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Equality in Marriage?

May 26, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Dear soon-to-be-brides—

Note, today I am not intending to speak to the other half of the couple, as I usually do—“Dear Engaged couple.” That is because I want to talk about women TO women—and their changing role (or not)

Dog Day Afternoon

May 16, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Dear Engaged couple—

Occasionally it comes up when I meet with a couple to plan their wedding ceremony: “We want to have our dog up front with us when we say our vows.” It’s a nice thought, although until I

Families

May 9, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Dear Engaged Couple,

This week I have been working with a family to plan and execute a funeral service for the family matriarch. The deceased was elderly and in poor health, but of course, those facts really do not ease

It’s All in the Details

May 1, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Flowers from Pharsalia’s many gardens

What a wedding it was! This weekend I officiated at a beautifully planned wedding at a plantation home in Tyro, Virginia. Tyro. That’s about an hour and fifteen minutes south of Charlottesville. The plantation home,

Let me Show you my Etching!

April 18, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Photo by KM Studios

Dear Engaged Couples:

Although I married many moons ago, I still remember the panic I experienced as I tried to find gifts for my bridal party. I wanted something that was personalized—something that would speak to

Will the REAL Wedding Please Stand UP!?

April 12, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

To Thee I do Wed

Dear Engaged Couple:

Charlottesville vineyard

Recently a couple phoned me wanting me to officiate at their wedding. They wanted to do a “quicky service” at a winery with all of their friends present. The groom

Are you Marrying Just Anybody?

April 6, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Dear Engaged (or soon to be engaged) Couple-

Today I want to talk deep. So many of my blogs are light, fluffy things, like you read in wedding magazines. But I’m not really a fluffy person. My life runs deep

So, Regarding Weddings….Who Pays for What?

March 30, 2012 by Preacher Leave a Comment

Beautiful bridal bouquet provided by the goom’s family

Dear Engaged Couple—

Today I want to initiate a discussion which I hope you will continue with each other and with your respective families. The discussion is about who pays for what