Wedding dress

I didn't want to be domestic. I wanted to be free. I had my songs to sing, I had an ambition and it burned inside me. It was something I knew would take me out of the mountains. I knew I could see worlds beyond the Smoky Mountains.

— Dolly Parton, in her 1977 Rolling Stone cover story

Charlie Kirk came and converted the young men. Erika Kirk is coming to convert the young women.

— Tyler Bowyer on X (Twitter), September 19, 2025

My love, you know, even if there’s a storm happening, the sun’s always shining.

— Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex; as quoted by Meghan Markle during a Q&A at a screening of Cookie Queens, recounting his Army-days advice.

If this guy isn't crazy, which is a big if, this is sort of what I've been writing songs about wanting to happen to me since I was a teenager.

— Taylor Swift, on how her relationship relates to themes in her music, as reported in coverage of the wedding

I’ve had this awakening in my 50s – I’m very comfortable in my skin. I thought, you know what, this is a part of my story. When you’re my age you’re like… I actually want to experience all of the things.

— Melanie C in an interview with British Vogue about her wedding

Something ineffable and elusive, so you couldn’t say ‘she wore a yellow dress’ or ‘she wore a pink dress.’

— Paulina Porizkova, told Vogue, explaining why she chose not to wear white on her wedding dress.