Wediquette Wednesday: How do I resign as a bridesmaid due to COVID-related health concerns?
02/03/2021
Each Wednesday, we tackle wedding etiquette. At times, it’s a reader question or one from a colleague, friend or family member and other times we’ll cover a popular issue. (Note: Questions may be edited for clarity and brevity.)
Question: A friend asked me pre-pandemic to be in her wedding and I said yes. I’ve been really excited about the wedding, but am starting to get anxious, because while she trimmed the guest list down a lot, there are still going to be about 100 people present at the event. I live with an immunocompromised person and even if I didn’t don’t feel comfortable attending larger gatherings where social-distancing will be a challenge. I love my friend, but don’t want to put myself or my loved ones at risk. How do I resign as a bridesmaid due to COVID-related health concerns?
My New Orleans
02/01/2021
You know what they say about oysters that’s right, they’re delicious. OK, and let’s be frank, they’re sexy too. So, what better theme to pursue for a honeymoon than a quest for zinc-rich, sex-drive boosting, bivalve heaven. We don’t know if it’s the fact that many drink champagne with them, or if it’s the sounds we make when we slurp them down, or if it’s where we are and what we’re doing and who we’re with when we munch them, but oysters have an amorous reputation. Casanova purportedly ate 50 for breakfast a day. At any rate, we love them fried, grilled, raw and baked and so countless people.
My New Orleans
01/27/2021
Each Wednesday, we tackle wedding etiquette. At times, it’s a reader question or one from a colleague, friend or family member and other times we’ll cover a popular issue. (Note: Questions may be edited for clarity and brevity.)
Question: I got engaged at Christmas, can we plan our wedding during the pandemic?
Answer: Congratulations and yes! While actually having a wedding right now is tricky, there are several things you can do to get the planning in motion. The easiest (and perhaps most fun) is getting the wedding registry and website up and running. Next, focus on setting your budget, picking a date (12 to 15 months out is typical), brainstorming ideas and researching vendors. There is so much you can get accomplished without ever leaving the house. Vendors have become experts at socially distant and virtual meetings, so it’s possible to get meetings scheduled as well as knocking out a few digital venue tours. It’s also a great time
My New Orleans
01/21/2021
You met at the bike shop. Not the most romantic place for love at first site, but you adored the way she’d gotten the grease from her bike chain incongruously on her upper lip as if she had a moustache. She liked how your muscular quads looked in bike shorts. (She didn’t tell you that right away, but later when it mattered.) Naturally, your first date was a bike ride. Once you decided to get married, you had no doubt that a bucket list vacation on two wheels would be the plan. Then, the pandemic hit, and you trained at home on your Peloton. No offence to the trend but pedaling indoors didn’t quite measure up. Besides, you wanted to ride together. Luckily, a slew of companies and resorts understand your yearnings. They’re offering safe options for bike-loving couples to honeymoon worthy destinations. Here are a few
Getty Each Wednesday, we tackle wedding etiquette. At times, it’s a reader question or one from a colleague, friend or family member and other times we’ll cover a popular issue. (Note: Questions may be edited for clarity and brevity.) Question: The first time I got married I eloped. We divorced. I now attend church and would like to have a church.