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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2007
don't blame the garter! pretty actions aren't tacky, they're pretty

"I'm really worried about my fiancé making a tacky scene at the garter removal... 
but I
love your vintage style garters."

 

Oh Dear. This reminds me of the story of Princess Imogen, daughter of King Cymbeline of Britain, whose stepmother (the new Queen) plots to have Imogen marry her cloddish Son Cloten.

Seriously now, this isn’t about a garter.  How can one item strip the dignity of any woman?  This is about a Man. A Man and his manners.  Explain it to him now, because dear, if he's not on his best during the reception, he'll only prove to be more churlish during the marriage.

OK Cinderella, Here's how it's done: lower the garter from your upper thigh to just below the knee.

Sit like a princess- have him kneel before you like a Prince. 

Lift your skirt no higher than 3 inches above the knee. Turn your heel. 

Show your legs. (Channel the ghost of Marlene Dietrich if you have to. Unfamiliar with Dietrich's legs? Google images...)

Show your shoes.  Yes, those shoes that you spent two months looking for that for the most part are hidden under your gown.  Now is the time to show them off.
 

Turn your ankle coyly like Claudette Colbert in It happened One Night.

 


Urbi et Orbi Garter from Gulden & Brown


Have him use two hands and slide the garter to your heel. Have him hold your heel and slip off your shoe. If it doesn't embarrass you, he may be permitted to briefly kiss your foot.

He removes the garter and returns the shoe to your foot. He stands up, takes your hand and you rise. Kiss each other. To toss or not is up to you.  

The point is to make you feel treasured on your Wedding Day.  No different than the absolutely heartfelt feeling you had during your wedding proposal... repeat after me- garter... pretty!
 

 

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