Ok, I have a solution to the owl-flying-away-with-the-rings problem. Since the wedding rings are so expensive, it makes sense to have people with shotguns standing by. Although it might detract somewhat from the ceremony to have the owl brutally gunned down as it tries to escape, and the exchange of the blood-and-feather-spattered rings might not be so much fun either....

edit to kill a comma....

Was that wedding from the new Harry Potter series or something? Careful, those rings have a Screamer from the -inlaws.

So ... a new meaning for the phrase "shotgun wedding"?

The bride is a best-selling romance author. She is currently working on her tenth novel.

This is what I'm dying to know.

flower-filled dungeon

I assume this just means that flowers figured heavily into the decor for the event, but is anyone else picturing the dungeon full of flowers like a big wedding ball pool?

Should I reveal the names of bride and groom? it's not like it's a secret ....

Barb - [link]

I want a wife.

I hate to cook, I hate to clean, and I'm not any good at doing either one, anyway. I hate running errands and doing chores, and I work 12-14 hours most days; I'm too tired to do anything I don't absolutely have to do. I could support another person, if I saved the money I'm currently paying for cleaning service and take-out, and stopped buying shoes I don't need, I could afford food-n-stuff for another person. And I have a car that's paid off, too, in case they need a car. And a second bedroom, in case we don't want to sleep together. As long as they like cats and sci-fi, we'd be fine.

If my wife were a hot guy, that would be okay, too.

What would have happened if the owl flew away with the rings? A sign from God/Mother Nature not to get married?

Didn't we just establish yesterday that owls are untrustworthy?

Actually, I would love a wedding like that. Even the owl, if s/he were trustworthy.