Yesterday, Chelsea Clinton was married in Rhinebeck, NY. She was a beautiful summer bride in a lovely Vera Wang gown. The setting of her wedding was idyllic; in fact, the loveliest wedding that I have ever attended was in Rhinebeck twenty years ago for the marriage of Mary Ellen Watzka and Alan Chardavoyne.
I always dreamed of a lovely summer wedding in a picturesque location, but in reality, I had a small wedding in a quaint chapel located in a mansion that had been converted to a church. The day was crisp and cool, but no major snowstorm. You see, I was a winter bride, married in the dead of winter (half way between the 1st day of winter and the vernal equinox). Although I didn't have a lovely summer wedding, I did get to wear a full-length white mink coat and not many brides get to wear furs on their wedding day. Unlike Chelsea who wore a strapless gown, I did get to wear a designer gown by Reem Acra that I had fallen in love with when I saw it on the Today Show.
So I never had and I never will have that beautiful summer wedding in a great location, but I did have a memorable wedding on a day that people remember. Guests still tell me that they can't forget our wedding. They remember it when they see that furry Phil in PA on Groundhog's Day because I was married on 02-02-02!
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