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| Couple’s lovely historic home in Charlottesville |
Dear Engaged Couple-
This week I met with a couple who will be marrying in June. The couple is fortunate enough to have already bought a house, dating from the early 1900’s, in a … Read More
Wedding Blues
Dear Engaged Couple-
Disaster nearly ruined a wedding at which I officiated several Saturdays back. Acting quickly, though, the couple I was to marry was able to turn apples into apple sauce, or rotten bananas into banana bread, something like
… Read More The Presbyterian Wedding
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| Cove Presbyterian Church, Covesville, Virginia |
Dear Engaged Couple–
I have been working with a Christian couple who wants me to perform a “traditional” Presbyterian Service. I specify Christian couple, because I also officiate at non-Christian and/or secular weddings. I was
… Read More The Myers Briggs Personality Indictator
The Myers Briggs Test
Dear Engaged Couple—I offer premarital counseling. I do that because I want to do my best to make sure that your marriage LASTS. I have only once refused to marry a couple, but there are some
… Read More Take Time to Remember
I know exactly how it is. In fact, just this morning I was talking to a soon-to-be-mother-of –the bride. Her older daughter got married several years ago. Now her younger daughter is tying in the knot—in June. She said, “I The Westwood Club in Richmond, What a Venue!
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| The Westwood Club |
Dear Engaged Couple-
As you may know, I officiate at weddings both in Charlottesville and Richmond. Charlottesville is a hub for weddings—mostly because of the outlying area’s many vineyards. Latest word is that 3,000 weddings took place
… Read More It’s over before you know it, or is it?
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| Dress from David’s Bridal |
Dear Bride-to-Be,
Note, I didn’t start this blog with the usual, “Dear engaged COUPLE” but Dear Bride- to-Be.” That is because this blog is for the female half of the two of you. Today I want
… Read More It’s a Puzzle!
There are no extra pieces to the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle Deepak Chopra
Dear Engaged Couple–Over the weekend I talked
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