Request Newsletter | Bridal Online Website | Return To Main Page

Marriage & Wedding Information


How to Have a Sizzler of a Honeymoon! Article No. 6


It wasn't the wedding of the century. Six people in all arrived at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York to watch the young man and woman exchange their vows. Two more had been invited but as they were running late - and this was before the easy communication of mobiles - too bad for them.

The very young and very attractive bride was fetching in her suit of midnight blue with a matching hat trimmed with leather ribbons and buckles.

For their honeymoon the groom had chosen a near by hotel where the two celebrated so enthusiastically that they were thrown out of their hotel not long after their arrival. Undaunted, they picked themselves off the sidewalk, registered in another hotel, and continued to celebrate.

In one of his more lucid moment, the groom realized that as much as he adored his wife, she was not exactly a fashion plate. Leather ribbons and buckles were fine in Alabama, and may have won her the award of the most attractive debutant alive, but in New York they were very suggestive of country bumpkin.

"Sweetie, you must do something about those Southern Belle clothes you've got. I'll talk to some of my New York female friends. I'm sure they'll be delighted to put you on the right track. After all, this is New York, and we are on our honeymoon."

"But honeybunch, can we afford it? Don't forget we've already trashed two hotels and our honeymoon has barely started."

"My dear girl," he said indulgently, "haven't you ever heard of credit?"

"Credit!" she gasped. "Why my daddy would simply die if he heard me say the word less run around asking for it."

"Baby doll," he answered with a smile. "For a judge he's not a bad sort, your daddy. But when it comes to modern living, your daddy hasn't a clue. Didn't you tell me that he's refused to take out a mortgage on his house because it would put him in debt? I mean to say, it is 1920. Or hasn't he heard?"

"I don't know."

"Look! I absolutely insist! Go out on the town and come back an unflappable New Yorker. We'll be the talk of the town."

And so began the story of Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald. And their love affair with credit. A love affair, like most love affairs, that ended in tragedy and tears.

But despite the mark that they have left behind, all too many couples are only too ready to embrace a similar affair, fueled to an even higher pitch by the advent of credit cards.

For them it will be different, they think.

But as the man said, first comes the wedding and the credit card, then comes the honeymoon and the credit card. Then come the bills and the divorce.

Vlady, a Civil Marriage Celebrant, is an author of "The Complete Book of Australian Weddings", "The Small Organisation Handbook", and an ebook "Honeymoon! A Sizzle or a Fizzle?" which you can see on her website http://www.vlady-celebrant.com


MORE RESOURCES:

MTV.com

Speidi's 'Wedding' Bling
Extra TV - 1 hour ago
Alleged newlyweds Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag showed off their pseudo-wedding rings at the Cedars-Sinai "Road to a Cure" gala last night. ...
Speidi's Wedding Bands: "They Cost 40 Pesos" E! Online
Heidi Montag's Mom Says Marriage To Spencer Pratt Will Last 'Six ... MTV.com
HEIDI MONTAG - THE HILLS NEWLYWEDS TO TRY FOR BABY Contactmusic.com
The Gossip Girls - Fashion.ie
all 30 news articles


Winter wedding dos and don'ts
7Online.com, NY - 2 hours ago
Weddings aren't just spring and summer affairs these days. More and more couples are opting to marry during what used to be the "off season" for nuptials, ...


Best Syndication

Basic Tips to Help You Choose Your Wedding Videographer
Best Syndication, CA - 1 hour ago
Most brides spend years dreaming of their perfect wedding day. So it is not surprising if they invest countless hours picking out the wedding gown and ...
Helpful Tips in Making a Wedding Video Best Syndication
How to Become a Videographer Best Syndication
all 3 news articles


California lawmakers decry gay wedding ban
United Press International - 2 hours ago
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- California lawmakers say their resolutions support the overthrow of a ban on same-sex marriages are about civil rights rather ...


Best Syndication

Scrapbook: Making Wedding Photos More Memorable
Best Syndication, CA - 56 minutes ago
You just had a wonderful wedding. It was a once in a lifetime occasion. The wedding photography in Phoenix done by a professional was very good but ...
Organizing your Photographs: Simple Tips on Sorting Out Old Pictures Best Syndication
all 2 news articles


Best Syndication

6 Common Mistakes on Your Wedding Day
Best Syndication, CA - 2 hours ago
A wedding is a once in a lifetime event. It takes months or perhaps years to plan the perfect one. With so many details to remember from the wedding ...
A Career As an Event Planner Best Syndication
all 2 news articles


Julianne Hough to Hear Wedding Bells?
Great American Country, TN - 2 hours ago
3, 2008 — If Julianne Hough ends up walking down the aisle, she might want to skip the traditional white wedding dress in favor of a paisley one. ...


Florida governor's bride-to-be chooses her gown for Dec. 12 wedding
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Dec 1, 2008
By Linda Trischitta | South Florida Sun-Sentinel Carole Rome wore her status with low-key ease when she ordered her bridal gown from Wedding Atelier in ...
Gay rights group to protest at Crist's wedding WWSB ABC 7
Charlie Crist's fiancee to wear silk gown to the nuptials ABC Action News
Gays to Demonstrate at Fla. Gov. Crist’s Marriage EDGE Boston
Palm Beach Post
all 41 news articles


E! Online

Heidi & Spencer's Wedding Hoax
Star Magazine, NY - 21 hours ago
15 issue, on sale Wednesday — their quickie wedding was just another publicity stunt conjured up by the spotlight-seeking duo. As soon as word broke that ...
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt return from honeymoon Now Magazine Online
all 10 news articles


The Age

Brad Pitt Dishes on Wedding Plans and the Paparazzi
Hollyscoop, CA - Dec 2, 2008
Brad sat down with Ann Curry from The Today Show to dish on his wedding plans with Angelina, his Make It Right Foundation project in New Orleans and his ...
How the Oscars race is shaping up TVNZ
Brad Pitt On Today: Make It Right, Marriage, Adoption Fears (VIDEO) Huffington Post
Brangelina Marriage Depends on the Kids Tango
Croydon Advertiser
all 654 news articles

Wedding - Google News

home | site map

Site Map | Site Map | Links

© 2006