From L'Assiette au Beurre, 1908.

This wedding attended by statues is a precursor to the William Castle film The Night Walker.  From Satirikon, 1909.  See The Collected Lost Meanings of Wedlock.

Reblog if a cat should witness every marriage ceremony.  From Le Journal Amusant, 1905.  See The Collected Lost Meanings of Wedlock.

"A wedding a la Tango."  From The Judge, 1913.   See The Collected Lost Meanings of Wedlock.

"It would be nice to be married if one could stay single at the same time."  From The Cup of Fury by Rupert Hughes, 1919.   See The Collected Lost Meanings of Wedlock.

"There is no middle gate."  From Cartoons Magazine, 1917.

Here's some relationship outsourcing: "Hell Upon Earth" Made Heaven, or The Marriage Secrets of a Chicago Contractor as told to Rev. George Washington Savory, 1907.  See The Collected Lost Meanings of Wedlock.

A mechanical bird at a wedding.  From Mocca, 1929.  Speaking of weddings, see our Collected Lost Meanings of Wedlock.  Why lost meanings? The definition of “marriage” has become hotly debated of late, to the point that the word has become “increasingly unmentionable” (Catholic Herald) or even “has no meaning at all” (Family Policy Institute). It’s been said that only through loss can there be gain, that only through loss can we truly grow and understand what is at stake, that only through loss can that which is beautiful be found. As the poet Joseph August has noted, “Only through loss can we glimpse the deepest meanings, / hints and flashes whispered from below / elucted as from underwater, deep.” The collected lost meanings of wedlock might surprise even those who would otherwise be considered well-informed.  It's the perfect gift for one’s betrothed, or for a wedding planner, or for anyone contemplating matrimony.

"'Marriage,' he said, 'is like that cage.'"  From "His Philosophy" by X., in Cassell's, 1894.

"A wet day for a wedding."  From Fighting an Omen by E. Henderson Smith, 1883.  Speaking of weddings, see our Collected Lost Meanings of Wedlock.  Why lost meanings? The definition of "marriage" has become hotly debated of late, to the point that the word has become "increasingly unmentionable" (Catholic Herald) or even "has no meaning at all" (Family Policy Institute). It's been said that only through loss can there be gain, that only through loss can we truly grow and understand what is at stake, that only through loss can that which is beautiful be found. As the poet Joseph August has noted, "Only through loss can we glimpse the deepest meanings, / hints and flashes whispered from below / elucted as from underwater, deep." The collected lost meanings of wedlock might surprise even those who would otherwise be considered well-informed.  It's the perfect gift for one's betrothed, or for a wedding planner, or for anyone contemplating matrimony.

It's been said that "A marriage is made of moments" (Jodi Blazek Gehr).  The caption here reads, "We've been married exactly an hour and ten minutes."  From Cassell's, 1895.

Here's an alternative to "I do": "I forgot my condiment can."  From the "C" Battery Book, 306th F. A., 77th Div., 1917-1919.  Speaking of weddings, see our Collected Lost Meanings of Wedlock.  Why lost meanings? The definition of “marriage” has become hotly debated of late, to the point that the word has become “increasingly unmentionable” (Catholic Herald) or even “has no meaning at all” (Family Policy Institute). It’s been said that only through loss can there be gain, that only through loss can we truly grow and understand what is at stake, that only through loss can that which is beautiful be found. As the poet Joseph August has noted, “Only through loss can we glimpse the deepest meanings, / hints and flashes whispered from below / elucted as from underwater, deep.” The collected lost meanings of wedlock might surprise even those who would otherwise be considered well-informed.  It's the perfect gift for one’s betrothed, or for a wedding planner, or for anyone contemplating matrimony.