Comments on: Where do you get your ideas? http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/06/07/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/ Red Hot Reads Thu, 17 May 2012 01:51:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joanne Rock http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/06/07/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/#comment-2551 Joanne Rock Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:38:53 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=867#comment-2551 Wedding stories!!! Oh, how fun. Heather, yours is so classic. I was a bridesmaid in a Greek wedding once. The bride warned us that the ceremonies are long in her church and that the bridesmaides occasionally faint from standing so long in a hot dress, etc. We all laughed. Who can't stand at the altar for an hour? Piece of cake. Until that day, I notice one of the bridesmaids weaving about forty five minutes through the ceremony. Really weaving and BAM! Down she goes. It was the hit of the wedding video, watching that poor bridesmaid go down for the count. Wedding stories!!! Oh, how fun. Heather, yours is so classic. I was a bridesmaid in a Greek wedding once. The bride warned us that the ceremonies are long in her church and that the bridesmaides occasionally faint from standing so long in a hot dress, etc. We all laughed. Who can’t stand at the altar for an hour? Piece of cake. Until that day, I notice one of the bridesmaids weaving about forty five minutes through the ceremony. Really weaving and BAM! Down she goes. It was the hit of the wedding video, watching that poor bridesmaid go down for the count.

]]> By: Heather MacAllister http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/06/07/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/#comment-2504 Heather MacAllister Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:06:45 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=867#comment-2504 "but he went to the wrong tree" LOL! And I completely understand why you waited. Besides, they wouldn't have started without you :-D “but he went to the wrong tree” LOL! And I completely understand why you waited. Besides, they wouldn’t have started without you :-D

]]> By: Heather MacAllister http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/06/07/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/#comment-2503 Heather MacAllister Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:00:06 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=867#comment-2503 Happy Anniversary, Sam! (^) (wedding cake) Happy Anniversary, Sam! (^) (wedding cake)

]]> By: Elle French http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/06/07/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/#comment-2488 Elle French Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:36:22 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=867#comment-2488 Love the idea for your book, Heather. I've been looking forward to the read. The day I got married my maid of honor and I got our hair done at a place in town, then walked the block over to the venue. She told me to wait behind a tree while she made sure the path was clear (superstitious me - didn't want to see my groom before the wedding). Apparently, when she got up to the hall, her daughter (the flower girl) needed a little help. My friend sent my cousin to go get me, but he went to the wrong tree. There I was, shivering on a freezing November day in the California foothills, waiting and waiting and . . . waiting some more. Apparently nerves had done damage to my intelligence, as it never occurred to me to simply walk into the hall on my own! Finally someone noticed I hadn't yet arrived, and went to find me. My poor friend felt so terribly horrible, but the wedding turned out brilliant, and all was well. Elle Love the idea for your book, Heather. I’ve been looking forward to the read. The day I got married my maid of honor and I got our hair done at a place in town, then walked the block over to the venue. She told me to wait behind a tree while she made sure the path was clear (superstitious me – didn’t want to see my groom before the wedding). Apparently, when she got up to the hall, her daughter (the flower girl) needed a little help. My friend sent my cousin to go get me, but he went to the wrong tree. There I was, shivering on a freezing November day in the California foothills, waiting and waiting and . . . waiting some more. Apparently nerves had done damage to my intelligence, as it never occurred to me to simply walk into the hall on my own!

Finally someone noticed I hadn’t yet arrived, and went to find me. My poor friend felt so terribly horrible, but the wedding turned out brilliant, and all was well.

