A surprise wedding event I like

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Improv Everywhere staged an event in New York City recently where they pretended to be part of the Mayor’s office and gave a couple a surprise wedding reception outside the marriage bureau in New York City. They had bridesmaids, groomsmen, cake, presents, a bouquet toss, a garter toss, line dancing, and they confused a bunch of tourists who were watching. The best man and maid of honor even did some toasts. And the bike taxi at the end was a great touch. Pretty awesome.

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Writing the name of the couple on the cake.

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Luther’s Seal

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The first thing expressed in my seal is a cross, black, within the heart, to put me in mind that faith in Christ crucified saves us. “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness.”

Now, although the cross is black, mortified, and intended to cause pain, yet it does not change the color of the heart, does not destroy nature ‚Äî i.e., does not kill, but keeps alive. “For the just shall live by faith,” ‚Äî by faith in the Savior.

But this heart is fixed upon the center of a white rose, to show that faith causes joy, consolation and peace. The rose is white, not red, because white is the ideal color of all angels and blessed spirits.

This rose, moreover, is fixed in a sky-colored ground, to denote that such joy of faith in the spirit is but an earnest and beginning of heavenly joy to come, as anticipated and held by hope, though not yet revealed.

And around this ground base is a golden ring, to signify that such bliss in heaven is endless, and more precious than all joys and treasures, since gold is the best and most precious metal. Christ, our dear Lord, He will give grace unto eternal life.

Amen.
Martin Luther

From the ELCA website – for future reference.