ISSUE FW’26
In our new FW’26 issue, we take you to the south of France and to Renée and Jan’s wedding, which was a celebration of love, friendship and style. We also sit down with Louis Abel founder Jimmy Loutfi for an in-depth interview about how his own wedding rings marked the start of a new chapter in fine jewellery, and look ahead to New York Bridal Fashion Week for the silhouettes, details and ideas that will set the tone for the coming season.
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Beautiful and amusing quotes about weddings and marriage to use in wedding programmes, reception programmes or speeches. Be inspired by words of love.

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Quotes / sayings about weddings & marriage
Here we have compiled a collection of quotes on weddings and marriage that you can use in wedding programmes, reception programmes and so on. Every lasting marriage involves the unconditional acceptance of an imperfect person.
Gary Smalley
‘The unmarried woman wishes, above all else, for a husband. Once she has him, she wishes for everything else.’
English proverb
‘Those who fear loneliness should not marry.’
A. Chekhov
There is more to a marriage than four legs in a bed.
Thomas Fuller
There is no relationship more pleasant, loyal and charming than a good marriage.
Martin Luther
A wife lasts only as long as the marriage lasts, but you always have an ex-wife.
Johnny Carson
A happy marriage requires falling in love many times, and each time with the same person.
Mignon McLaughlin
A happy marriage is a long conversation that always seems far too short.
André Maurois
A fair maiden wears her dowry on her face.
Swedish proverb
Married couples who love one another say a thousand things to each other without opening their mouths.
Chinese proverb
Love is blind. But your sight returns through marriage.
Unknown origin
Get to know the mother before you marry the daughter.
Arabic proverb
: When you marry, you should ask yourself: ‘Do you think you’ll be able to have good conversations with this woman in your old age?
‘ Friedrich Nietzsche
: When a girl marries, she gives up the attention of many men for the inattention of one man.
Unknown origin
Just like fingerprints, all marriages are different.
George Bernard Shaw
Say what you will about my wife, but she’s lucky in love.
Unknown origin
Do not praise marriage on the third day, but on the third year.
Russian proverb
Marriage is the only war in which you sleep alongside the enemy.
Woody Allen
Marriage is a dinner that begins with dessert.
Henri Toulouse-Lautrec
Marriage is like wielding a baton, doing somersaults or eating with chopsticks – it seems easy until you’ve tried it yourself.
Helen Rowland
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