Maria, when you got married, did you and DH have to sit on opposite sides of the altar until after the actual sacramental-hey-you're-married part?

Yes and no. We actually sat right in the front of the very first pew--DH on the right and me on the left--separated by the center aisle. That's the way the church handled it, because there's no additional seating up at the altar that doesn't make things awkward. We continued to sit this way even after the sacrament. It's more for logistics than anything else.

I have a friend who once gave up being Catholic for Lent. She started attending Episcopalian services instead.

That's hilarious.

Edited to be clear I don't think Maria's wedding was hilarious.

Edited to be clear I don't think Maria's wedding was hilarious.

Oh, it was though! In the homily, the priest slipped up and called me a lesbian. He was talking about how DH had dated a few women before he found me, and how I had also dated a few women before I found DH. We laughed until we cried, including the priest. It was great, considering out of whose mouth it came. Oh, the irony.

Hi! Sorry to have been all absent-like for so long, but things have been a-poppin'. I will no doubt be more talky after I've been more thinky for a little while longer.

Congratulations to Bob, and very best wishes to you, bonbon!

And thanks, you guys, for all the birthday wishes. It hasn't sucked all day. So far. So that's good.

Also, I am always tickled to be reminded that I share the day with Benno's birthday and Kat and Lori's anniversary. 'S a good day!

bon bon, you know you're not even on the same continent as bridezilla, right? You're just working stuff out.

OK, that's good to hear. I thought people might think I was going overboard already worrying what kind of Catholic my kids may be. And Maria, don't worry about causing me anxiety-- the whole raising kids religious conversation is something already discussed and fairly agreed upon with Bob. I just meant to say that that part was not a big concern of mine as far as the parish wedding prep goes.

Bridezilla is all about, "IT'S MY SPECIAL DAY, SO CAN'T YOU JUST WALK THE POODLE DOWN THE AISLE BECAUSE HE IS MY PRECIOUS AND I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF IT AND DADDY, PLEASE BUY ME THE $15,000 CAKE OR MY SPECIAL DAY WON'T BE SPECIAL."

It's also about stomping on Tokyo and fighting Mothra. Or Mecha-Bridezilla.

It's also about stomping on Tokyo and fighting Mothra. Or Mecha-Bridezilla.

::pictures Gamera in a bridesmaid dress::

Oh, it was though! In the homily, the priest slipped up and basically called me a lesbian.

HAHAHA! I should go back and re-edit that the seating arrangements at your wedding weren't hilarious.

My sister and her fiance are planning their October 5th wedding, and have sent suggestions for hotels to some of us to get ideas of which one more people would be interested in, so they can lock in the group rate. She thinks it's too early to worry about booking it, but her fiance made the good point that October is one of the big hotel-booking months in Vegas (where they live and will have the wedding), so the sooner they decide and book it, the better.

her fiance made the good point that October is one of the big hotel-booking months in Vegas (where they live and will have the wedding), so the sooner they decide and book it, the better.

Wise man. We booked our block of rooms about 8 months out as well.