One thing I noticed at all my relatives weddings -- no accomidations were made for vegetarians. Now, there are only 3 cousins who are, but at these weddings the only food available was fruit and veggies and dip.

One wedding had little quiches some with just cheese but that was it. The other had some veggie things, but all with some kind of meat. Like the procuitto wrapped asparagus.

Swords for astronauts, titanium chainmail for all!

I think I missed something, unless someone's having a Rennaisance-themed wedding in space, in which case I heartily approve and demand to be invited.

If I get married, I want to have a Rennaisance-themed wedding on Mars. I'll dress up like Ming the Merciless.

Vortex, so... what does she want you to do about it?

Excellent question. Unless she's just looking for a shoulder to cry on. I don't let people cry on my shoulders who have the solution to their problems.

Damn, that monkey story is driving me crazy. I'm going to email the news website and complain about the crappy reporting.

For orthodox couples, there are often gatherings on the week after the wedding, called "sheva brakhot" ("sheva" = 7, "brakhot" = blessings), which are meals that have to have at least 10 men (= "minyan"), in which 7 blessings are said aloud, for the new couple.

Before my wedding I was trying to explain to our office manager about the sheva brachot and why we weren't taking an immediate honeymoon, and she was a little surprised that anyone would want to spend a week after the wedding with their family and friends. But it really is a lot of fun, and you don't feel as much pressure at the wedding to socialize with everyone because you have like six more nights of "receptions."

How about "Hire a stripper and both the bride and I will kill you in a fun and entertaining way. For us. For you, maybe not so fun."

Yeah, 'cause nobody'd ever take that as a challenge. Or possibly your friends are different than mine.

I'm going to email the news website and complain about the crappy reporting.

Good. Crappy reporting will only encourage more monkeys to go nuts.

Unless she already has RSVP's.

She said three months out, right? Anyway. I spent too much time last month trying to calm down a hyperventilating bride because of the people who had told her parents they "wouldn't miss it!" about her September wedding. We were trying to explain that that did not necessarily mean they were actually going to be able to make it. I don't think it ever took.

One thing I noticed at all my relatives weddings -- no accomidations were made for vegetarians.

This? Sucks for any social gathering, not just weddings. For that matter, it sucks even if there are no vegetarians invited. Also bad is providing one sad little token plate of veg food that's immediately eaten by the omnivores.