Archive for January 2024
The not-so-big wedding
Twenty-five years ago, architect Sarah Susanka authored a fascinating book titled, “The Not So Big House.” In many ways, her thinking is a natural complement to a post-pandemic trend, the ‘not-so-big wedding.’ Susanka points out that the 1980s sparked what she called the “‘starter castle’ complex, the notion that houses should be designed to impress…
Read MoreThe wedding vow from hell
Your life pivots on your wedding vows. Nothing is (or should) be the same thereafter. It is THE moment in your life which calls for reverence, since marriage symbolizes the instant two lives become one. Nothing destroys the essence of a wedding ceremony faster than a bad wedding vow. Almost all couples understand this. Many,…
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