Category Archives: wedding

…someone has to do it. I owe Dancing Mandolin Player big-time.  I think I should cook all of her meals this summer (she likes beans and lentils!!).  And wash her car (wait a minute, I’ve never washed a car!!) and scrub … Continue reading →

There was no banjo-playin’ last weekend for Banjo Man. The father-of-the-bride is the busiest person at our house.  He wanted me to go with him to a local garden center to pick out the exact shade of impatiens to match the … Continue reading →

I don’t know how to decorate a fence for an outdoor wedding ceremony. I actually don’t know how to decorate *anything* for an outdoor wedding. It’s not my thang.  While I own 8 (maybe 11) tiered plate holders, 5 sets of china, … Continue reading →

I’m trying to print the wedding invitations.  This is a job for smarter people than I (than me?). My photo printer does not like vellum.  In fact, it detests it mightily. It also doesn’t like the size of the reply … Continue reading →

The bride’s dress has been hemmed.  It’s perfect. The shoes have been purchased.  They’re perfect. Flower in her hair?  Yep.  Perfect. And–ta da!–we found the most perfect earrings.  Little silver dangly glittery balls. Two months to go!!!! And no, I don’t have … Continue reading →

I can show you a picture of the flip-flop rack at the bridal salon.  Why are there flip-flops at a bridal salon?  For pedicures?  Dancing?  Beach weddings? I can show you the display of veils.  My bubble-cut Barbie didn’t have a … Continue reading →

Exactly one year from today, there will be a wedding here.  Right here.   In front of the newly-rebuilt fountain (try to imagine water flowing from the top rock into three separate rock pools). But first, my husband declared, there must … Continue reading →