{"id":11502,"date":"2015-10-15T21:49:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T21:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/rachelwmiller\/couples-who-jumped-the-broom"},"modified":"2015-10-15T21:49:19","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T21:49:19","slug":"24-couples-who-honored-their-history-and-jumped-the-broom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/11502","title":{"rendered":"24 Couples Who Honored Their History And Jumped The Broom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>&ldquo;1, 2, 3&hellip;jump!&rdquo;<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzz_sub_buzz\" class=\"c suplist_dec_up suplist_list_show \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5005288\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">1.<\/span> If you’ve ever attended a black wedding, you may have seen the couple “jump the broom.”<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr12\/anigif_enhanced-9507-1424203998-16_preview.gif\" width=\"625\" height=\"851\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 851px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"24 Couples Who Honored Their History And Jumped The Broom\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr12\/anigif_original-9507-1424203999-18.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Peterson Design &amp; Photography \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/peterson-photography.blogspot.com\/2014\/12\/lisa-fred-11-22-2014-wedding-in.html\">peterson-photography.blogspot.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5006632\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">2.<\/span> Though historians disagree on the exact roots of this tradition, many believe it was part of African culture before becoming part of African-American slave culture.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/14\/enhanced\/webdr02\/enhanced-29489-1424202515-12.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"938\" alt=\"Though historians disagree on the exact roots of this tradition, many believe it was part of African culture before becoming part of African-American slave culture.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/14\/enhanced\/webdr02\/enhanced-29489-1424202515-12.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Cherise Richards Photography \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cheriserichardsphotography.com\/\">cheriserichardsphotography.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5005331\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">3.<\/span> According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaregistry.org\/historic_events\/view\/jumping-broom-short-history\">African-American Registry<\/a>, the broom as a wedding symbol originated in Ghana.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr03\/enhanced-9216-1424204485-29.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"941\" alt=\"According to the African-American Registry, the broom as a wedding symbol originated in Ghana.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr03\/enhanced-9216-1424204485-29.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Miki Vargas <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mikivargasphotography.com\/\">mikivargasphotography.com<\/a> \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/munaluchibridal.com\/simply-elegant-wedding-california-black-silver-green-color-scheme\/\">munaluchibridal.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5003306\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">4.<\/span> It “symbolized sweeping away past wrongs or removing evil spirits.”<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/11\/enhanced\/webdr04\/enhanced-24338-1424189045-21.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"414\" alt='It \"symbolized sweeping away past wrongs or removing evil spirits.\"'>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/11\/enhanced\/webdr04\/enhanced-24338-1424189045-21.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">LeahAndMark \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/leahandmark.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/13\/lauren-jonathan-wedding-preview-leahandmark\/\">leahandmark.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5005237\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">5.<\/span> At weddings, the broom was often waved over the heads of the couple, and they sometimes jumped over it at the end of the ceremony.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr09\/anigif_enhanced-22434-1424206132-5_preview.gif\" width=\"625\" height=\"940\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 940px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"24 Couples Who Honored Their History And Jumped The Broom\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr09\/anigif_enhanced-22434-1424206132-5.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Mozingo Photography <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mozingophotography.com\/\">mozingophotography.com<\/a> \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/munaluchibridal.com\/rustic-chic-winter-themed-wedding-north-carolina\/\">munaluchibridal.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5005539\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">6.<\/span> The ritual continued in the American South during slavery.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/13\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-24177-1424197839-25.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" alt=\"The ritual continued in the American South during slavery.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/13\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-24177-1424197839-25.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Amber Knowles <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theamberstudio.com\/\">theamberstudio.com<\/a> \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/munaluchibridal.com\/real-dallas-wedding-with-red-gold-and-purple-details-dannie-kenneth\/\">munaluchibridal.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5007317\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">7.<\/span> Enslaved people were often not permitted to marry.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr12\/anigif_enhanced-15337-1424204648-7_preview.gif\" width=\"625\" height=\"938\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 938px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"24 Couples Who Honored Their History And Jumped The Broom\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr12\/anigif_original-15337-1424204650-9.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Bri McDaniel Photography \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/brimcdanielphotography.com\/\">brimcdanielphotography.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5004194\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">8.<\/span> According to <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=XkJ6HtoxzywC&amp;pg=PA228&amp;dq=jumping+the+broom+history&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=wADmVIeUA87asATJhYGIBw&amp;ved=0CDgQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&amp;q=jumping%20broom%20history&amp;f=false\">the book<\/a> <i>Life in Black and White: Family and Community in the Slave South<\/i>, when they did marry, they had informal weddings.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/12\/enhanced\/webdr12\/enhanced-18673-1424192629-10.