Suspecting just how unclean my job really is (how is it possible that the cleaners can finish going over this entire building in 20 minutes?), I’d never be able to do this, but it seems like a great idea and I wish the happy couple all the best.
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Things I like | Nicole | 
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I love the way French people think. What other nation could give us posthumous weddings? I wonder: does she immediately get to call herself a widow, or is there some sort of waiting period?
Tags: France, French Law, French People, Marriage, Posthumous Weddings, Weddings
Amusing, Awesome, Government/Law, Things I like | Nicole | November 18, 2009 11:02 am | Comments Off on Dead Schmed
The tiny part of my heart that is not shriveled up and black loves this wedding entrance so much. Makes me feel like I’m not such a freak for wanting to march out of the church to Jason Mraz’s “Butterfly,” which ends with joyous repetitions of the phrase “You’ve got it all, you’ve got it all, you’ve got it all.” Anyway, I know that I would love to attend a wedding like this, and as much as I might play it cool, I’d probably have a blast if I could be one of the dancers.
Awesome, Jason Mraz, Seriously Random, Things I like | Nicole | July 25, 2009 9:31 am | Comments Off on Beautiful
There are few bright sides to getting unengaged after having been engaged for six months. Luckily, I have found one. I am probably the foremost unmarried, unengaged local expert on New York/North Jersey weddings, not counting people who work in the wedding industry. I spent six months reluctantly planning a wedding (which would have kicked so much ass anyway), making innumerable phone calls, sending out a googleplex emails, and reading a brazillion web sites and blogs. All of this led to the creation of a pretty fantastic spreadsheet which, several months after my broken engagement, I was able to fish out of my Google Docs trash and place in a more benign, but also rarely-visited folder.
At work, I seem to get a lot of questions regarding weddings, wedding web sites, venues, costs, vendors, etc. These people have no reason to know that I know this stuff, but somehow they always ask the questions when I’m around. If I were more self-centered, I’d think it was some sort of retribution (why, universe??? I recycle), but I tend to think it’s just their good luck.
So I DO know the going rate for a wedding band (no less than $4500 for a good 4-piece band), the busiest month for weddings in NJ (October), and how much you can expect to pay for a sit down country club reception during prime wedding season (Friday: ~$125; Saturday night: ~$145). I know where on the reference shelves to find that book about wedding venues in the area, since we all remembered seeing it but nobody could recall the title. I know which Manhattan bridal boutiques engage in ridiculous markups, and which are relatively honest (because, let’s face it, the same dress should not cost $200 more at another store).
I just hung out the other day with a friend who unfortunately needed to get a divorce after a brief marriage. I know that this is a really rough time for her right now, and as bad as it was for me last year, I can’t help but thank my lucky stars that my ill-advised engagement did not culminate in marriage.
Tags: Engagement, Marriage, New Jersey, New York, Weddings
Libraries, Seriously Random | Nicole | May 12, 2009 3:31 pm | Comments Off on At last, an upside
Aww, I read the Vows column from yesterday, and I guess this was posted when I was away, but I really wish these kids the best.
Tags: Marriage, New York Times, Romance, Vows Column, Weddings
Seriously Random | Nicole | April 13, 2009 7:48 am | Comments Off on Awww
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