Dear About-to-be and Newly Engaged Couples—As I write this it is November 24th, just two days shy of Thanksgiving. The 2015 wedding season is basically over. October, which is the most popular month for weddings, was a blur for me … Read More
Weddings and technology
Changing Your Name
Dear Engaged Couple, a question I always ask brides-to-be with whom I work is , “Do you plan on changing your name?” I ask that because in good marriage tradition form, I usually end the wedding service with, “May I … Read More
Before your Wedding
Dear Engaged Couple:
It’s Labor Day and it’s time for another blog posting! I cannot tell you how loathe I am to research a topic, or interview a florist or photographer on this holiday.Too much work! Rather than subject my … Read More
Getting down to business
Dear Folks— Today, I am getting down to business. Not that I am IN business. I have always thought of what I do as a ministry of sorts–but there is a business angle to what I do, too, of course. … Read More
“What did you do with all those lovely wedding pics?”
Dear Engaged or Recently Married Couple-
You spend all that money on a photographer, and then, sadly, after the wedding you get a CD maybe, or your pics are posted on a website. Maybe the photographer presents you with … Read More
Virtual Weddings?
Dear Engaged couple-
Today’s technology is really amazing. This past year I talked face-to-face by Skype with a friend vacationing in Australia; Every week I am privy to phone conference calls with folks who live across our state; I take … Read More
Saving your Marriage Before it Begins-Engagements and Texting
Dear engaged couples—As you probably know, I also do a fair amount of premarital counseling. For this blog, I have put on my premarital counselor hat. Was talking with an engaged couple last week, and one thing that came out
… Read More A Chemistry Experiment for YOUR wedding?
Dear Engaged Couple-
I think I can now say I’ve done it all, at least until a couple comes up with something different to surprise me. Last weekend, I officiated at a lovely wedding at Hermitage Hill Farm in Augusta