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"937\" alt=\"According to the book Life in Black and White: Family and Community in the Slave South, when they did marry, they had informal weddings.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/12\/enhanced\/webdr12\/enhanced-18673-1424192629-10.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Saab Weddings \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/saabweddings.com\/#!\/home\/\">saabweddings.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5002998\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">9.<\/span> Jumping over a broom was a way to symbolically represent their union.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr09\/anigif_enhanced-22582-1424205379-8_preview.gif\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 417px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"24 Couples Who Honored Their History And Jumped The Broom\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr09\/anigif_original-22582-1424205379-10.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Diana P. Lang Photography \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dianaplangphotography.com\/#\">dianaplangphotography.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5005227\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">10.<\/span> Brenda E. Stevenson <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=XkJ6HtoxzywC&amp;pg=PA228&amp;dq=jumping+the+broom+history&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=wADmVIeUA87asATJhYGIBw&amp;ved=0CDgQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&amp;q=jumping%20broom%20history&amp;f=false\">writes<\/a> that it was one way enslaved people created new rituals.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/13\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-24965-1424196299-8.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"937\" alt=\"Brenda E. Stevenson writes that it was one way enslaved people created new rituals.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/13\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-24965-1424196299-8.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Bernard Hamilton <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourendlessmemories.com\/\">yourendlessmemories.com<\/a> \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/munaluchibridal.com\/modern-wedding-vintage-accents-philadelphia\/\">munaluchibridal.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5007864\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">11.<\/span> Even if their marriage wasn’t recognized by whites, it was a way for black people to legitimize their meaningful relationships.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr02\/anigif_enhanced-31259-1424206577-14_preview.gif\" width=\"625\" height=\"937\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 937px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"24 Couples Who Honored Their History And Jumped The Broom\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr02\/anigif_original-31259-1424206580-16.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Helene Cornell, broom made by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.b3events.com\/\">b3events.com<\/a> \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.photographybyhelene.com\">photographybyhelene.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5004112\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">12.<\/span> For modern couples, jumping the broom represents great joy and at the same time is a reminder of a painful past.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/11\/enhanced\/webdr10\/enhanced-27079-1424192356-27.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"937\" alt=\"For modern couples, jumping the broom represents great joy and at the same time is a reminder of a painful past.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/11\/enhanced\/webdr10\/enhanced-27079-1424192356-27.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Kim Lind Photography <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kimlindphotography.com\/\">kimlindphotography.com<\/a> \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stylemepretty.com\/california-weddings\/oakland\/2010\/12\/29\/oakland-wedding-by-branch-out-floral-event-design\/\">stylemepretty.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5026486\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">13.<\/span> Couples may choose a simple broom…<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/10\/enhanced\/webdr02\/anigif_enhanced-7590-1424358982-1_preview.gif\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 417px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"24 Couples Who Honored Their History And Jumped The Broom\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/10\/enhanced\/webdr02\/anigif_original-7590-1424358982-3.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Miki Vargas \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mikivargasphotography.com\/\">mikivargasphotography.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5026413\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">14.<\/span> Or a beautifully decorated one.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/10\/enhanced\/webdr02\/enhanced-8293-1424358488-12.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"940\" alt=\"Or a beautifully decorated one.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/10\/enhanced\/webdr02\/enhanced-8293-1424358488-12.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">James Rubio Photography <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jamesrubiophotography.com\/\">jamesrubiophotography.com<\/a> \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/munaluchibridal.com\/real-hawaii-destination-wedding-jocelyn-frederick\/\">munaluchibridal.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5026451\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">15.<\/span> They might make it themselves…<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/10\/enhanced\/webdr03\/anigif_enhanced-17087-1424358753-7_preview.gif\" width=\"625\" height=\"938\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 938px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"24 Couples Who Honored Their History And Jumped The Broom\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/10\/enhanced\/webdr03\/anigif_enhanced-17087-1424358753-7.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Miki Vargas \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mikivargasphotography.com\/\">mikivargasphotography.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5004230\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">16.<\/span> Or just buy one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/search?q=wedding%20broom\">on Etsy<\/a>.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/12\/enhanced\/webdr12\/enhanced-28759-1424366747-24.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"938\" alt=\"Or just buy one on Etsy.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/12\/enhanced\/webdr12\/enhanced-28759-1424366747-24.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">we are for each other <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/weareforeachother.com\/\">weareforeachother.com<\/a> \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thebridescafe.com\/?postID=1484&amp;realvermont-wedding--chandler-taamiti\">thebridescafe.