Posts Tagged ‘groom’
The Professional Best Man: A bride’s best friend, too.
Four years ago, I proposed a new job for myself: The professional best man. I was serious about the proposal but less than hopeful about my prospects, but since publishing that post back in 2011, a number of remarkable things have happened: Four grooms have attempted to hire me. Two lived in California. Two lived…
Read MoreDon’t say goodbye to the bride and groom. Just leave. Let it be your final gift to them.
Slate’s Seth Stevenson argues in favor of not saying goodbye. Ghosting—aka the Irish goodbye, the French exit, and any number of other vaguely ethnophobic terms—refers to leaving a social gathering without saying your farewells. One moment you’re at the bar, or the house party, or the Sunday morning wedding brunch. The next moment you’re gone.…
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