My Dream Wedding Planner
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008So I didn't use a planner for my wedding. I didn't feel to strongly about most of the details, was happy to let things just happen and even though the event was on the formal side, I had a pretty ...
Spotted
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Something happened to me yesterday that had never happened before. I tottered onto the elevator with the terrier for his first walk of the day. These excursions are more for his benefit than mine, and I realize I tend to ...
The Obvious Darkness of Wedding TV
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008I have to admit, I've sort of been waiting for someone to comment on the obvious: the We Channel ("television for women") really hates women. Of course, maybe the We Channel is the channel for The Women, as in the 1939 ...
Hey!
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008It was with great pleasure that I heard from my oldest friend last night. It is always good to get her missives, but this little one read simply: "Hey-- Kate's Paperie carries your book!" Now, for those of you who ...
Worst Case Scenarios
Saturday, June 21st, 2008No one wants to think about it. No one wants to deal with it. Wedding collapses are such toxic unmentionables that when they happen, no one knows what to do. It's incredibly difficult to get around a ...
Contest at Wedding Bee
Thursday, June 19th, 2008If you haven't been to the stylish and stunning web site Wedding Bee, skip over there directly and get inspired and while you're there, you might be able to win a copy of Something New.
Handed Down
Thursday, June 19th, 2008It is really interesting how so many quotidian habits turn odd and complicated when stuck in the hazy lens of a wedding. Consider hand-me-downs. Siblings pass clothes and toys up and down without a second thought. My mother and I ...
Bridesmaidland
Monday, June 9th, 2008This is the title of Chapter 3 of Something New, but this CNN article (which I found via Salon's Broadsheet postings) is a great illustration of why being a member of the wedding can make one feel as if one has ...
Intriguing
Thursday, May 29th, 2008Forgive my silence. Life got away from me for a moment there, and now I'm back on the day of quite remarkable nuptial news from New York State. Our new governor has declared that New York State must recognize the marriages ...
On Air - Late Night Etiquette
Thursday, May 8th, 2008Tune in to WOR Radio's Joey Reynolds Show TONIGHT (May 8th) to hear if manners sway with the time of day.
