from the Madding Crowd: Works of Hardy