Moonlighting!

Exciting news! (Preface to the exciting news - I'm a wedding junkie. I wait eagerly for excuses to buy/review wedding magazines and wedding sites. I can obsess for days on what dress to go with which flowers for the hypothetical bride who is determined to walk down the aisle to a full gospel choir rendition of Etta James's "Something's Gotta Hold of Me.")

So, the news - next month I start a new part-time gig as a wedding assistant at my Big And Very Fancy Church. I look forward to observing (and, let's face it, critiquing) all aspects of the ceremony and accoutrement. Happily, I get as much pleasure out of a really well done wedding as I do out of one that is just a disaster. (Although I wouldn't mind a few disasters, as I have not had the opportunity to really observe that many, my friends and family all not only having the sense to throw lovely weddings, but also (which is perhaps more rare) to throw weddings that are very personal.)

I can't believe they will pay me to do this! Not much, true, but...