You're supposed to practice what you preach, even if you (unfortunately) preach abstinence. Two Chicago abstinence activists proved they walk the walk by saving their first kiss for their wedding day.The pious couple met on a missionary trip in Uganda. After a long-distance courtship, Claudaniel Fabien relocated from Tuscon to Chicago to be with Melody La Luz, and the two officially began dating. They made a pact to not even kiss in order to avoid temptation while dating (and perhaps to test the age-old "blue balls" theory).
10 Outrageous Theme Weddings
Biker Wedding Why leave your Harley at home for the big day when you can ride down the aisle in style? This couple takes leather to the altar and shows their guests exactly how to ride off in to the sunset, without chafing.
Mad Man Dan / FaithRiders
Renaissance Wedding Grab your lute and mount your trusty steed! If you're donning a garter, run swiftly. One rather aggressive medieval tradition called for guests to try and grab a piece of the garment by any means necessary.
youandyourwedding.com
WWII Wedding Time to party like its1939? All 100 guests at this wedding got in to theme, donning fur wraps, berets and caps adorned with feathers. For authenticity they piped in the sound of sirens and Lancaster bombers flying overhead.
Hartlepool Mail
Zombie Wedding If the undead get married, then it really is a union that will last forever. To make it really authentic you could even get carried in a coffin to the altar. Consider eating beforehand if you don't like brains.
wedlog.com
Star Wars Wedding We hope Yoda presided over this wedding ("Take the bride, do you?"). The London Telegraph reports on one such union where Princess Leia was the ring bearer, clad in the infamous gold bikini.
klobtime, Flickr
Disney Princess Wedding Nothing makes your wedding more personal than buying a dress from a Disney franchise. Weddings at the actual Disney parks start at 10 grand ("Cinderella" is the most-requested theme, and Mickeywill pose with you.) Next up: "Lion King" groomsmen!?
Disney Bridal
Football Wedding This couple was married at the Cincinnati Bengals' Paul Brown Stadium. No word on whether the bride wore a sports bra.
Gangster Wedding Bonnie and Clyde made being a gangster romantic and now you can too with some vintage duds and smart pinstripes.
thebreadline, Flickr
Hello Kitty Wedding Never moved past your Hello Kitty pencil case? You can pay to have two giant hello kitties escort you down the aisle, like this couple.
jennfc.com
Lord of the Rings Wedding "One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them." Take your 'precious' to the Alter and recite lines straight from Tolkien's classic as the vows. These LOTR superfans earn bonus points for their Minas Tirith cake.
Sarah and Patrick Needham
In July, Fabien proposed by writing "WYMM" in the sand on a Miami beach. Fortunately, La Luz was able to decipher what this meant, and the two were wed on Saturday, exchanging their first kiss after the minister said, "Now you may kiss the bride." The couple delayed their honeymoon for a night together in Chicago. "We got business to take care of tonight," said the visibly excited new husband. Yuck.
To see some couples who we WISH had saved themselves for marriage, check out Asylum's gallery of the Worst PDA Ever.
Also on Lemondrop: Check out our collection of the most sugary-sweet sappy movie romances. Gag.
Ten Super Sappy Hollywood Romances
The Bridges of Madison County
There isn't a camera on the market with enough soft-focus for these love scenes.
Everett Collection
The Notebook
All right! Jesus. You're a bird.
New Line
Ghost
Just a few notes of "Unchained Melody" and we unchain our lunches all over our laps.
Zuma Press
City of Angels
An angel falls in love with a woman, gives up his immortality for her... and then she dies.
Everett Collection
Up Close and Personal
An older, wiser journalist shows a cub reporter the ropes in love and network news... and then he dies.
Getty Images
Sweet November A sprightly, devil-may-care young woman teaches an uptight guy to live again... and then she dies.
Warner Bros
A Walk to Remember
Oh!.. She dies, too.
Warner Bros.
Love Story
So does she!
Everett Collection
The Way We Were
We WISH one of them died.
Everett Collection
Titanic Celine Dion! Celtic flutes! Awful dialogue! A tragedy of historic proportions indeed.
Zuma Press
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Tuesday 02 December
By Angel
Why didn't they post a picture of the real couple instead of just caucasion couples ....you have to go to another website to even see who they're talking about.
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Tuesday 02 December
By Lacey
Angel, the picture above is from the movie "Never Been Kissed." It's appropriate for the article. Not everything is about race.
Wednesday 03 December
By hhaha
thanks for bringing race into the picture. nicely done. completely off topic and yet you want to bring in the whole "caucasian" factor...hahhaha pathetic...did you vote obama...righhhht
Tuesday 02 December
By Owen
I'm sorry but I think this is absolutely ridiculous. No man would buy a suit nor a woman a dress without trying it on first. The rest of your life is a VERY long time to have lousy sex. Of course, on the other hand, I guess if you don't know what you're missing you won't realize you're schtuping a blintz. I don't see anything advantageous to this mindset - to me it just seems stupid. What if she's frigid and/or he can't cut the mustard? Oh well, better them than me. I'll stick with promiscuity....and before anybody gets on my case....safe, safe, toujours safe!
