Mel's Shopping Diary
Wedding Belle
May 16, 2008It’s a happy Friday.
First off, gay marriage has now been legalized in Cali! Woo-hoo! Now all my dear friends can get married and I can subject them to bridal showers and coffee pots and raunchy bachelorette parties in Atlantic City via white limo and homemade Comsos (oh yeah that’s how I rolled when I got hitched) everything they did for me when I got married. When Mike and I got married, I was paralyzed by guilt that we could get married while so many of our best friends could not. It is a human rights issue people!! And here in Cali we have stem cell research and emissions laws and now gay marriage. Yeah! Our closest friends are a circle of gay couples, most of whom have been together as long as Mike and I have been, and yet Mike and I are the only ones who have tied the knot with the requisite blowout and New York Times wedding announcement. Oh yeah, we made it into the paper. Suck it! Just kidding.
You do know the hoo-ha that goes into getting into the Times wedding announcements yes? You know how in Sex and the City Charlotte dances around when they hear that she made it? Well, that’s exactly what happened to us too. There was dancing. There was smugness. As a social highlight I would say getting your announcement in the Times is like getting into an Ivy League school. It means absolutely nothing and absolutely everything at the same time. To those of us who grew up with dads who put “ALL3IVY” on their license plates because all three of his progeny went to schools in the same ancient athletic league, getting into the Times was a big deal. Especially since my sister, who got married first, got her announcement in too. So there was MEGA pressure when I got hitched. Would we make it? Yes we did. Next to the Veuve Clicquot we served at the reception (one of the things I always remember fondly was drinking a glass of champagne at our wedding and thinking HOLY COW! THEY SPENT ON THIS SH-T! and then realizing *we* had doled out the dollars for the yellow boys and laughing maniacally). The second fondest memory was of floating away on our honeymoon with a copy of the Times, our announcement (with photo!) safely tucked under the seat.
I’m in a good mood. My cold has finally abated. And yes, I’m sorry this and the latest posts have been a bit delirious. (A commenter said delusional--but I think delirious is the more apropos word.) I’m just a bit giddy. It’s summer. I have copyedits due and a fun fun fun new novel to write- my new series GIRL STAYS IN THE PICTURE, which we’re kind of calling the “GIRL” series (it used to be called Social Life).
Btw, if you have emailed me BEFORE December 2007 and you have not yet received a reply, then email me again. Because I am now caught up with all the emails and everyone up to December 2007 should have received a reply unless you changed your email address or your email to me ended up in Spam for some reason. I’m hoping to be FULLY caught up in the next week or so. So bring ‘em on!
xoxo
Mel
On May 16, 2008 at 5:04 pm, Luna had this to say:
that is the best news i have recieved all day! Gay marriages are legal! how awsome is that, i mean i have been in debates about it and have writen countless essay papers screaming out my views! i can’t believe it, about time those idiots got the picture that gay people have just the same rights as us straights! 
On May 17, 2008 at 12:26 am, arrie had this to say:
I sent an email but got a what seemed to be premade response that didn’t answer my questions:/
On May 17, 2008 at 8:41 am, Mia had this to say:
Sweet! Gay guys can get married in Cali now? That’s awesome! I think if 2 people love each other, they should get married. That has made my day!
On May 17, 2008 at 10:13 pm, Angie B. had this to say:
lololololololololl !! :]]
omg thats funny!! marriages are legaaaal!
<333
On May 17, 2008 at 10:15 pm, Angie B. had this to say:
WOO HOO!!
On May 18, 2008 at 5:50 am, Angie B. had this to say:
THATS TOTALLYYY AWESOMEEEEEE!!! im happy noww :]]
YAY!
On May 18, 2008 at 6:58 am, Pilar had this to say:
That is so awesome!!! i have been hoping that would happen for a long time!!! now my uncle Justin can marry Jake!!! they are the best!! and that is cool that you got your wedding announcement in the Times! i can’t wait for the next Blue Bloods book!
On May 18, 2008 at 12:49 pm, Jacquelle had this to say:
thats good i think even if your gay you should have the right to anyone you want. also the blue bloods seris RULES!!!!!!!!!!
xoxo
Jacquelle
On May 20, 2008 at 11:04 am, Akili had this to say:
that’s nice that ure friends can marry now!!! it must be really cool too have ure wedding in the Times(and a picture too)
On May 22, 2008 at 2:23 pm, Erica had this to say:
omg. i just got sick too!!
On May 22, 2008 at 2:25 pm, Erica had this to say:
everyone should be able to get married. gay or not. they got what they wanted.
On June 3, 2008 at 4:09 pm, Betsy had this to say:
Yes now I know what state to send my friends to so they can marry!
On June 3, 2008 at 4:17 pm, amanda simth had this to say:
yay for gay!! now some of my friends can marry their boy/girlfriends.
On June 5, 2008 at 8:16 pm, Vancouver Wedding had this to say:
Wow, that’s good to hear!
On June 7, 2008 at 7:00 pm, amandajoy had this to say:
ohmygosh...my best friend will be joyous(he just came out). we’re so gonna have to move to LA...although we’ve wanted to live there for years!
On June 21, 2008 at 2:59 pm, stheno had this to say:
its sooo awesome that gay marriage was legalized in cali!!! but still, it needs to be legalized EVERYWHERE! because gay ppl not being able to marry is unconstitutional.. it violates the ninth amendment.. ppl have the right to pursue their own happiness, and if that involves being with a person of their own sex, then that should be okay
On May 16, 2008 at 4:28 pm, Brooks had this to say:
AWESOME!!!
I just got a cold :(