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5006877\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">17.<\/span> And many couples hang the broom in their home after the wedding.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/14\/enhanced\/webdr04\/enhanced-24350-1424202723-9.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" alt=\"And many couples hang the broom in their home after the wedding.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/14\/enhanced\/webdr04\/enhanced-24350-1424202723-9.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Chad Pennington, Sobitart Photography \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sobitartphotography.com\/\">sobitartphotography.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5004547\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">18.<\/span> Jumping the broom marks the beginning of making a home together.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/12\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-24496-1424193777-2.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"940\" alt=\"Jumping the broom marks the beginning of making a home together.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/12\/enhanced\/webdr01\/enhanced-24496-1424193777-2.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Next Exit Photography <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nextexitphotography.com\/#\/page\/84b9\/next-exit-photography\/\">nextexitphotography.com<\/a> \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ruffledblog.com\/backyard-malibu-wedding\/\">ruffledblog.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5006419\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">19.<\/span> It symbolizes the sweeping away of the old and the welcoming of the new.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/14\/enhanced\/webdr11\/enhanced-924-1424201417-2.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" alt=\"It symbolizes the sweeping away of the old and the welcoming of the new.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/14\/enhanced\/webdr11\/enhanced-924-1424201417-2.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/michael-robert-a-glorious-atlanta-church-wedding\/\">equallywed.com<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5005143\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">20.<\/span> And makes way for all of the good things to come in their life together.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/19\/enhanced\/webdr02\/enhanced-27082-1424391248-7.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"311\" alt=\"And makes way for all of the good things to come in their life together.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/19\/enhanced\/webdr02\/enhanced-27082-1424391248-7.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">2nd2Nunn Photography \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.2nd2nunnphotography.com\">2nd2nunnphotography.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5005439\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">21.<\/span> It’s also a request for their community’s support of their marriage.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/12\/enhanced\/webdr12\/anigif_enhanced-13922-1424367443-40_preview.gif\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 417px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"24 Couples Who Honored Their History And Jumped The Broom\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/12\/enhanced\/webdr12\/anigif_enhanced-13922-1424367443-40.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Esther Bernal <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.estherbernalphotography.com\/\">estherbernalphotography.com<\/a> \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtomarry.org\/blog\/entry\/mignon-and-elaine-jump-the-broom-after-a-decade-of-commitment\">freedomtomarry.org<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5004770\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">22.<\/span> At the end of the ceremony, the officiant can invite all the wedding guests to count down…<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/19\/enhanced\/webdr05\/enhanced-18476-1424391363-14.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"855\" alt=\"At the end of the ceremony, the officiant can invite all the wedding guests to count down...\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/19\/19\/enhanced\/webdr05\/enhanced-18476-1424391363-14.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">K van D Photography \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/kvandphotography.com\/\">kvandphotography.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5007511\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">23.<\/span> “One, two, three…”<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr03\/enhanced-22712-1424205751-14.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" alt='\"One, two, three...\"'>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr03\/enhanced-22712-1424205751-14.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Katherine O&rsquo;Brien Photography <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katherineobrien.com\/\">katherineobrien.com<\/a> \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/apracticalwedding.com\/2014\/03\/civil-wedding-ceremony\/\">apracticalwedding.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3674112_5004640\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">24.<\/span> “JUMP!”<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr07\/anigif_enhanced-19911-1424204265-10_preview.gif\" width=\"625\" height=\"937\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 937px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"24 Couples Who Honored Their History And Jumped The Broom\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/17\/15\/enhanced\/webdr07\/anigif_enhanced-19911-1424204265-10.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Brooke Fitts <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brookelynphotography.com\/\">brookelynphotography.com<\/a> \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stylemepretty.com\/2010\/10\/13\/new-york-city-wedding-with-total-style\/\">stylemepretty.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div><p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/rachelwmiller\/couples-who-jumped-the-broom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/rachelwmiller\/couples-who-jumped-the-broom<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&ldquo;1, 2, 3&hellip;jump!&rdquo; 1. If you’ve ever attended a black wedding, you may have seen the couple “jump the broom.” View this image &rsaquo; Peterson Design &amp; Photography \/ Via peterson-photography.blogspot.com 2. Though historians disagree on the exact roots of this tradition, many believe it was part of African culture before becoming part of African-American &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/11502\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">24 Couples Who Honored Their History And Jumped The Broom<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11503,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[5152,1424,5153],"class_list":["post-11502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anxiety","tag-african-american-identity","tag-bhm","tag-wedding-traditions"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/14448809682230-facebook-social-promotion-28745-1424441711-11.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}