When writing the To Win A Wallflower scene in which Annie has to step over the threshold, I felt I knew where the tradition of a groom carrying a bride through the doorway of the house originated..
Imagine you’re an innocent new bride, sheltered, and you hardly know your husband. The doorway would loom in front of you like a cavernous opening leading you to a world of marriage you’d never before experienced.
That first step would be a hard one.
How much easier for the groom to sweep you into his arms, hold you close to his heart, and take that first step with you.
I didn’t research to see if I was correct, because if I’m not, I don’t want to know.
Imagine you’re an innocent new bride, sheltered, and you hardly know your husband. The doorway would loom in front of you like a cavernous opening leading you to a world of marriage you’d never before experienced.
That first step would be a hard one.
How much easier for the groom to sweep you into his arms, hold you close to his heart, and take that first step with you.
I didn’t research to see if I was correct, because if I’m not, I don’t want to know.
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