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There's just so much to plan for
By Paul Ciufo
and Julie Pugh,
My fiancee gives me that
dubious look, the "1 need you to
do something and I know you're
going to procrastinate" look.
Julie knows me too well. She
hands me several neat lists, .
relatives whose last names we
can't spell and addresses we
don't know, hotels we should call
to get rates for our out-of-town
guests.
"And you call Sergio (the best
man) and get tuxedo shopping, 1
mean it!"
She has the patience of Job, this
woman. "Otherwise you'll just
have to go without him. But
bring somebody with some
fashion sense. Like my mother."
I'm a bad dresser and highly
disorganized in her eyes. It's a
wonder she's marrying me at all.
Of course, she's superwoman.
The wedding isn't until the end
of August and she has already
bought her dress, picked out her
bridesmaids' eggplant -coloured
coverings, hired the
photographer, booked the church,
arranged the reception and set up
an interview with the minister.
My mind wanders. 1 imagine
we're in the minister's office. He
asks, "Have you discussed how
many children you'd like to
have?"
"Sixteen," 1 say.
"Two," she says emphatically.
"Paul, be serious."
"Eight girls and eight boys," I
insist.
Julie pokes me in the ribs and
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brings me back to reality. "Are
you listening to me?" When are
you going to call Segio?"
Uh-oh. Sergio is in the process
of moving and he just got a
promotion. We probably won't
be able to pick out the tuxedos
for months.
"And Lawrence," Julie says,
"has he sent you his
measurements from Australia?"
I imagine Lawrence in a tuxedo
five sizes too big for him, the
sleeves drooping down and
hiding his hands. I told him
weeks ago to a -nail his
measurements.
A plan of action, that's what 1
need. Maybe I could make
myself a wedding folder like
Julie and keep all of my stuff in
one place instead of scattered
across my desk/ coffee
table/kitchen counter/stereo unit.
Or perhaps reading is the key.
My bride-to-be has scrutinized a
dozen bridal magazines and
found plenty of helpful hints on
preparatiomfor TBD (The Big
Day). I mostly flip through the
mags pointing at models in sultry
dresses and saying "hope your's
is like this one, honey?"
Where will my friends stay (my
house will be overrun by
relatives)? Where will we hold
the rehearsal party? Should I beg
my MC not to mention that
embarassing thing I did in
Montreal five years ago? Should
we make our own invitations or
buy them?
Continued on next page
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