Wedding Announcement

I spotted this wedding announcement in our local newspaper. Good lord, look at the length of that thing. The text alone is over 16 column inches. It mentions up through all the grandparents on both sides, siblings on both sides, all the bride’s maids, all the groom’s men, the organist, the trumpeter, and even the greeters — including all their home towns.

It mentions where both bride and groom went to school, high school and college, their honors and degrees, and their current employers. It even tells who gave the showers (plural) and where they were held. All the luncheons and dinners, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. They’re going on a honeymoon trip to Maui.

I’ve nothing against someone using this size announcement, but I do find it funny. It’s ostentatious. But then, what would one expect from this style of family:

“[The bride] was presented at the [Local] Debutante Ball, National Debutante Ball in Washington, DC, and the International Debutante Ball in New York City.”

There’s an International Debutante Ball?

Well, anyway, the bride is a beautiful girl, and I wish the new couple all the luck in the world.

Bullgrit
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