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Published on: 7/3/2007
Last Visited: 7/3/2007
Kathy Rhodes
The two family dogs were wearing big white tulle bows when we arrived at my sister's Victorian home in Midtown Memphis Saturday at noon.Inside the white picket fence, Piddypat and Zoe were running circles against a lush background display of my sister's master gardening talents.She was outside with them, and my niece sat in a wicker chair in pink jersey pants on the front porch of the only home she has ever known, on this, her last day to live in that old blue house with gingerbread trim."Hi, Aunt Kathy," she said, and when I hugged her and felt her hair against my cheek, I thought I'd lose it, but I didn't.
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Lee and Katie and Sally,"set up the Guest Book Table in the foyer with book, white pen, sign with poem and stand, and two baskets of matches for favors; put ecru menu cards in green origami stands on the dining tables."Todd and Corey,"put a white wedding camera on each table; put green napkins on the bride's cake table, ecru napkins on the groom's cake table, set out the knife set and goblets and Willow Tree statue; set out three framed photographs of the bride and groom."Danny and Charlie,"make sure there's a skirted table for the deejay and make sure there are four kinds of wine set out and cocktail napkins for the guests."Kathy and Nicole,"set up the Favor Table; there are clear glass bowls and one big green bowl for the wrapped candy and smaller square glass containers for stick candy, with silver scoops for each container; set out the white basket of engraved white paper favor holders for guests to scoop candy into."
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© Kathy Rhodes