| a woman gets married to a military man, she can | | | | but in a relaxed pace all her own. She smiles as she |
| expect a most colorful ceremony as military | | | | does her wedding walk quite slowly, as if telling her |
| weddings have certain features unique to the | | | | bridegroom that she is not to be recruited into |
| organization. Unlike other weddings, the military | | | | military service even if she marries him now. |
| wedding rites look more of a military ceremony, as | | | | There is a certain saying that a woman marrying a |
| the groomsmen this time are more than the young | | | | soldier marries the entire army he is part of, but that |
| ladies participating as assistants to the bride. A | | | | is only an unfounded belief. Maybe that came about |
| military man tries to get as many of his buddies in | | | | because the bridegroom may not be with the wife |
| the military to participate as his “guard of | | | | and his family most of the time especially if gets |
| honor”, flanking both sides of the wedding | | | | foreign assignments in Iraq. That could be the |
| aisle, all in their whites and wearing glittering | | | | meaning of the military wives teasing on the new |
| ceremonial swords. They march ahead of the bride in | | | | military wife - that she is welcome to the army now |
| formation, in military cadence that the wedding | | | | that she is married to it. |
| organist cannot catch up with. When they reach near | | | | What they mean perhaps is that now they have a |
| the alter they halt like any platoon, executes a left or | | | | new companion to share with them the unique role a |
| right face as the case maybe, and stand at attention | | | | wife plays as a soldier’s wife. |
| all the while that the bride is making her bridal walk | | | | Some of the military wives attending even have their |
| towards the altar. | | | | own cameras doing also the wedding photography |
| The wedding photography Phoenix coverage of | | | | Phoenix activities for the pictures that they will share |
| weddings of this kind is no different from other kinds | | | | with the new bride later, when the couple takes up |
| of weddings - only the camera operators have a lot | | | | residence inside the camp’s housing facilities |
| more of interesting shots to take, like the military | | | | for married servicemen. |
| type march of the soldiers as something new not | | | | That neighborhood of military wives is particularly |
| found in civilian weddings. The military participants | | | | strong in supporting one another when their husbands |
| though acting as groomsmen do their thing quietly | | | | are out on duty in foreign assignments. Each military |
| inside the church without the usual voice commands | | | | wife needs the comforting arms of everyone to tide |
| in the parade ground, but still with the same precision | | | | her over the many months of her soldier |
| that they are used to doing. | | | | husband’s absence. They tend to develop |
| The groom in military whites, waits at the foot of | | | | strong ties with one another after sharing the same |
| the altar for his bride who walks down the aisle in | | | | experiences throughout the careers of their military |
| tune with the wedding march, not in military cadence | | | | husbands. |