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This has been driving me nuts since we first got engaged. It’s something I read in this article on the Knot with a suggested schedule for a bride having an evening wedding. There are several things in the article that seem antiquated, if not downright presumptuous (you MUST stay in a hotel on your wedding day! You MUST have a gaggle of bridesmaids at your beck and call!–makes me want to vomit). But there’s one bit that just stands out and REALLY irritates me:
12:30 p.m. Hair and makeup stylists arrive. Maid of honor is first on the get-ready list. You can focus on visiting with the girls, packing for your honeymoon, knitting, or some other quiet activity.
KNITTING?! Barf! I’m surprised they’re not admonishing me to sit and demurely mend my fiance’s socks, or perhaps practice batting my eyelashes and introducing myself as “the humble wife of Mr. Hoops”. Are we still living in the 1950’s or, worse, the 1880’s?
I’m probably overreacting, but I can’t believe this article. I understand and certainly agree with the point they’re trying to make–don’t stress yourself unnecessarily–but I can’t believe they’re so oblivious to the contemporary woman that all we’re fit to do in our nervous, pre-marital state is knit. And this is coming from someone who does enjoy crafting and handiwork.
It bears repeating: BARF!
lol… miss blueberry, love you already!
Ha!
Well, as a 26 year old woman who DOES have all her own teeth, I have to say that I LIKE knitting. It’s calming. I don’t do it ’cause it’s “cool” and a lot of “stars” do it. I do it because I learned young, and I ENJOY it. I don’t make socks, or knit little caps for my hope chest, but I make scarves that come in colors that I wear a lot. And because all the cool ones are made of wool, which I’m allergic to. And I have to say, my fifteen year-old niece doesn’t think knitting is just for grandma’s and mothers-to-be, either. I understand what you’re saying, but knitting is fun to me. 
I just looked at the article - “Two of your bridesmaids attend to your dress. One takes care of any additional steaming and pressing; the other inspects for loose threads and wrinkling areas.”
Ha ha.
Don’t think my BMs are really up to steaming & pressing a wedding dress…
I think miss blueberry is the shit! :)!!!! I understand completely why you posted that article! Hasn’t anyone heard of “independant woman” by Destiny’s Child???
That timeline is totally cracking me up. What is up with the 2:30pm lunch?? I would faint for sure from all that knitting…I mean, low blood sugar. Better add smelling salts to the “emergency kit.” LOL!!
And they said no booze. I’m sorry but if I gotta stand up infront of all those people, you better believe me and my girls will be taking a swig of something! hahaha
LOL - miss blueberry - you’re hilarious! hahah - did you put the lil comic strip together yourself? LOL!
that comic strip totally states my view on all the woman submission cr*p! hahaa i love it!
haha… i LIKE knitting!!! you have to give them credit for giving you a little leeway, though: “OR some other quiet activity”.
Amber - Miss Blueberry’s point was not that there is anything wrong with knitting; she said that she herself enjoys handiwork. Her point was that today, in 2006, people are still promoting the idea that women should be demure, and quiet, and should knit so they don’t get too worked up - that would be unladylike! And that attitude is inexcuseable.
And Miss Blueberry, much love for this post! And also for showcasing a Bougeureau - he’s one of my favorite artists.
i agree w/style graduate…unfortunately there are still men who think it’s rude for women to talk or be loud/express their opinions in public…i like to speak even loudly just to annoy them :p
oh…and i enjoy knitting too!
I guess that since my fiance is totally more of the “woman” in the relationship than I am, I don’t get the fight against the “man”. He does the laundry, vaccums, and cooks and cleans. My dad did all the cooking, the laundry and the cleaning. So I’ve never really had a problem with being taught to do as I was told, and behave. So I didn’t take the post as such.
lol. you’re the best miss blueberry. i’ve read that article before but just glanced through it hahaha, but the pictures sealed the deal.
lmao @ “first time with the intercourse”
knowing my friends and sister, who’d most likely be my bridesmaids, they would make so much fun of me if i asked them to do that stuff. i’d never live it down!
love the knitting “cartoon.”
It is a joke? Perhaps an article from Good Housekeeping circa 1955? No? Just checking.
love the comic strip. u should make it a weekly thing.
Miss Blueberry, the comic strip is hilarious =P I’ll be shaking on my wedding day, let alone knitting! Couldn’t they suggest something more realistic, like eating?
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Mrs. Blueberry, Kansas City Age and Occupation in 06: 21, Full-time Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 23, Full-time Student Engagement Date: September 10, 2005 Wedding Date: May 25, 2007 Venue: Wynbrick Center - a historic mansion in my hometown. About Me: We're having an intimate, 125-ish person wedding with a full-blown dessert reception. When I'm not obsessing over wedding stuff or studying for my BA in English, I'm usually playing with our two kitty cats, blogging, doing crafty things, or hanging out with Mr. Blueberry!
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