So we are down to the end of days; the countdown to the 19th is just… well, you can see the countdown. We are planning away and should have everything ready to go here soon (cross your fingers). The one piece of wedding “wisdom” I have been dispensing is along the lines of “the planning [...]
Last night was our shower, hosted by the Gum’s at their awesome house. It was so interesting to see various world collide as our friends and family met one another. The food was amazing, and we enjoyed fresh mint julep’s concocted by our friend Amy. To our surprise we had a time of public gift [...]
I bet your grandma didn’t put New Yorker cartoons into your shower gift card.
Wikipedia sayeth:
The custom of the bridal shower is said to have grown out of earlier dowry practices when a poor woman’s family might not have the money to provide a dowry for her, or when a father refused to give his daughter her dowry because he did not approve of the marriage. In such situations, [...]
