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The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real was written by Margery Williams who lived from 1881 to 1944. The book was published in 1922. Though it is a children's story, at the very heart of the book is a message about the strength and power of true love. It is this message that many remember so fondly from reading the book as a child. As far as weddings are concerned, the below quote from The Velveteen Rabbit has been used in wedding ceremonies, on programs and in invitations. Once you realize the powerful message that this quote conveys, it's very easy to understand why. The book itself is just as powerful, but it is this quote on "becoming real" that conveys the message most vividly.
"Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real." "Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit. "Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt." "Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," he asked, "or bit by bit?" "It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in your joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."
-- by Margery Williams, from The Velveteen Rabbit --
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Rachel Sanfordlyn Shreckengast
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Owner, WedFrugal.com (February 18, 2001 to present)
The Wedding Frugality Page (now at wedfrugal.com - December 1995 to May 2001)
-former About.com Weddings Guide (October 26, 1997 to April 5, 2001)
-former Wed Net columnist (October 1996 to December 1997)
-Dollar Stretcher contributor (Various Dates)
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