Wedding Oblivion


Wedding lore: Did you know the vein in the left finger leads directly to the heart?
we will stand under a golden arch
ocean behind us
me in a thousand dollar dress.
you wondering when it will be over

Beauty Etiquette, page 77: Don't forget waterproof mascara.
I search for makeup artists, department store counters
Looking for pink, glossy gold lips
Fall-colored love paint

Each time, spending money saved for the cake

boy wants to laugh
girl wants to be pretty
we as a cake topper
feet in sugary icing


Beauty Etiquette, page 223: Bring an emergency kit (q-tips, powder, eye drops, safety pins).
And she was created of
Hair spray and shaved legs
Eyebrows waxed to create a face frame
If I look beautiful that day it will last a lifetime

he felt awkward as if his
socks were too tight
and his burgeoning bride obsessed too much

Honeymoon Hints, page 308: Bring a waterproof camera.
I have always dreamed of a bed covered in rose petals
There will be a see-through nightgown
I may be on my period
what is more womanly (more disgusting you say).

I am in a lace box
wedding vows tied up the sides
the width of ribbon
the shimmer of shoes


Dear Bride Magazine Editor: My engagement behavior has been erratic:
Timelines, who pays for what, your articles make me nervous
All I talk about is wedding planning
we don't have sex as much
Queasy, I can't read in the car

Headpiece Highlights, page 153: At the salon, do a practice hair style with the veil.
Make sure you love the look.
My hair twisted with flowers
Ivy tendrils drape
French twist softly pulls into my brain.

fear of not being loved in white
the veil, a safety net
why not be slightly unhappy together


the guest book, the album, the acid -free wedding dress box, the invitations


the times I never orgasmed, the doubts about us
the garden theme lights to poke in ivy topiaries
I have all this tucked into a cedar chest at the foot of our bed

Ceremony Common Sense, page 110: For an outdoor wedding, have an alternate
Site in case of rain.
Grass can be slippery
Don't have flower girls throw petals
You will slip.