I’m a list-maker.  Maybe planning a wedding seems exciting because of all the lists I know I’ll be able to make.  Maybe I’ll even have a list of lists…I can’t wait!!  Here’s the first list of the wedding.

Things I’ve already vetoed:

  • anything ORANGE
  • fishbowls with real fish (inevitably dead by the time of the reception) or LED lights in the bottom
  • a Halloween costume party
  • swords – anywhere, but specifically walking down the aisle
  • ceremony on a roller coaster – but I’ll never veto a roller coaster on the honeymoon!
  • Vegas (but give me a couple months and I may reconsider)
  • turquoise suits
  • doily snowflakes
  • air travel in the winter
  • carnations
  • kilts
  • pictures on every post to jkbergin.com
  • karoake
  • while I do love the Wizard of Oz , it’s not hard to veto a yellow brick aisle, monkey ushers, cowardly lion best man, Glinda MOH OR a tin-man groom … sorry everyone
  • pumpkins, gourds & Indian corn
  • when have I ever been a nature-lover?  NO outdoor ceremony.  NO reception in a tent.

… to be continued, I’m sure

So all of those magazines they sell at CVS? Have you ever noticed how half of them are geared toward tweens and the rest have some sort of “wedding” related content?

cover_modernbride_190Under the guise of going to procure sinus medication for me Kelli slipped out of the hotel room only to return with an overflowing CVS bag. (Yes, she is amazing enough to have remember my pills – I was miserable with sinus stuff)

In this bag was a 300 page magazine called Brides. It had a total of 500 words of editorial type content. This magazine is effectively a Nascar race car. It is plastered with ads and product placements in every conceivable spot.

Did I mention that these bridal magazines multiply? On the coffee table right now there is a stack a tad over one foot high of bridal magazines. A few are decent (Apparently Modern Brides is a winner – but the one issue of Victorian Brides is still hanging around…) but on the whole this entire thing is a little bit nuts.