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The Groom's Strongest Men

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Lovely Textures: ~AbigelStock, ~nasers, *ro-stock the same ones that I always use : )

"The best man for instance comes from long ago. It is believed that the tradition of having a best man comes from Germanic Goths in about 200BC. At this time we are lead to believe there was a shortage of women and so, to claim a bride for yourself, it might come to the point of stealing one you fancy. This is where the best man, we would assume the groom's best friend or brother, came in. The groom's best man would provide assistance to the groom in the stealing of the bride and be there during the ceremony to fight of her family and friends if they objected.
In Anglo-Saxon England the best man would be at the grooms side to provide protection form anyone trying to interfere with the wedding.
This leads to the other tradition of the woman standing to the left of the man, so the presumed right handed groom and best man could keep their hand on their sword, just in case!" --Reference--
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974x657px 824.74 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 30D
Shutter Speed
1/250 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
34 mm
ISO Speed
320
Date Taken
May 3, 2008, 3:23:15 PM
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Lady-Eleanor's avatar
Ahhahaha, such a great and sweet picture! =')