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| The happy couple, after the wedding (104 degree heat!) |
Let me tell you about my most memorable Thanksgiving. It happened, gee, about 15 years ago now. Besides my immediate family, my husband’s mom and dad were joining us, plus his
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Pop the cork!
I admit it! I am totally bragging here. I just received Wedding Wire’s Choice award for 2012! I am so proud and I am so happy. Who knew last January, 2011, when this calling was just a sketchy idea, that … Read More
Logistics and your Wedding Venue
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| The wedding officiant–me–has stepped aside |
Until I actually started my business as a wedding officiant, I never talked much with wedding photographers, djs, wedding planners, venue owners, caterers and the like. Officiating at weddings was only a small part of … Read More
The Secret Garden
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| The groom passed over the bridge to the waiting wedding guests |
When I was twelve or so, one of my favorite books was The Secret Garden, a novel written by Frances Hobson Burnett in 1911. I can ‘t relay
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Getting that New Cell Phone
Dear Engaged Couple—Recently I have had problems with my cell phone. Now, just to set the stage let me tell you that I depend on my cell phone for EVERYTHING. I do not have a
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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
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
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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
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