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I haven't done anything lately except work and gardening. So let's talk about the dress!

I've been reading the Etiquette Hell website. Scary stuff.

It's kind of amazing how far people will sink. From what I've read so far, there are two main types of stories: first, brides with a monstrous sense of entitlement who place enormous burdens on their guests, relatives and/or attendants, and are totally rude and ungrateful about it. Second, relatives or attendants with a monstrous sense of entitlement, who decide that someone else's wedding is all about them and do their level best to ruin the wedding. But the common thread in all the stories is people screaming at each other. So much screaming.

It's hard to pick out a worst story. One that stands out is the mother of the groom who demanded that the couple move their wedding across country to her town, where none of the bride's family could attend; demanded veto power over the location, food and flowers; doubled the guest list even though the couple were paying for the event; and then, without telling them, hired a pair of dwarves to dress up as bride and groom "dolls" and perform a comedy skit about marriage at the reception. All the while berating the bride for destroying her son's life, and telling the rest of the groom's family that the bride hated them all. That one was pretty bad.

With six ayes and no nays, I think I can safely prattle at least a little bit without offense. Thanks to the magic of extended entries, I'll put the details behind a cut to protect the sensibilities of the wedding averse.

We set a new date for the wedding: June 20. 4 pm Vegas time, which I believe is 7 pm eastern time. The ceremony will be webcast on the chapel's website.

Now I have a question: Do you all want to hear about wedding stuff or not? I don't want to be one of those boring Bridezillas who prattle on endlessly about their wedding. But I don't want to be secretive either. So let me know. Boring, or not boring?