Normally I post on the style of a wedding, but there is something to be said for spending some time thinking about the style of a marriage.
A few months ago I stumbled across an article about the 50 year marriage between Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. They got married in a simple ceremony in Las Vegas in 1958 and we’re married until Newman died in 2008.
Wedding Day in 1958
Wedding lore suggests that at the Newman and Woodward wedding the “Art of Marriage” by Wilferd Arlan Peterson was recited.
Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens. A good marriage must be created. In the art of marriage the little things are the big things… It is never being too old to hold hands. It is remembering to say “I love you” at least once a day. It is never going to sleep angry. It is at no time taking the other for granted;the courtship should not end with the honeymoon,
it should continue through all the years. It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is standing together facing the world. It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family. It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude
of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy. It is speaking words of appreciation
and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways. It is not looking for perfection in each other.
It is cultivating flexibility, patience,
understanding and a sense of humour. It is having the capacity to forgive and forget. It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow. It is finding room for the things of the spirit.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful. It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal,
dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal. It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner. It is discovering what marriage can be, at its best.
Fifty Years, via Snippet and Ink
Are there married or forever-together couples whose style you admire? Maybe you’re team Tom+Rita, Michelle+Barack, or maybe you have grandparents who have been married forever you inspire you. Either way, I think it is important to be inspired by those that get it right.
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I’m sure alot of girls would make it work if they had Paul Newman to wake up to every day. He was the dreamiest man alive…ever.
Great point 🙂 Thanks for commenting!