Word: bridesmaids
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...bust--nothing formal in Conor's size. Bergdorf's Best & Co. shop had lovely seersucker suits and Peter Pan--collared shirts, but the point was to dress my son, not humiliate him. And Gucci's $2,000 jade green silk bomber jacket would have clashed with my lavender bridesmaid's dress...
...reason to marry afar. Travel costs whittle down the invite list, making a destination wedding less expensive than a hometown affair, especially for couples from big cities, where venue and vendor rates have soared. Because guests are expected to pay for their travel and lodging (in addition to gifts, bridesmaid dresses and so forth), "will attends" are more likely to include only the most committed family members and friends. Some couples try to ease the financial burden by offering paid hotel rooms or frequent-flyer miles to those who might otherwise be unable to come...
...market reforms and fiscal austerity. Lula still finished second in 1989, as he would in 1994 and '98; but nightmares of the region's "Lost Decade" of the 1980s - when Latin American socialism had produced inflation rates topping 2,000 percent - ensured that Lula would always be the Brazilian Bridesmaid...
...believe that after Sept. 11, Genelle rushed to change her relationships with Jesus and with Roger before she had fully healed inside. They don't know if she really wants to belong to a conservative evangelical church. And even though Gail was maid of honor and Lauren was a bridesmaid at Genelle's wedding, the cousins think that Roger can be too controlling of Genelle--and that she isn't assertive enough...
...going to miss my closest friends from Harvard. Of course, there will be the expected life changes that will send friends off to distant shores or distant men, but I am confident that my closest friends will forever hold important parts in my life: vacation buddy, psychologist, bridesmaid, godparent, shopping partner...