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Aug 3

custom, part four

Over the past month, I’ve been diving into George Monger’s encyclopedic Wedding Customs of the World, which collates information about hundreds of practices that make up wedding traditions. My goal is to consider what the historical origins, development, and contemporary uses of particular customs tell us about their original contexts…

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custom, part four
custom, part four

Jul 22

custom, part three

Soon after we shared the news of our engagement with family and friends, my sister started plotting a surprise for us, a surprise that came with a story. When she died, my grandmother, my father’s mother, left behind a really extraordinary collection of jewelry. My parents were tasked with appraising…

Weddings

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custom, part three
custom, part three

Jul 19

“When you love someone a lot, they just look like love.”

how to pick a reading for your wedding — One of my favorite aspects of designing a wedding ceremony is identifying and integrating texts. There’s no rule that a couple has to include any readings, but they can enhance the experience of a ceremony by providing a glimpse into a couple’s relationship, their values, and the world they want…

Weddings

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“When you love someone a lot, they just look like love.”
“When you love someone a lot, they just look like love.”

Jul 14

custom, part two

A few months ago, my husband and I watched Funny Face. Oh, you haven’t seen it? If you can get past the 30 year age difference between Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn, though it’s too often forgotten, it’s one of the best flicks of the century. Funny Face is a…

Weddings

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custom, part two
custom, part two

Jul 8

custom, part one

As a Virgo, I appreciate a good checklist. When it comes to organizing and preparing an event, I love a color-coded spreadsheet even more, but there’s magic in any pithy roster that breaks a complex idea (like a multipronged, emotionally laden, and culturally significant event…for example, a wedding) down into…

Reflections

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custom, part one
custom, part one

Jul 7

Just what we need: Another cis White man chimes in on Roe v. Wade

It’s been a rough couple of weeks. As if the last three years haven’t been enough, in one term (and largely in the last weeks), the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued, as the New York Times described it, “far-reaching decisions that will transform American life.” They overturned…

Reflections

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Just what we need: Another cis White man chimes in on Roe v. Wade
Just what we need: Another cis White man chimes in on Roe v. Wade

Jun 24

diva

diva | noun; late 19th century origin, via Italian from latin, literally ‘goddess’ a famous female opera singer a famous female singer of popular music a self-important person who is temperamental and difficult to please (typically used of a woman) Thanks, Oxford, but you missed an essential piece of the…

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diva
diva

Jun 11

wed

“Can we just get married already? I’m kidding. I want pageantry that takes months and months to plan.” David Rose, Schitt’s Creek The final episodes of Schitt’s Creek [spoiler alert] wrap up the story by giving each member of the Rose family a big transition and happy ending. Johnny and…

Reflections

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wed
wed

Jun 1

june

Fresh and alive and gay and young June is a love song, sweetly sung June, as the cast of Carousel sings for us, is once again bustin’ out all over. For many, it’s the end of the school year or the beginning of summer shenanigans, but for queer folx, June…

Reflections

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june
june

May 24

sick

The Covid Diaries Day one: My husband felt crappy last night, and I feel crappy today, but we have a plane to catch. We’re exhausted, I told myself. Visiting friends in San Diego, three days at DragCon — we’re just….exhausted. Denial and snug masks propped up that illusion until we got…

Reflections

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sick
sick
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