June was once the choice of engaged couples to get married. Old fashioned thoughts of love and marriage called out to me to do a wedding display. Several years ago I did a similar display called Wedding Bell Blues but this time I wanted to go the whole nine yards, with wedding dress and all, including a real bride! And oh, what fun I had putting this one together.
Meet Muriel, our Saxton B. Bride. Muriel has been tucked away in the Moor's Indian School, just waiting for her big day. She is a bit nervous as her day approaches, and found it difficult to keep her head attached, as well as other body parts in the right place for her journey to the library. We never did find her hands but figured her dress would hide this flaw. Muriel must have dieted like many brides-to-be do, a good thing as her wedding dress fit perfectly; we think a trim size 1-2. Made for her! Her beautiful gown was purchased at Savers, a community thrift center, as Muriel is nothing if not a frugal shopper.
As the wedding approaches, the proud grandma, sisters, aunts, etc. helped Muriel try on her wedding gown.
Muriel has caused heads to turn these past few weeks, even receiving another proposal of marriage. But Muriel is not fickle, she's a one man woman, so eat your hearts out guys!
If you're heart is longing for a good love story featuring the weddings, marriage or brides try these:
some more recent fiction...
Honolulu Alan Brennert.
Shanghai Girls: a novel / Lisa See.
Bride Quartet Series by Nora Roberts beginning with
Vision in White
Something Borrowed & Something Blue by Emily Giffin
Wedding season / Katie Fforde.
Fatally flaky / Diane Mott Davidson.
The wedding girl / Madeleine Wickham.
Recent Non-fiction:
For better : the science of a good marriage / by Tara Parker-Pope
Committed : a skeptic makes peace with marriage / Elizabeth Gilbert.
Marry him : the case for settling for Mr. Good Enough / Lori Gottlieb
Cleaving : a story of marriage, meat, and obsession / Julie Powell.
Dvd's ~ all owned by Saxon B.
Rachel's Wedding
Runaway Bride
Betsy's Wedding
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Father of the Bride
Last Chance Harvey
27 Dresses
Mamma Mia
After the Wedding
Wedding Crashers
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Princess Bride
Picture Bride
The Wedding Date
The Wedding Banquet
Monsoon Wedding
Muriel's Wedding
The Best Man
The Wedding Planner
Wedding Singer
Syrian Bride
Son of the Bride
Some lists:
The Guardian's 10 of the Best Weddings List
The Wedding Bell Blues list
"Compiled by the subscribers of the Fiction_L mailing list."
a recent blog post by Becky on RA for All
or come int the library and see what's on the display! or add one of your own favorites...
Don't forget there's also books to help you plan those weddings, wedding cakes, wedding music, wedding shower games, toasts & vows...just ask, we can help you find them...
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