by Susan Artup | Dec 9, 2016 | Ideas
Marriage. With a capital ‘M’, the word has become so charged. It is locked in as the legal definition of union between a two people. With a small ‘m’ , the word is bandied around much more liberally : it has come to mean a blending, a natural joining, a dovetailing –... 
by Susan Artup | Mar 17, 2016 | Ideas
Here’s rather an ugly word for an occasion otherwise festooned with beauty : EPITHALAMIUM. It is from the Greek, ‘epithalamios’, meaning nuptials, and is a poem or a song in honour of the bride and groom. Originally it was sung by children to a bride and groom at the... 
by Susan Artup | Feb 14, 2016 | Ideas
According to law in Australia these are the words that make a marriage. Referred to as the Vows, according to the lexicon they are more a binding statement of intent, and in that sense a commitment: “ I call upon the persons here present to witness that I take you as... 
by Susan Artup | Oct 16, 2015 | Ideas
I baulked at sharing this anonymous reading option because of the reference to a MAN’S love (at least it doesn’t mention a different role for a woman!). It is archaic and you would just re-write it to describe love between and among the sexes. However, as the...