I've always been...

...fascinated by tattoos. A lot of people have them and have them for varying reasons. Some get inked to pay homage to someone. Some mark an occasion. Some are marked with things that have a secret or otherwise esoteric meaning. There are some who get them just because they want them. And let's not forget those who get them because they were caught up in a spur of moment flash of spontaneity. I don't have any ink myself. During my college years, I've had plenty of personal designs I thought I want, but the truth was they were not very significant and a testament to my youthful impulsiveness. I just think that something permanent should be worth permanence.

Her pensive look...

...gives layers of depth beyond the dress. Some may construe it as a look of disappointment, regret, or hesitation. Some would go a bit further and call it an angry countenance. They would be wrong. It is a look of resolve. A look of acknowledging the sometimes frightening but often exciting roller coaster of matrimony. She embraces the challenge and is looking to excel. The dress, the bouquet, the ceremony is all show for the family and friends. They want to feel like they are a part of her soon to be union somehow, and instead of telling them all about their self-important ambitions, she indulges them with the pomp and circumstance of a wedding ceremony. Even the pictures are for everyone else. She knows that once the "I do" is said and after the last person leaves the reception, it will be her and him. And it will always be her and him.