come on ride that train

I'm trying to get back on the horse - to get some kind of momentum generated to post here on a basis more regular than once in however often I feel like it.

This weekend I wrapped up the Great Wedding Tour of 2006, which started on August 12th in Charlotte and wrapped up on Sept 23rd in Cranberry Lake NY, with dates in Vermont, Atlanta, and Germantown MD.

It should be fairly self-evident, but somehow it seems that people continue to get wrapped up in the wrong things. Every wedding I went to was different, and every one had its own vibe - but they were all magical. Some were big formal affairs, some we smaller, and some were in between. One wedding I went to had a traditional Jewish ceremony and another included a naming ceremony and presentation of the couple's baby to the world. Some were destination weddings, some were at hotels, some were at lodges, some were in museums. Some had full open bars, one had a couple kegs and red & white wine. Some had full service meals, some had buffets, and some had family style platters at each table.

But they all had the only element that is really necessary to make a good wedding - the couples were in love and the friends and family were excited. Don't go to weddings for the food or the desert or the drink or whatever - go there to celebrate in whatever way the bride and groom want you to celebrate. Share in their enthusiasm and share in their wonder. Listen to the service and remember your vow to support their marriage when times are tough.

And when you plan your wedding, let it reflect your own enthusiasm and your own wonder and your own love and remember that the people who love you will have fun no matter what you do.