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Story Archives of 'Weddings'
Ask Me About My Divorce
By Virginia Prescott on Wednesday, June 17, 2009.
D-I-V-O-R-C-E... it was such a dirty word that Tammy Wynette had to spell it out in front of the kids in her 1968 song.
The big “D." About 50 percent of first marriages in the U.S. end in divorce - the highest rate in the world. Yet divorce still carries feelings of shame, failure, and the stigma of damaged goods. “No more!” says Candace Walsh, features editor for Mothering Magazine. While the dissolution of her marriage was painful and traumatic, it didn’t call for whispered conversations or pity. Candace wanted to talk about it, and as a writer and editor, she found others who did, too.
Ask Me About My Divorce is an anthology of stories by women who open up about moving on when things didn’t turn out as they planned. Candace edited and contributed to the collection, and she joined us from her part-time home in New Mexico.
We also hear from Elaine Soloway who got married in 1960 when divorce was taboo. She contributed "A Badge On My Biceps" to the Ask Me About My Divorce anthology.
Elaine Soloway's blog She's Not The Type
(Photo by Ouij via Flickr/Creative Commons)
Recession-Style Weddings
By Virginia Prescott on Monday, June 8, 2009.
June marks the beginning of wedding season, which kicks the matrimony industrial complex into full swing. The weak economy has couples tightening their cummerbunds and finding creative ways to scale back. Deciding when to scrimp and when to splurge on a monumental day isn’t easy. Garen Daly, better known as The Frugal Yankee, is here to help us sort through some recession-era wedding conundrums.
(Photo by Ricardo Wang via Flickr/Creative Commons)
Wedding Culture
By Liz Bulkley on Monday, June 11, 2007.The unofficial wedding season has begun. The month of June will certainly see its fair share of handsome grooms and blushing brides. Tonight on the Front Porch, we're going to take a closer look at American wedding culture. Tradition is nice, but it can also be overwhelming. We'll find out how couples can take control of their nuptials and keep the wedding industry from calling too many of the shots. We'll talk with Kamy Wicoff, author of I Do But I Don't: Why they Way We Marry Matters. Kamy also sits on the board of the I Do Foundation.
We'll also get a quick primer on New Hampshire's new law that will allow civil unions for gay couples. We'll find out what couples considering a civil union might need to know. We'll talk with Michele Granda, staff attorney at GLAD (Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders). The group recently released its guide to New Hampshire Civil Unions. You can download it here.
In Sickness and in Health...
By Shay Zeller on Wednesday, July 5, 2006.In 1986, Newsweek magazine said that women over 40 were more likely to be killed by a terrorist than get married. It was a false statement, and last month the magazine admitted it made a mistake. We're going to take a look at the state of "I-do's" in 2006…we'll find out why marriage statistics in the 1950's are now viewed as abnormal, and why the image of marital bliss then, was a PR sham. Join us for a critical walk down the wedding aisle with University of New Hampshire professor Jean Elson and Jean Trounstine, author and professor of Humanities at Middlesex Community College. Trounstine is the co-editor of the new book Why I'm Still Married.
