When creating our wedding ceremony, I started with a prototype—a sample ceremony, one of eight provided by the judge. I added things here, subtracted things there, and rearranged entire sections. One of the first things I dispensed with was a line about the day of one’s marriage being “the happiest day of your life.” I […]
I am getting married today.
And now I am sitting here trying to think of something to say next, but that is all that needs to be said, really.
I am getting married today.
{9 hours}
Everyone should have a best friend who is an emcee and will thus WRITE AND RECORD a rap song about you and your fiancé as a wedding gift.
It is even better if that same best friend is a former salsa teacher, because it means everyone can spend the last two hours of the bachelorette party […]
Nine days to go, and I am itchy. I have three mosquito-bite-looking things on my arms, but the itching, it is all over. My ears itch. My face itches. My toes itch. I don’t know what is the matter with me, but I have come up with a few possibilities:
1. I have dry skin
2. I […]
Monday was my last dress fitting. My seamstress was rather tetchy about the weight I have lost and I have been sternly reminded that I am not allowed to lose any more. This means I am on “maintenance” until after the wedding, which means more points, which means CHEESE. Oh, cheese, how I have missed […]
I am having more than one bachelorette party. In fact, I am having a sort of bachelorette weekend. Friday the 18th my best friend and I will be recreating the evenings we used to have, evenings that generally involved substantial quantities of alcohol and dancing to loud music. Our approaches to nightlife have diverged substantially […]
Well, thanks to all of your advice and encouragement, I made an appointment to be waxed from stem to stern about a week before the wedding. I will, of course, tell you all about it, provided I am not at the hospital having my labia surgically reattached.
Saturday morning I had an acupuncture appointment, and if […]
