Speaking of weddings, if you’re not married (or if you had the opportunity to remarry the same person), how would you imagine it? What dress would you wear? What poem would you read? Just for fun, this is what I might choose these days…
1. A simple dress. When I got married before, I wore a J.Crew wedding dress and liked to spend the night in something familiar: just a silky, understated dress. In that sense I love it this one with a bow and this one with a flower (also in linen!).
2. golden shoes either sandals. How beautiful! And a kitten heel so my feet wouldn’t hurt.
3. Wear jewelry all the time. I don’t really wear fancy jewelry, so I would choose something beautiful that I could wear on normal days too, like shiny hoops and an elegant bracelet. I also like the idea of a small medallion containing photos of loved ones we miss, like my grandmother.
4. A small restaurant in New York. Most of our friends live in New York City and I’ve lived here for a whopping 25 years, but traditional wedding venues can be incredibly expensive. Instead, how cool would it be to try renting a small bar for drinks and snacks? This sits on a dock on the East River, with views of the Manhattan skyline. You just have to pray for good weather.
5. Lots of galettes. Sure, I like cake, but I love it, love Flaky, buttery galettes. Some of the best I’ve tried are from a Brooklyn baker named Sacha who brings them to your house (he’s working at other bakeries right now to learn enough to open his own). It would be fun to feature a bunch of different flavors in beautiful cake stallsso people could come up and just grab a piece.
6. Many speeches. This one may be controversial, but I hate dancing and I love speeches. The tearful father, the witty sister, my own brother who inexplicably did all his talking. with australian accent. I could listen to funny toasts all night, about anything, on any occasion. Bonus points if there’s a best friend speech, like this legendary one bridesmaids scene.
What about you? What would you do differently if you got married again? A friend told me, “I wouldn’t get drunk in the first place,” haha. and how cute they are these photo matchboxes for favors?
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(Photo above from the film. Palm Springs.)
