I just realized half the year has passed without a new post. It's not that I haven't done any new weddings, just nothing so unique as to get posted. I did another one at the City Club recently that included a sand ceremony. I wrote a nice piece about the sand symbolizing each partner standing out at different times. Individuals in partnership was the theme. It was not really successful. I had looked all over to find sands that would complement the decor in the couples' living room. I literally shopped for sand for weeks. Then the vessel. It was a last minute substitution of vessel that fouled me up. I couldn't seem to coil the parchment that I use to funnel the sand correctly and it kept blocking up and not filling the bottle. It was a good thing we had planned to have a song play over the time we were pouring the sand because it took about four minutes to get it done. I was again impressed with how beautiful the City Club on Bunker Hill is at sunset. 54 stories over downtown LA with a 300 degree view. It's the coolest place I have ever officiated. (Except maybe on the cliffside at Big Sur.)If you are looking at this blog to consider me for your wedding, let's remember this: rehearse all parts of the ceremony, with props! And that in every wedding, the unexpected will happen. I will lead us all through, but know that there is always at least one bump.