Winthrop and Florence get married

First attempt at proposal

Readers:  There is a history with Win and Flo.  If you have the time, click on the links which builds to this event in this post.

Flo was sitting on the porch steps, sobbing for all she was worth, as Win pulled up in his pick-up truck.  Slipping his arm around her, he asked her why she was crying, hesitantly, knowing that he already knew the answer.

2nd attempt at marriage proposal

Inside the house, both sides of the family were having a row.  A big, blown-out fight.  This time it was over how to fold the napkins at the reception.  Flo’s side wanted the bishop’s hat, while Win’s family wanted the fan.  The last decision over the wedding colors (decided to be salmon and avocado) had proved to be a physical decision.  Win’s Uncle Floyd decked Flo’s aunt Sister Anuncia with a brutal upper cut, and she responded with a double neck lock.  She had always been a wrestling fan.

The proposal

“Oh, Win!  I can’t stand this anymore!  What can we do?”

Well, now, Flo.  I got me an idea.  What do you think…..”

What do you think they should do?  What do you predict?  My own choice will appear tomorrow, which will be the last blog for this Thanksgiving Week…

This cake is just fine--so far.

Back in May, I wrote a post, “I do! I do!” 
Advice to Brides! 

My niece had gotten married at a beach wedding.  It was a lovely wedding, and the families were happy. 

So much planning had gone into the wedding, as does in most weddings.  So many worries were about the weather, since it had been raining all week along that beach.  But the day of the wedding was sunny and clear. 

Now we are preparing to go to a second-marriage wedding for the bride’s mother, who is my sister-in-law.  When I asked her about the wedding plans that always include flowers, cake, food, and beverages, her reply was profound.  “This time, I am working on the marriage, not on the wedding.”

I bet they worked on their marriage!

What an insightful answer!

I remember her first wedding and all the planning that went into it.  Months of planning, shopping, trying on wedding dresses was part of the wedding process.  Every detail was addressed, except the weather.  It was a miserable humid hot day.  The reception by the home pool had seemed a good idea, but few people danced and most huddled in the shade until the sun was casting shadows. 

The wedding cake was sitting on the patio under shade during the church ceremony (during which the flower girl fainted from the heat). 

Someone else's wedding

When the bride’s parents returned home, the heavy cake sides were slipping down off the cake.  Only quick thinking by a chef guest saved the cake; he repaired the cake inside in the dining room, where the A/C was cranked to super-high. 

Okay, it wasn't this bad.

As I think about this second wedding, I don’t think the weather will matter one little bit.  Rain buckets?  Cold winds?  No problem.   

This couple has spent all the past year working on the marriage.  They won’t mind a little weather one bit.