Wedding season
Boyfriend and I were at dinner at b Friday night. We were seated at one of the little two-person tables, and through the course of the meal, a couple was seated on either side of us. BOTH couples had a conversation about weddings!"Geez. I was wondering why there was so much talk about marriage," I remarked. "I forgot that it's wedding season."
Boyfriend, without missing a beat, replied, "You know why this is wedding season, right?"
"Why?"
"Because it coincided with their annual bath."
At this point, I started to laugh so hard I almost fell out of my little booth.
"And the bride didn't carry a bouquet because it was pretty. It helped her smell better."
He claims he learned all this from a History Channel show on weddings a few months ago. I did find some mention of June being a good marriage month because (a) The month was named after Juno, the goddess of marriage and (b) Conception could occur at the right time -- the woman wouldn't be too pregnant to help out with the harvest, and she could have enough recovery time before the start of the planting season. But no reputable source mentioned the annual bath.
I guess I will have to brush off my copy of Marriage, a History.
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"Because it coincided with their annual bath."
At this point, I started to laugh so hard I almost fell out of my little booth.
"And the bride didn't carry a bouquet because it was pretty. It helped her smell better."
He claims he learned all this from a History Channel show on weddings a few months ago. I did find some mention of June being a good marriage month because (a) The month was named after Juno, the goddess of marriage and (b) Conception could occur at the right time -- the woman wouldn't be too pregnant to help out with the harvest, and she could have enough recovery time before the start of the planting season. But no reputable source mentioned the annual bath.
I guess I will have to brush off my copy of Marriage, a History.
((Photo by andreyutzu at stock.xchng)
Comments
Oh, I love it. Another good reason to be an anti-bride and marry in the winter. Because, you know, we can bathe anytime these days.
Posted by: R | June 17, 2008 12:55 PM
Should you chaperone a Girl Scout troop's tour of Annapolis - the one with the lady in period dress - you'll get to hear all of this.
Posted by: Granny | June 17, 2008 1:12 PM
He is a special one.
Posted by: mary | June 17, 2008 1:32 PM