Kathi Kamen Goldmark's Blog

• The Wedding Dress Wars: No, wait! The Wedding!

  June 15, 2009

  • We walked in to our nieces and nephews singing “Chapel of Love,” and I couldn’t not sing along. We had our families gathered around us, my amazing son and daughter-in-law, and Sam’s amazing daughter Laura and prodigal son Daniel (we thought he was in Turkey!) We declared ourselves to each other with friends and family bearing witness, a moment so vivid that my friend Kathleen Enright ...
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• The Wedding Dress Wars: Appearing Before the Council

  June 14, 2009

  • I knew it would only be a matter of time before they came to get me, so when the black SUV pulled up in front of my house it wasn't a total surprise. Four of them hustled me out the door, forcing me to look down at the pavement as I was placed in the back seat. We drove across a bridge and up into hilly terrain. At dusk, I was led past a high wall, through a wooden door into the compound, once ...
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• The Wedding Dress Wars: Walk A Mile In My Shoes

  June 11, 2009

  • "What's the matter with you," Sona asked with a twinkle, "you don't like to go shopping?" She was referring not only to my near-disastrous adventure in the world of bridal couture, but the fact that--get this--I'd also arranged to have a pair of shoes custom-made for my wedding outfit...once again sight unseen, an utter leap of faith. Sona is Sheila "Brass Knuckles" ...
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