Wedding Story Website..

Most wedding websites are dull and boring. Let's face it.

Now, I may be biased, but I think if you take a look at my sister's (and future brother-in-law's) site, (particularly their story), you will agree that it is a very different take on it.

What's more, think the eco-movement hasn't hit mainstream? Well, take a look at their innovative approach to reducing waste in the registry/gift-giving process.

Feel free to sign their guestbook and wish them Mazal Tov.

Words Matter...Medical School and Weddings

I was chatting with Dr. Arnie Schwartz the other day about my "Principles of Successful Weddings."

Like the good med school professor that he is, he instructed me that "principles" are, in his world, based upon years of data, evidence, and analysis. If you don't adhere to a principle, you are liable for malpractice.
The pyramid of evolution of ideas goes from

• Suggestions
• Recommendations
• Guidelines
• Principles

Now, since I haven't done a thorough statistical analysis of how guests feel after different types of weddings, I suppose I can not call them "principles," but I am comfortable saying they are somewhere between Recommendations and Guidelines.

Of course, Arnie just needs to wait to have his mind blown when I do my book review of "Fooled by Randomness" (coming soon), but that's another topic!

An FOJ who “gets” me….

One of FOJ’s best, Tjada is getting married.

Knowing full well my penchant for efficiency, all things digital, and more recently “going green,” she reached out to me via Facebook and wrote:

Could you please send me your snail mail address.

We are preparing for wedding invites. Only b/c it's you, let me know if you guys find it offensive or paper wasting to get an actual mail invite. I wouldn't dare say that to someone else, but I think I kinda get you.

And wouldn’t you know it?

The other day, she sent the ENTIRE invitation digitized. Love it!!

Wedding Best Practices…

As we’re headed into the summer wedding season and I’ve had the conversation a few times, here are my suggested “best practices” for wedding planning.

Feel free to add

1. If your wedding is on a Sunday (and a non-holiday weekend), the wedding should start NO later than 2pm
2. Plan your wedding as if you were going to be a guest there
3. It’s not your wedding, it’s your parents’ wedding. When your kids get married, it’ll be your wedding.
4. And Jewish weddings only (100% duplication of the smorg at the Tisch-you don’t want a conflict of interest for the guys)

And, if you need help, check out the 100 item project plan for my wedding.

Some other wedding posts/highlights

1. CD’s as place cards...
2. Email Weddiquette....