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Getting married the classified
way (starts with this scenario)
Marryin' Sam lives. You
can find him in the news-
paper classifieds under
Section 665, Business Per-
sonals, Marriage Services.
I heard about this from a
pair of friends who wish to be
married discretely and inex-
pensively and hit upon the
idea of "a quiet civil cere-
mony at their local City Hall.
Imagine their surprise when
they discovered their partic-
ular City Hall was, nuptially
speaking, booked for the
next three months!
Then, in a desultory
perusal of the classified ads
in the evening paper, they
found: "Weddings - person-
alized and civil. Call Rev.
G.P."
The Reverend C.P. turned
out to be a minister who 3ree-
lanced weddings to make a
little extra mo ey. His fee
was $100, for which he would
come to my friend's apart-
ment and tie the knot. He ad-
vised the altar -bound pair
that he had a repertoire of
five ceremonies, ranging
from the traditional style, to
contracts/ with renewal op-
tions and clauses about per-
sonal space and shared re-
sponsibilities.
My friend has been
married before, and she re-
called all too well the tizzies
resulting from whether the
bridesmaids' bouquet should
have Raby's Breath or Eng-
lish Ivy. She remembered
distinctly the small frictions
associated with drawing up
equally enumerated guest
lists from both sides of the
family.
She thought on all these
things, and opted for the
house -call wedding with two
witnesses and no guests.
When her doorbell rings in a
couple of weeks, it will not be
•Avon calling. It will be a
• Reverend calling, and there
will- be no worries for any-
.! body about finding a place to
parl or getting the brides-
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maids to the church on time.
She is saving herself about
three months of worry by
doing it this way. When I
think of all the fuss and
carry -on involved. in the
planning of our wedding, I
can appreciate the attraction
of a simple affair.
For months before the
wedding date, my mother
and I read copies of Modern
Bride and Your Wedding
which advised on thorny
issues like trousseau teas
and floral arrangements. We
held conferences with a well -
manicured lady in Eaton's
Bridal Salon. We drew up
lists and seating plans and
'charts.
Long distance calls and
frenzied letters flew between
mother's house and my
apartment. We discussed
wedding music and what to
serve at the reception and
whether the bridesmaids
would look best in sunset
pink or seasick green.
On' weekends we visited
dressmakers and - caterers.
The only violent disagree-
ment centred on the tiny
plastic bride and groom
which a lot of people thought
ought to go atop our wedding
cake. I said I'd elope if it did.
Aside , from writing
cheques and contemplating
his steadily ebbing bank
account, my father stayed
out of the fray. I think he
may have gotten a hew suit
for the occasion. I know he
washed the car.
It all came together. We
tottered through the re-
hearsal, the actual wedding,
and the reception. Later we
got the thank -you notes
written and packed away the
multi -skirted wedding dress
with its crinoline and head-
dress.
Neither one of us feels
quite up to going through all
that business again, and thib
may be why we have stayed
married long enough to go
through three sets of kitchen
dishes.
Yesterday I was sitting out
in the sun thinking about the
whole business of free-lance
marriage -makers and my
eyes closed and the following
scenario unfolded in my
head:
He: hello. I'm the . . .
She: Come in, come in.
Thank goodness you're here.
The lights have been flicker-
ing all day and I'm scared to
plug in my blow dryer.
He: I'm not the elec-
trician. I'm the . .
She: Don't tell me. You're
here to trim the dog. I'll
bring her right in. No? Are
you the enumerator? My
brother's old room mate? A
Jehovah's Witness?
He. I am Reverend G.P.,
performer of marriages.
She: Oh boy. Is it that Sat-
urday already? Come on in,
and I'll ,call Ian and do my
nails and we can go ahead
with it.
He: Very well, but I don't
.have all day. I'm doing a
wedding in the lion's cage at
the Metro Zoo at five.
The whole business is a
logical as a computer pro-
gram.
Marriages are made'. in
Heaven.- Why not look to the
Star Classifieds to find
someone to perform them?
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IMPORTANT ROLE—Accessories play an important role in interior decorating.
Oriental kimono used for wall hanging, combined with interesting ceramics, per-
sonalizes this room.
Accessories make
personal statement
By Barbara Hartung
Q. I'm moving into a new ^
apartment and have bought
a few pew pieces of furniture
to go with things I already
have but don't seem to have
a very artistic living room or
bedroom.
1 haven't hung anything on
the walls yet because I don't
know what I don't know what
I need. How can I decorate
my walls in an attractive
way to add to the charm and
personality now ' missing
from my rooms?—M.V.
A. Accessories — the
articles with which you dec-
orate your walls plus the
lamps and other articles you
add to your room — can
make the difference between
a lively room and one that
suffers from the blahs.
Accessories are like the
frosting on the cake — too
much obscures the good
taste but too little makes you
feel like something is miss-
ing.
The first step in acce_ssor-
izing, is to take an inventory
of what you have. Get all
your pictures, pottery,
vases, crystal and knick-
necks out. Add your lighting
fixtures and things that are
simply pretty that you have
collected such as a woven
belt from Mexico or an old
book of photographs. Fi-
nally, drag out sentimental
things, too. Maybe it might
be some old wedding 'Oic-
tikes or pictures of special
people when they were
young. You might even find
some artwork from when
you were a youngster if
you're a collector.
The point is that these
items are things that reflect
you and only you, and by put-
ting them together, you can
create a very personal look
and one that is fun to live
with.
When you get all these
things out, you will see how
some things seem to have a
feeling for each other while
others do not. Begin to ar-
range like items or items
that look well together. Don't
expect to use all of them.
Next, begin to imagine
where things could go on
walls and tables. If you have
a large wall and only a few
small prints, consider fram-
ing a number of prints in
large frames with attractive
colored mats for a domin-
ating look.
Finally arrange the acces-
sories on the floor before you
start hammering holes in the
walls. You can get an idea of
how much attention a partic-
ular piece demands, how
much space you need around
it and what looks well with it.
If you feel you need some-
thing else, then do your shop-
ping at this time. By then you
will have a better idea where
you need accessories and
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