Recent Wedding Chatter

She's gonna kill me...but what do I care - she's already said yes AND its about the Honeymoon.


So, with Boogie finally returning from what seemed like way too many trips away from Brooklyn, her stories and pictures have Coco off and running with Honeymoon (the big 'H' is on purpose) ideas. Africa anyone??? Seems like a great idea as long as it fits into our............wait........wait for it............B-U-D-G-E-T. (Baby, here's a great blog to check out.)

-No progress on an officiant (my responsibility).

-No progress on a DJ (her responsibility).

-We might (heehee) go see a band showcase in the next week or two.

-We need to finish our Registry (the big 'R' is on purpose).

-And the engagement party will either be late spring or early summer (Read: sometime in June.)

For those that have actually read through the entire post here's some Honeymoon trivia:

It has been said that the origins of this word date back to the times of Babylon. In order to increase the virility and fertility of the newly-weds (now we're talking!), the father of the bride (Big A!!) would provide his son in law (that's me) with all the mead (or Black Label) he could drink during the first month of the marriage (and therefore "moon"). Given that the English word is only four hundred years old, direct attribution to Babylon is questionable, though often repeated. The custom of drinking mead (or Black Label) after a wedding for a month was also a medieval custom, however, and in practice at the time the word first appeared.

Other possible explanations of the word honeymoon have to do with the date that weddings traditionally took place. Weddings once commonly took place upon the Summer solstice both for religious reasons earlier on and also for the practical reason that it was the time between the main planting and harvesting of crops. As it was at this time of year that honey was first harvested, it is possible that this is also the source.

Hope you enjoyed the info.