J. Ulen's Blog – January 2011 Archive (2)

"Knot So Funny" is an ebook available on amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com. Following is an excerpt about the bridal shower from the book... 

At the shower itself, the gifts are typically piled high on a big table (or parked outside). The custom is to wrap gifts in the fanciest way possible. Often, the wrapping paper is made from $100 bills, bows are thin ribbons of hammered platinum, and the card is a gold-plated sheet engraved with the bride’s name. Some people also…

There are several categories of potential wedding guests. In each category, there are people you would actually like to have at the wedding and there are people you wish you did not even know. Here are the categories:

• People who MUST be invited: This includes the wedding party, family members, close relatives, lifelong friends and people who will give very expensive gifts. You will want to go heavy on that last…