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what, me worry?

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Should any of you out there be considering an outdoor wedding, don't do it. It's not worth the anxiety.

Posted by on August 19, 2002 07:41 AM |

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It betcha you're okay.

Posted by: verymodern | August 19, 2002 07:58 AM

What time is the wedding scheduled for? Here in the Soggy South our thunderstorms normally come in the late afternoon. If that's the case, they will serve to clear out the guests who keep hanging around and you and Justin can get an earlier start on married nookie.

Posted by: sue | August 19, 2002 08:02 AM

not that I'm wishing rain for your wedding day, but folklore says that a rainy wedding day brings prosperity...

crossing my fingers for you!

Posted by: erika | August 19, 2002 08:58 AM

Husband and I had an outdoor wedding. In May. In Alabama. It was gorgeous. Because I willed it so.

30% is nothing...you can do it.

Posted by: Sekimori | August 19, 2002 09:14 AM

I agree with the above - 30% is NOTHING! Don't worry - tequilla tastes just the same rain, sun or snow! It will still be beautiful and it will still be completely wonderful!

Posted by: Bon | August 19, 2002 10:32 AM

You'll be fine! We had an outdoor reception. It poured all week and all that morning, then cleared off for the reception...and started pouring for the next week (we went camping on our honeymoon, of course).

Anyway, I always heard that rain on your wedding day was good luck.

Posted by: Solonor | August 19, 2002 11:03 AM

you know it's good luck to be married in the rain, right?

Posted by: redsugar | August 19, 2002 11:46 AM

There's an old Roman proverb: Rain falls in the lap of the happy bride. I do hope you you only have a very little rain in your lap, though, and not until long after the festivities are through. Or before they begin.

I'm sure there's some sexual innuendo in "rain in your lap," but I'm too tired to look for it now.

Posted by: Kim | August 19, 2002 01:55 PM

You have more of a chance of it being a nice day on Sunday where you are then we have of it being a nice day on Friday when my sister gets married...

Hope my camera equipment doesn't get wrecked! :)

Posted by: ann | August 19, 2002 01:55 PM

Sigh. You people really don't think I'm falling for that "rain is good luck" crap, do you?

Please see this old post for my feelings on little white lies that are meant to pacify.

Besides, the forecast has been changed to partly sunny and 78 degrees. Wheeee!

Posted by: michele | August 19, 2002 02:02 PM

As long as any slight drizzle doesn't dilute the happiness or the tequila.

Posted by: Linkmeister | August 19, 2002 02:09 PM

you should have bought something in latex

Posted by: melly | August 19, 2002 06:45 PM

I did. It's for after the wedding.

Posted by: michele | August 19, 2002 06:47 PM

Damn. Melly beat me to it.

Posted by: jhames | August 19, 2002 06:48 PM

It rained on Melissa's parada -- but it was still a wonderful, beautiful ceremony.

Don't sweat the stuff you can't control.

And our best to you both.

Posted by: Stephen Green | August 19, 2002 06:50 PM

You know, we watched the weather forecast for our wedding day for two or three weeks. And it said it was going to be cold and possibly rainy on that day. It ended up being a perfect day, as our wedding photos will attest.

Don't worry about it! The weather forecast can change at any moment. And if it rains on your wedding, so fucking what? That just means every time it rains, you'll think about your wedding day, and you'll be happy.

Posted by: jima | August 19, 2002 08:57 PM

See why I married him? He's smart!

Posted by: amyc | August 19, 2002 09:00 PM

I thought you married me for my large collection of Victrola recordings!

Posted by: jima | August 19, 2002 09:10 PM

Put a statue of Mary in the window. God's mother that is, not just Mary anybody.

Posted by: tina | August 20, 2002 08:43 AM

Good thing you clarified that, Tina. I was just about to go get a statue of Mary Tyler Moore.

Do you think Mary is going to help me out even though I'm an atheist? I'll try anything at this point.

Posted by: michele | August 20, 2002 08:52 AM

I'LL put Mary in the window. Lucky for you the only thing I got from Grandma after she died and our cousins grabbed up everything worth while, was her Mary statue. (It's just her head, tho. Does that count?)

Posted by: Anonymous | August 20, 2002 01:21 PM

Is it a bobble head?

Posted by: michele | August 20, 2002 01:26 PM