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Wedding day takes two DEAR DIANE By Diane Verhoeven
DEAR DIANE: My fiance, "Fred," and I are to be married in December. I have been planning this wedding for a year, and I want my day to be perfect. It will cost my father close to $80,000. I will arrive in a horse-drawn carriage -- a replica of the one in "Sleeping Beauty." We've hired an orchestra and choir; 100 doves will be released as I exit the cathedral following the ceremony. Five hundred of my friends and relatives will be in attendance. My parents have been extremely supportive of my need for my day to be perfect, but Fred has been nothing but a buzzkill. He has more than once questioned the cost of the wedding. Now he is refusing to wear the white tuxedo I picked out for him, calling it "tacky." He insists upon wearing a simple dark suit with a white rose in the lapel. How boring! Diane, I have too much planning yet to do to deal with Fred's immaturity. Could you write something that will persuade him to see things my way and not ruin my day? -- PRINCESS IN ST. PETERSBURG
DEAR PRINCESS: Sorry to burst your bubble, Your Highness, but I'm on Fred's side. Wearing a tuxedo to a wedding is tacky -- although not as tacky as the princess carriage you'll be tooling up in. And then you compound the tackiness of the tuxedo by insisting that it be white. A white dinner jacket is only to be worn after 6 p.m. in tropical locales (like the Bahamas) or between Memorial Day and Labor Day -- not on a December afternoon in Florida. If you want Fred to wear formal clothes, the proper suit would be a morning coat with striped trousers. However, I think Fred's choice of wearing a dark suit is a perfect, classic, understated fashion choice. And one final comment. Even though your daddy indulges your princess fantasy, don't expect the rest of the world (including Fred) to play along. Despite what you think, this is NOT your day. It takes two people to get married. I think you'd best learn to work with Fred or you will lose your prince. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if he decides to break off the engagement.
Send letters to Diane c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Or you may e-mail her at dianeadvice@yahoo.com.
(c) 2006 King Features Synd., Inc.
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