Kelly McClymer's Blog, page 11

Please welcome Lilian Darcy to the blog today. Lilian has a very interesting wedding story to share with us. I know I think an Australian wedding sounds much more romantic than one in New York! Which would you prefer?

My Instant Wedding

It happened this way:

We met inNew York Cityon May 23 1988, and were engaged within ten weeks. Problem was, I lived inAustralia, was only inNew Yorkfor a few months, and had to fly home the following week, in early August.

We agreed he would come for a visit toAus...

Please welcome author Lucy Kevin to the blog this week. Lucy’s focus in her books is on the support staff that make a wedding go smoothly

We’re so used to seeing the wedding from the perspective of the bride and groom, I thought it would be fun to explore the wedding drama from the point of view of the people who plan it. Namely the wedding coordinator (The Wedding Kiss – coming Winter 2012), the dress maker (The Wedding Dress – Coming Fall 2012), the caterer (The Wedding Gift), the florist (T...

Please welcome Sylvia McDaniel to the blog today. Sylvia looks at weddings from the man’s point of view. She’s also graciously offered to give away two copies of her ebook to two lucky commenters, so leave a comment for Sylvia and get a chance to read her book!

I never realized until I finished my last book how much I enjoyed writing about brides. I have four bride stories and frankly, I’ve loved them all.

Weddings are such an exciting time in a woman...

Please welcome Kandy Shepherd to the blog today to discuss lucky — and unlucky — wedding superstitions. Kandy even shares her own lucky wedding dress, and the story behind it!

Do you believe it’s bad luck to buy your wedding dress before you’re engaged to the prospective groom?

Superstition says it is. So does commonsense—by the time your man proposes, the dress might go out of fashion, your taste might change, you might lose/gain weight, etcetera, etcetera. And what...

Please welcome Donna Fletcher to the blog today. Donna recounts some of the oft-heard advice given to new brides. Advice that may be a tad specific to the advice-giver, and should probably not be taken literally. Probably.

“Feed him and give him plenty of sex and you’ll have a happy husband.”

“Don’t let the left hand know what the right hand is doing.”

“Cry and he’ll always give in.”

“Let him know whose boss from the start.”

“Be a partner not a dictator.”

“Never...

Please welcome guest author Regina Brewer to the blog this week. Regina will take us on a trip back in time and way out west. This works for me, as I will be going on my own trip out west in a few weeks, as my husband and I sightsee our way to our daughter’s wedding! However, we’re not going to rough it like the mail order brides had to!

Mail Order Brides: How The West Was Really Won… by: Rogenna Brewer

Chances are you’ve taken an American history class and know more than I pretend to about Wes...

Please welcome Regina Duke to the blog today. Regina has advice for people who want to include their best friend — their dog — in their wedding ceremony. Some say it can be done. But Regina says it can — if it is done carefully and with forethought and a little planning ahead.

Many people want to include their beloved pets in their wedding. We’ve all seen the adorable videos of handsome retrievers carrying flower baskets and ring cases. What the videos do not tell us is how...

Please welcome Kimberly Llewellyn to the blog today. Kimberly, who is fittingly known as “The Wedding Writer” has a surprising tidbit to reveal to us today — the Patron Saint of Brides. I didn’t know this. Thanks for enlightening us, Kimberly!

Who Is the Patron Saint of Brides?

Once upon a time, many, many centuries ago, three young sisters lived at home. Their father, a merchant, fell on times and they were very poor. Unfortunately, no one would marry these girls fo...

I thought that today I’d bump this post from last year. One of the reasons for the whole Confessions of a Turtle Mom and About a Wedding campaign was that my dad would have wanted me to do everything I could to have a family wedding with as many folks as we could squeeze in. One of his biggest regrets when he realized he wasn’t going to beat cancer a second time was that he wouldn’t see his eldest granddaughter married, or his grandsons graduate from high school…or…well, the list is long. But...

Please welcome Virginia Farmer to the blog today. Virginia has an interesting marriage-related historical tidbit for us. As soon as I saw the premise of her novel, I knew what I wanted her to write about. The idea of a man selling his wife because of an argument has fascinated me since I read The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. (Spoiler: the wife seller is not the hero). But Gin puts one of my favorite spins on her tale — the wife in question is from the future. Is there anything bette...