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Music to my fears ...

2:59 PM Sat, Feb 23, 2008 |
Taylor

It's your big day. You're all dressed. Your buddies are decked out in the humiliating frock of your choice, pretending they don't want to kill you. Your mom's probably crying. And once they hand him the bill, your dad will be crying too. Everything is as it should be ...

Until you make your sweeping entrance down the aisle to the musical stylings of someone's creepy drunken uncle in a leisure suit pounding out "Let's Get It On" on a hand-me-down Casio.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

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Call me traditional

10:16 AM Thu, Feb 21, 2008 |
Adrienne

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But the trend to show more skin on your wedding day makes my skin crawl. The New York Times Style section (always a good, makes-you-feel-poor read) has an article about ladies baring a lot for God and their families to see.

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Ornery groom? Replace him with plastic!

2:41 PM Sat, Feb 16, 2008 |
Taylor

GROVE CITY, Ohio (AP) — If one bride felt lighter than air in her wedding gown, her groom certainly felt like air itself as 19 couples renewed their vows near Columbus.

Sheila Smith's husband, Bob, had to go away on business and couldn't make the Valentine's Day recommitment service at Grove City United Methodist Church. So friends brought a life-size inflatable doll to serve as a stand-in.

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Bridesmaid prenups?

1:27 PM Wed, Feb 13, 2008 |
Adrienne

One of my ladies sent me this article today ... would you sign a bridesmaid prenup?

In the U.K., one on five brides planned on asking their MoH to sign a contract, and then 48 percent said they'd sack one who didn't abide by the contract!

Would you have your b-maids (as I affectionately call them) sign one? What would you put in it?

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Best. Idea. Ever.

2:50 PM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 |
Taylor

OK. I realize by saying this I'm inviting a veritable tidal wave of "I told you so"-type maternal smugness, but sometimes moms have good ideas.

My mother's finest moment came when we were discussing Save the Date cards. I may be a cynic, but Save the Date cards -- in most instances -- are filed under "Money, Waste of" in my brain.

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Whoa!

10:06 AM Tue, Feb 05, 2008 |
Adrienne

This New York Times blog entry pretty much hammers home what getting ready for your wedding should NOT entail.

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Suddenly super busy

1:03 PM Fri, Feb 01, 2008 |
Adrienne

I just realized this blog hasn't been updated in awhile. My bad, readers. This week I actually had a slew of wedding-related things, including the confirmation that I know ZILCH about flowers.

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Bouquet when I was maid of honor: I thought those berry-looking things were edible.

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