Door Jams and Carnations

So, I caught the 2003 movie, Just Married, about a young couple who feel their marriage is over after  disastrous honeymoon, starring Ashton Kutcher (the irony). There were a couple things in this romantic comedy that got me thinking about terms and traditions having to do with weddings.

The first is the groom carrying his bride over the threshold. I know that a man is supposed to do this upon entering their ome for the first time. depending upon the culture you research, it has something to do with kidnappings or luck and omens. But, here's my question…what happens if the groom carries his bride over the honeymoon suite threshold? you know, we fellas get a bit over zealous at times and jump the gun. So, does that mean that we no longer need to do the whole threshold thig again once we get home after the honeymoon?

And, if we are not exempt from this woman-carrying will it still keep us safe from kidnapping or keep the bad spirits at bay? I mean, did we waste the good stuff on the honeymoon suite, or will it still work at home? Is it a one-shot tradition? If not, can we just do it everytime we come home? I mean, we've been married 24 years coming home after grocery shopping. Should we still carry her over the threshold? Will it keep the bad stuff at bay? Just wondering.

The other thing was the word "deflower." Is that a term we only use for taking the virginity of a woman? I mean, it sure sounds sweet and nice. "De" as a prefix means removal. And the "flower" represent a woman's genitals. So, in essence, it means removing her genitals. Ewww, not so sweet any more. But, I get it. It's taking away the innocence of her flower. But, my question is can we use that word in a different context? Can a gardener deflower his yard? I've never heard it used any other way, but I think we should start. Right after we carry our wives across the threshold after she comes home from work, we should deflower the vase. Those petunias have been in there for over a month.