I am a retired professor, author, theatre historian, and stage director. I now read a bit, volunteer

In Tom Stoppard's play, ARCADIA, the character of Thomasina observes that when you stir rasberry train travel in europe jam into vanilla pudding it will first swirl in streaks but ultimately will turn the entire pudding pink. If you stir the pudding in the opposite direction, the jam will not separate out again.
In our two days in St. Petersburg we couldn't help but notice a constant parade of young Russian brides and grooms traveling around the city in chauffered limousines celebrating the tieing of the knot by having their pictures taken at major tourist spots. You could often tell the wedding limos as they had flowers on the hood. This one was parked on the river near The Senate Square.
In some cases it was the bride and groom and the attending couple snapping train travel in europe photos. In other cases there was a contingent of still and video camera operators and even flunkies with light reflectors. This bride was posing outside of the Cathedral of "Our Savior on the Spilt Blood." I don't think I am going to go near analyzing that.
This couple was in the Palace Square and they were the most informal of the lot. The groom was just in a sport shirt and she wore a short dress. The maid of honor's dress was even shorter and the best man was in camo. The red sash and golden slippers were pretty neat too.
I am a retired professor, author, theatre historian, and stage director. I now read a bit, volunteer at our local historical association, hack away at the golf course, travel at the drop of a hat, and take quite a lot of photos.