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in my thirties and had no desire to immediately informed me was bad
I Do. Do You? look like Little Bo Peep. To prove luck) or change the location.
my point, I went dress shopping Meanwhile, the minister began
with Mom and tried on a couple demanding that we attend pre-
by Valerie Nusbaum of the frilly, lacy confections. Mom marital counseling sessions and do
quickly agreed that something more all the required testing before he’d
June is traditionally referred to perfect and over the top, and I didn’t grown-up and stylish would suit me marry us. Seriously? We could use
as “wedding month” because so want a wedding at all. I wanted the better, and we settled on an off- his new church in Frederick for the
many couples enter into matrimony marriage, just not all the hoopla that the-shoulder lace cocktail dress in ceremony if we agreed to his terms,
at this time of year. Couples take surrounds it. My dream was for my antique white. but I didn’t want to get married in
advantage of the weather and the groom and I to take a cruise and Randy didn’t much care what unfamiliar territory. I also didn’t
abundance of fresh flowers and have the captain of the ship marry we did as long as he got to wear want to do all the lessons, etc. As
jump over the broom, smash the us while we were at sea. Just the two a tuxedo. Two of my three best I said, I was already a grown-up
champagne glass, or elope to Las of us—very romantic. friends got upset with me that I was and I knew what I was doing (more
Vegas. We ended up at the American considering not having a traditional or less). So…we asked the new
Randy and I are preparing to Legion in Brunswick with exactly wedding. One temporarily stopped minister at my church if he’d marry
attend my cousin’s daughter’s one hundred people in attendance. speaking to me and the other one us. He agreed, and a short meeting
outdoor wedding in a few weeks. How did we end up there, you ask? I went out and bought half a dozen later, the details were ironed out.
It will be held at my aunt and gave up. I gave in. I was possibly the bridesmaid dresses. She brought It honestly never occurred to me
uncle’s farm in West Virginia, most miserable bride I’d ever seen. them to my house and modeled that I could have the ceremony at
and it promises to be a big, fancy When Randy and I announced them so that I could see how nice my church after all the stuff we’d
affair. All this wedding talk has me our engagement and started talking she looked and how wrong I would been through, so we booked the
thinking about our own ceremony about when and where we’d get be to deny her the opportunity to American Legion hall for both the
and reception. We actually got married, we immediately got flak wear one. ceremony and reception. By this
married in October—not June—but from our families and friends. As I said, I gave up my cruise time, the guest list had climbed to
a wedding is a wedding. I’m finally Everyone wanted to be a part of the ship dream and agreed to a small over fifty people. I was getting more
going to tell you the story I’ve been beginning of our life together, and ceremony with family and close and more fed up. Then, the Legion
threatening to tell you for years. It everyone had ideas and suggestions. friends—maybe twenty people. I called and said they had double-
occurs to me that it might require First of all, our parents wanted to asked our minister to perform the booked and we’d have to change our
more than one column. This is the be there. My dad, who never asked ceremony. He agreed, but there date. Mom panicked, but I didn’t
backstory. me for anything, really wanted was a problem. He was leaving care at that point. Whatever. We
I was the opposite of a to walk me down the aisle. My our church and going to another had to get new invitations. Still, it
“bridezilla.” At least, that’s how I mother thought I should wear a congregation, so he refused to do didn’t occur to me to use the church.
see it. A bridezilla wants everything wedding gown, even though I was the ceremony at my church, as That’s how tired I was of the whole
he didn’t want to upset the new thing. Randy had rented his tux, so
minister. I had to find another venue, he was totally ready.
so Randy and I decided to have the There were so many things that
small ceremony at our new home went wrong, and I haven’t even
here in Thurmont, and we planned mentioned my in-laws. Yes, this
to host a dinner afterward at Cozy story will need more space. Just
Restaurant. It was a good idea, but know that in the end, it all worked
the date we had chosen turned out out. The wedding was horrible but
to be Colorfest weekend. We’d have the marriage hasn’t been so bad.
to change the date (which Mom And Randy looked nice in his tux.
