Marital Orts

(Orts are scraps, usually table bits, left after a meal. Martha Barnette, language maven, calls her scrumptious blog "Orts." Here are a few of the orts stuck to my tie floating around in my mind after Van and Laine's lovely wedding day.)

• As a rule, I get a little choked up during wedding ceremonies and reception speeches.

• Babies at weddings can be distracting, but if you must bring them, suit them up in seersucker and have them smile a lot.

• I’m especially lucky to be married to my best friend.