You guys do not make this easy on me. You know that, don’t you? Last Sunday I hit you with this image:

and you guys went to town.

From candy wrappers to Star Wars to the Solid Gold Dancers, the references flew fast and thick. What’s more, they hit with laser precision.

In the end, though, there can be only one winner. This time it’s the inimitable La Petite Acadienne for this priceless and thoroughly surprising caption:

Phyllis was known for being an avid outdoorswoman, but when she married, nobody predicted her creative use of survival blankets.

The iodine-tablet confetti, however, wasn’t as impressive.

By the way, La Petite Acadienne, you owe me a monitor…actually a whole computer since the monitor isn’t separate on my poor, coffee-bathed eMac.

Congratulations, La Petite Acadienne, and thanks to everyone who played!

I read an article about keeping bridezilla at bay yesterday, and one of the tips the author offered up was “Envision and then become the bride you aspire to be.” I thought it rather odd advice, since so much of bad bridal attitude one encounters on the WE channel and Etiquette Hell seems to come from unrealistic expectations.

When it came time to plan my own wedding, I didn’t give much though to the sort of bride I’d be. I am who I am whether I’m wearing sweatpants or Spanx. But if you’ll allow me the luxury of looking back and fantasizing just a tad, this is the bride I personally would have liked to aspire to be. I don’t know anything about her, other than that she is headed to her civil ceremony in Villejuif, France in 1975. I can’t even see her face, though everything about her bearing leads me to believe that if she turned around we would all be dazzled by her beauty. She practically shouts chic!

What kind of bride do you (or did you) aspire to be? Or does the whole notion strike you as just a tad silly?

I’m not going to poo-poo Disney themed weddings, the same way I won’t poo-poo butterfly themed weddings or Star Trek themed weddings or taxi cab themed weddings. For one thing, it’s the couple’s choice. And there’s no reason whatsoever that a heavily themed wedding — as opposed to a wedding themed wedding — should be anything less than fun, right?

But I draw the line at weddings where live cartoon characters actually make an appearance or go so far as to accompany the newlyweds to their honeymoon suite. Ever since I was a wee one, human beings outfitted in kooky costumes and positively huge headgear have given me the willies. As much as I respect brides and grooms who make unusual choices, I think I’d feel just a little embarrassed for everyone involved if Mickey and Minnie suddenly showed up at the reception venue.

So, yeah. Cartoon characters at weddings? Hate it. *squirm*

What say you?

Just after her wedding, the gorgeous Amber of my aim is true wrote a post urging plus-size brides-to-be to look into having their wedding gowns custom made.

If you’re a plus size bride in search of a dress, forget shopping at wedding boutiques. Seriously. I watched my sister go through this with her wedding a few years ago, and unless you live in a city with a specifically plus size bridal store, you’re going to David’s Bridal (or as I prefer to call it, the horrible place with those people who are complete douchebags).

Her advice is spot on, but it’s not just for plus size brides-to-be. In my opinion, everyone should look into skipping the salons in favor of working with a seamstress. Even if you’re reasonably sure that you’ll be able to find the traditional look you love on the racks of your local bridal outfitter, there’s no reason not to look into the whys and hows of custom made wedding gowns.

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