The fiance and I love to read the wedding announcements section of the New York Times every week. Our weekly, 'plebian roots examines potential high society pedigree.'

I thought I'd share this week's article entitled, entitled, Books Strew the Path to the Altar. By ABBY ELLIN. The article referred to the arrestingly entitled, “Wedding Etiquette Hell: The Bride’s Bible to Avoiding Everlasting Damnation” by Jeanne Hamilton.

Of course, the title resonated with me, as I have frequently contemplated whether my propensity ...