Elle

]]> By: Samantha Hunter http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/06/07/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/#comment-2485 Samantha Hunter Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:21:31 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=867#comment-2485 I don't think I have many wedding stories -- we did a very low-key party in my parent's backyard when we got married, more picnic style than anything, and it was great. No major snafus or whatnot, just a fun party (we were married by my husband's very sweet Spiritualist Aunt who cries at weddings as she's performing the ceremony -- she says it's the spirits of the people who can't be there passing through her...which is very nice, really, but when she got crying, so did the rest of us, LOL). I was at one Catholic wedding, in Latin, once, when I was a teen, and the priest went on so long that the bride fainted on the altar, she just flat passed out. Poor thing. We just celebrated 12 years yesterday, and had a great weekend. Congratulations on your book! Have to go Kindle it... :) Sam I don’t think I have many wedding stories — we did a very low-key party in my parent’s backyard when we got married, more picnic style than anything, and it was great. No major snafus or whatnot, just a fun party (we were married by my husband’s very sweet Spiritualist Aunt who cries at weddings as she’s performing the ceremony — she says it’s the spirits of the people who can’t be there passing through her…which is very nice, really, but when she got crying, so did the rest of us, LOL).

I was at one Catholic wedding, in Latin, once, when I was a teen, and the priest went on so long that the bride fainted on the altar, she just flat passed out. Poor thing.

We just celebrated 12 years yesterday, and had a great weekend. Congratulations on your book! Have to go Kindle it… :)

Sam

]]> By: Heather MacAllister http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/06/07/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/#comment-2470 Heather MacAllister Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:17:27 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=867#comment-2470 I have seen 27 dresses! Those were some BAD dresses. Ours are navy blue and are a skirt and top combo. We each chose the top we wanted to wear. Mine might make a trip to Washington DC this year. I have seen 27 dresses! Those were some BAD dresses. Ours are navy blue and are a skirt and top combo. We each chose the top we wanted to wear. Mine might make a trip to Washington DC this year.

]]> By: Heather MacAllister http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/06/07/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/#comment-2469 Heather MacAllister Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:13:45 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=867#comment-2469 Oh, and that's not the worst of it. Imagine a ring at the base of your left thumb. Now try to flick it off with your first and fourth fingers. The little finger will probably stick with the fourth one. Now take a look at your hand. The minister is Korean--do you suppose he noticed? :-O Oh, and that’s not the worst of it. Imagine a ring at the base of your left thumb. Now try to flick it off with your first and fourth fingers. The little finger will probably stick with the fourth one. Now take a look at your hand. The minister is Korean–do you suppose he noticed? :-O

]]> By: Jillian Burns http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/06/07/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/#comment-2467 Jillian Burns Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:19:05 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=867#comment-2467 Heh heh, and I never will. Nah, seriously, it wasn't that bad. I've actually worn that bridesmaid's dress as my Rita awards dress once. I thought yours was very beautiful style, but can't tell, was it black or Navy? And speaking of, have you seen that movie 27 dresses? I loved the movie. And now Katherine Heigl has another movie coming out with Gerard (Yummy) Butler this summer! Heh heh, and I never will.
Nah, seriously, it wasn’t that bad. I’ve actually worn that bridesmaid’s dress as my Rita awards dress once.
I thought yours was very beautiful style, but can’t tell, was it black or Navy?
And speaking of, have you seen that movie 27 dresses? I loved the movie. And now Katherine Heigl has another movie coming out with Gerard (Yummy) Butler this summer!

]]> By: Heather MacAllister http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/06/07/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/#comment-2466 Heather MacAllister Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:03:05 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=867#comment-2466 Thanks, Jillian! I love it, too. Your sister's wedding, oh yes, there's a book there :-D . I notice that you didn't describe YOUR outfit ;-) Thanks, Jillian! I love it, too.
Your sister’s wedding, oh yes, there’s a book there :-D . I notice that you didn’t describe YOUR outfit ;-)

]]> By: vicky http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/06/07/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/#comment-2465 vicky Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:57:59 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=867#comment-2465 Heather, I almost spewed Coke Zero on the laptop screen when I got to the part where the ring was stuck. Can't wait to read the book - sounds fabulous. :-) Heather,

I almost spewed Coke Zero on the laptop screen when I got to the part where the ring was stuck. Can’t wait to read the book – sounds fabulous. :-)

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