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June Special
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in my thirties and had no desire to immediately informed me was bad
I Do. Do You? look like Little Bo Peep. To prove luck) or change the location.
my point, I went dress shopping Meanwhile, the minister began
with Mom and tried on a couple demanding that we attend pre-
by Valerie Nusbaum of the frilly, lacy confections. Mom marital counseling sessions and do
quickly agreed that something more all the required testing before he’d
June is traditionally referred to perfect and over the top, and I didn’t grown-up and stylish would suit me marry us. Seriously? We could use
as “wedding month” because so want a wedding at all. I wanted the better, and we settled on an off- his new church in Frederick for the
many couples enter into matrimony marriage, just not all the hoopla that the-shoulder lace cocktail dress in ceremony if we agreed to his terms,
at this time of year. Couples take surrounds it. My dream was for my antique white. but I didn’t want to get married in
advantage of the weather and the groom and I to take a cruise and Randy didn’t much care what unfamiliar territory. I also didn’t
abundance of fresh flowers and have the captain of the ship marry we did as long as he got to wear want to do all the lessons, etc. As
jump over the broom, smash the us while we were at sea. Just the two a tuxedo. Two of my three best I said, I was already a grown-up
champagne glass, or elope to Las of us—very romantic. friends got upset with me that I was and I knew what I was doing (more
Vegas. We ended up at the American considering not having a traditional or less). So…we asked the new
Randy and I are preparing to Legion in Brunswick with exactly wedding. One temporarily stopped minister at my church if he’d marry
attend my cousin’s daughter’s one hundred people in attendance. speaking to me and the other one us. He agreed, and a short meeting
outdoor wedding in a few weeks. How did we end up there, you ask? I went out and bought half a dozen later, the details were ironed out.
It will be held at my aunt and gave up. I gave in. I was possibly the bridesmaid dresses. She brought It honestly never occurred to me
uncle’s farm in West Virginia, most miserable bride I’d ever seen. them to my house and modeled that I could have the ceremony at
and it promises to be a big, fancy When Randy and I announced them so that I could see how nice my church after all the stuff we’d
affair. All this wedding talk has me our engagement and started talking she looked and how wrong I would been through, so we booked the
thinking about our own ceremony about when and where we’d get be to deny her the opportunity to American Legion hall for both the
and reception. We actually got married, we immediately got flak wear one. ceremony and reception. By this
married in October—not June—but from our families and friends. As I said, I gave up my cruise time, the guest list had climbed to
a wedding is a wedding. I’m finally Everyone wanted to be a part of the ship dream and agreed to a small over fifty people. I was getting more
going to tell you the story I’ve been beginning of our life together, and ceremony with family and close and more fed up. Then, the Legion
threatening to tell you for years. It everyone had ideas and suggestions. friends—maybe twenty people. I called and said they had double-
occurs to me that it might require First of all, our parents wanted to asked our minister to perform the booked and we’d have to change our
more than one column. This is the be there. My dad, who never asked ceremony. He agreed, but there date. Mom panicked, but I didn’t
backstory. me for anything, really wanted was a problem. He was leaving care at that point. Whatever. We
I was the opposite of a to walk me down the aisle. My our church and going to another had to get new invitations. Still, it
“bridezilla.” At least, that’s how I mother thought I should wear a congregation, so he refused to do didn’t occur to me to use the church.
see it. A bridezilla wants everything wedding gown, even though I was the ceremony at my church, as That’s how tired I was of the whole
he didn’t want to upset the new thing. Randy had rented his tux, so
minister. I had to find another venue, he was totally ready.
so Randy and I decided to have the There were so many things that
small ceremony at our new home went wrong, and I haven’t even
here in Thurmont, and we planned mentioned my in-laws. Yes, this
to host a dinner afterward at Cozy story will need more space. Just
Restaurant. It was a good idea, but know that in the end, it all worked
the date we had chosen turned out out. The wedding was horrible but
to be Colorfest weekend. We’d have the marriage hasn’t been so bad.
to change the date (which Mom And Randy looked nice in his tux.
The Catoctin Banner exists due to the advertising
support of those featured in each issue.
June Special
$2.00 OFF any Service
13 Water Street in Thurmont
