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Dawn French presides over Irish-Spanish wedding in private chapel of stately home (Rousse)

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Dreamaticus

My in-laws held back the early morning visitors to their stately home while their staff vacuumed the Persian rugs. Meanwhile Dawn French, dressed in all her Vicar of Dibley garb, was busy setting up the private chapel for a wedding … Continue reading →

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Wedding speaker shamed (Rousse)

Posted on August 4, 2024 by Dreamaticus

VAE stood up from her pew seat, marched over to the speaker, and admonished him in front of the whole congregation: ‘This is a wedding of a couple very much in love. It is customary to speak about them during … Continue reading →

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A two-track wedding and Belle the big mouth

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Dreamaticus

The wedding I attended was SO boring. In one room, every guest had been invited to ‘do a turn’ and I was cringing with second-hand embarrassment. Sneaking quietly out of the room, I discovered that a second ‘volume’ of the … Continue reading →

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Three suspicious spots of blood on a bridal gown (Rousse)

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Dreamaticus

The three neat spots of blood on the skirt of my bridal gown would be enough to convict me of murder. There was no option but to burn the (otherwise) beautiful dress – now.

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Cabbie bride of Christ (Rousse)

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Dreamaticus

The roads were treacherous so we hired a nun taxi driver to take us over the snowbound hills. She skidded (safely) just a couple of times. The only real inconvenience of travelling with a cabbie bride of Christ were the … Continue reading →

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A bigamous bride-to-be (Rousse)

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I was distraught when my husband TPR declared that he no longer loved me, and that I was to be ‘donated’ to a new fiancé – my ex brother-in-law NMcC.  The pair of them tried to placate me with a … Continue reading →

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A winning wedding combo (Rousse)

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Dreamaticus

MSB and I were famous: she for her fabulous gown designs; I for my witty wedding speeches. Whether or not they were our clients, brides-to-be queued for hours for autographs and selfies with us. They were terribly excited at the … Continue reading →

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A hairy bridesmaid (Rousse)

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I was honoured to have been asked to serve as one of JA’s bridesmaids, even though the only part that I had played in her life was to introduce her to some external work contacts and help her secure her … Continue reading →

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Second wedding wildlife (Rousse)

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The bride wore a bizarre blue patterned lawn cotton gown, as did her chief bridesmaid daughter. Two of her three sons, dressed in black suits, vied for the role of best man. This all seemed pretty pointless to me since … Continue reading →

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Bride dazzles congregation with a diamond-encrusted wedding dress, Diana Ross, and circus clowns (Rousse)

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Dreamaticus

My cousin F’s bride struggled to reach the alter under the weight of her dazzling diamond-encrusted wedding gown. While they waited for C to reach her destination, the congregation puzzled over her choice of music for walking down the aisle: … Continue reading →

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