Just got home from getting my hair cut, and the first thing he says to me is, "What happened to your head?"

Thanks honey. I am the victim of Hairdresser Blowout - my hair looks like a helmet that has been gently placed upon my head. No weather, not wind nor rain, can mess it up.

So I am the proud member of a bridal party. The wedding is scheduled to take place in three weeks...and lately I've been wondering, what the hell is the point of a huge, traditional, overdone ceremony? Is it to benefit the couple? Is it for the families? Friends? Is a wedding supposed to completely exhaust the couple - and their respective parties - emotionally, physically, and financially? She can't wait until it's over, the bride said...which made me wonder, why even have it in the first place? Why not elope, or pop into city hall and tie the knot there?

While we're on the subject, what is it about weddings that turns caring, compassionate individuals into wretched harpies that use the phrase, "My Special Day?"

Here's to a happy marriage!

"The woman cries before the wedding and the man after."
~Polish Proverb~