Tag: wedding

OWEN AND ARTHUR’S WEDDING

It was a small wedding, at least from the number of people involved. It was a big event for us since we did all the work involved in setting up, cooking, cleaning, organizing. It's surprising how much needs to be done for even such a simple event. We invited only close family and very close … Continue reading OWEN AND ARTHUR’S WEDDING

DEEP IN OCTOBER

Share Your World 16th October It would be a beautiful golden Autumn day if it weren't raining. All the trees have changed in the past couple of days, but the sun went away on Saturday and isn't back yet. Tomorrow? Yesterday, Owen and Arthur were married here, at home. Pictures not great. Bad lighting -- but … Continue reading DEEP IN OCTOBER

DID YOU SEE THE PICTURE?

A Marriage Equality Story, by Rich Paschall When Eddie went into the army, Marge and her husband Edgar decide to leave the Midwest and head for Arizona.  As each year went past, Edgar found the winters difficult and the summers impossible. When the spring and fall brought allergies on and the summer humidity brought increased … Continue reading DID YOU SEE THE PICTURE?

BIRDS ON A MONDAY AND A THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY EVENT

Today is the day before Garry and my 30th anniversary. It's been a long time a'coming. I spent the day taking too many Tylenol and finally going to the hospital to get a COVID test because I've been running a low-grade fever for weeks and I feel like my head is going to explode. Today … Continue reading BIRDS ON A MONDAY AND A THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY EVENT

IF YOU SURVIVE THE WEDDING, MARRIAGE IS A PIECE OF CAKE – Marilyn Armstrong

When Garry proposed, I was shocked. That was not supposed to happen. He was 48. I was 43 and had been married twice. My first husband (still alive) was Garry's best friend. It was (really) complicated. I had finally managed to get unmarried to number two which was made a lot more difficult because I … Continue reading IF YOU SURVIVE THE WEDDING, MARRIAGE IS A PIECE OF CAKE – Marilyn Armstrong

NOT QUITE THIRTY – Marilyn Armstrong

We are about to celebrate our 29th  wedding anniversary. As I ponder the upcoming 29th -- a year short of the big 3-0 -- I hear distant bells. I remember the wedding. The thrill of ultimate victory, the agony of getting there. How, by the time I got to the altar, I was a nervous wreck, … Continue reading NOT QUITE THIRTY – Marilyn Armstrong

KEEP IT SMALL, KEEP IT SIMPLE. BETTER YET, ELOPE – Marilyn Armstrong

FOWC with Fandango — Abstain from Ceremonies If you survive the wedding, marriage is a piece of cake. When Garry proposed, I was shaken. He was 48 and I was 43. I'd been married twice and my first husband (still alive) was Garry's best friend. Don't ask for details. As they say in modern RomComs, "It's … Continue reading KEEP IT SMALL, KEEP IT SIMPLE. BETTER YET, ELOPE – Marilyn Armstrong

AMERICAN ROYAL WATCHERS – BY ELLIN CURLEY

I’ve always loved following the British royal family. Growing up, I read about the young Prince Charles and his siblings, who were my generation. When Diana Spencer came onto the scene, my interest spiked way up. I avidly followed her romance with Prince Charles, their wedding, their complex and eventually toxic marriage and their divorce. … Continue reading AMERICAN ROYAL WATCHERS – BY ELLIN CURLEY

DID YOU SEE THE PICTURE? – RICH PASCHALL

A Marriage Equality Story, by Rich Paschall When Eddie went into the army, Marge and her husband Edgar decided to leave the Midwest and head for Arizona.  As each year had passed, Edgar found the winters increasingly difficult and the summers impossible.  When the spring and fall brought allergies on and the summer humidity brought … Continue reading DID YOU SEE THE PICTURE? – RICH PASCHALL

DID YOU SEE THE PICTURE?

A Marriage Equality Story, by Rich Paschall When Eddie went into the army, Marge and her husband Edgar decide to leave the Midwest and head for Arizona.  As each year went past, Edgar found the winters difficult and the summers impossible.  When the spring and fall brought allergies on and the summer humidity brought increased … Continue reading DID YOU SEE THE PICTURE?