Dear Debra: My brother-in-law (my husband’s brother) is getting married in South Carolina next spring and my husband and I are very happy for him and his fiancée. He has asked that we bring our children along (ages 2 and 4), which will prove difficult considering our two year-old is VERY much a two […]
wedding series
First Comes Love, Then Comes Small Talk: Debra Fine’s Wedding Series | Part 4
Do weddings make you cry? No, I don’t mean welling up when the bride walks down the aisle; I mean REAL tears, the kind that happen when you are nervous about attending a wedding for any number of reasons? Perhaps you are guest without a plus one, or maybe you recently called off your own engagement. Perhaps […]
First Comes Love, Then Comes Small Talk | Debra Fine’s Wedding Series: Part 3
So you’ve sashayed through the shower and breezed through the bachelorette party finally it is time for the wedding! Whoa, whoa, whoa. Not so fast! Did you forget the all-important rehearsal dinner? More food! More drinks! More reasons to small talk! This event is the warm up to the day. The junior varsity […]
First Comes Love, Then Comes Small Talk | Debra Fine’s Wedding Series: Part 2
There are rumblings that Jennifer Aniston’s nuptials are on hold; but I am guessing you’ve still got a few weddings to attend this summer. So I present the second installment of The Wedding Series. We started with the Bridal Shower and now we take the plunge into The Bachelor/Bachelorette Party. So you’ve sailed through the […]
First Comes Love, Then Comes Small Talk | Debra Fine’s Wedding Series: Part 1
You’d think that with all the books, sites, blogs, magazines, reality shows, and even Barbie dolls dedicated to weddings, wedding small talk would have been – well – talked about. Nope. I know that the dress, the flowers, the cake, the catering, the champagne, the band, and the honeymoon is what makes the wedding world turn, […]