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Wednesday 03 December
By redsoxloverswb
Owen, don't compare your way of thinking (?) with those of this couple, who obviously have their own set of values and beliefs. I'm sure that they don't care about your lifestyle, and, quite frankly, neither do most of the rest of us. When one compares the "more common" practice of "trying out" a potential partner (or, even, many of them) with today's high divorce rate, your beliefs may not only be wrong, but appear to be entirely unsubstantiated. Your disdain for those who think differently from you is equal to that of Emerald Catron (the writer of this article). She never should have written this article: it should have been written by a professional writer, who would have skipped the uncalled-for remarks about "blue balls" (quite crude and distasteful) and " 'We got business to take care of tonight,' said the visibly excited new husband. Yuck. " Emerald, nobody asked you to watch - you seem to be intimating that the "business" referred to was offensive and "yucky." Apparently, you have never personally enjoyed said pleasure - until you have, or are forced to watch others so involved, keep your rude comments to yourself, please. Save the childish remarks for posters such as "Owen," "oh puhleeze," and "Tracy K. Manzo."
Saturday 20 December
By Diane
Your comment shows your stupidity - you must have been taught by your parents (most likely your father) that marriage is only about sex! You are a complete moron!!
Saturday 10 January
By Jen
Owen, I know several couples who saved their first kiss for their engagement, and one couple who waited until marriage. Despite your rather, um, forceful opinions, I agree with these couples.
I mean, hell, I'm not engaged and I'm having sex, but I agree with them for THEIR sake. Because, let's face it, if you're both virgins, how can you tell if the sex is really bad? ;)
Tuesday 02 December
By Mary
The news is full of report of STD's, teen pregnancy, unwed mothers, etc. But when a couple comes around that decide they want to lead by EXAMPLE and live what they say they believe, the news has to make fun of them.
Well I'm proud of them for what they did! When a society has 20% of its adults infected with herpes (recent news report), we need to stop making fun of people who control themselves (i.e., Jonas Brothers). Kudos to the newlyweds! I wish them many years together!
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Tuesday 02 December
By Steve
Why do you equate STD's, teen pregnancy, and unwed mothers with abstinence??? that is ridiculous!
Do you realize we humans have invented ways to have sex AND prevent those things???
Please, come out of the stone age......
Tuesday 02 December
By tojo
Wow! Talk about sick!
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Tuesday 02 December
By psychhale
Lousy SEx...It can always be dealt with..IF there is an attraction..I think this couple will probably last a lot longer than those that base everything on SEX
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Tuesday 02 December
By Oh, puleeze
I would love to know how lousy sex can be dealt with other than with a divorce.
Tuesday 02 December
By Renee
This isn't news. 17 kids and counting on TLC showed this same story. The oldest boy got engaged and he and his girlfriend saved their first kiss for tghe weeding day. Old news.
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Tuesday 02 December
By ashleyislegend
I know a couple who did this. They dated or a year or two and then on their wedding day they kissed for the first time. I totally agree with who ever said that we need to respect these people. I would much rather wait till my wedding day to kiss someone than have to put a cream on my who-ha everyday from genital warts. And lousy sex is something that can be fixed. Sex isnt the key to happiness in a marriage, I'm pretty sure love is.
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Tuesday 02 December
By Tracy K Manzo
3 to 6 months is my bet
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Tuesday 02 December
By ajyacht
Good for them!
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Tuesday 02 December
By Ralph
He shouldn't worry. I've already kissed her and she's not bad.
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Tuesday 02 December
By wingsandall1
I think it is great what this couple did!! I'm sure their love life is great...especially since they have no one to compare to...they can teach and learn each other...they already know the person inside....their deep respect and true love of each other shine much brighter when it is not tainted by past regrets and flings....May God bless them!
PS and to you who like being promiscuous....Marriage really is amazing and sharing every part of one person and them sharing every part of you....not waking up thinking that was nice, but who is this guy? Mistakes happen, even to the most careful....Do you want that man (if your a woman) being a father to your child???
Anyways....Hopefully more people will put aside their "wants" and "desires" to truly learn how to love!
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Tuesday 02 December
By Kat
Gee, owen. If you want to compare a relationship to clothing let me give you an example. I don't expect to get top quality when I'm shopping for seconds at goodwill. If I'm shopping for the best I go where the clothes are pristine and not already worn out and ready for the trash. Same thing when I was looking for a lasting relationship. At least this couple won't have to undo years of baggage from screwed up relationships either. If sex is all you're after anyway you don't know what marriage is really all about anyhow! you just keep sharing your self around and eventually someone will share something you can't wipe off.
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Tuesday 02 December
By Owen
Pardon me while I throw up.