Archive for February 11th, 2010

TIWH: February 11th

By Tia Ayers

February 11, 1940
Bert Lahr & Mildred Schroeder

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Lahr & Schroeder

 

Today in wedding history, actor Bert Lahr, who is most famous for playing the Cowardly Lion in the movie The Wizard of Oz, married Mildred Schroeder a Ziegfield Follies dancer.

While living in New York Lahr met Schroeder who went by the stage name Mildred Twain in the theater. According to the Miami Daily News, the two appeared in plays and sketches together in the Big Apple.

Schroeder was a friend of Lucille Ball’s, and when Ball moved to California in the 1930s, she wrote to Schroeder, urging her to come out to Los Angeles and try her hand at film acting. Schroeder chose love over a potential career and stayed in New York. She and Lahr eloped on February 11, 1940.

Though known as the cowardly lion in film, Lahr had the courage of love in life. He and his wife raised three children and their marriage lasted until his death in 1967.

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Lazy Susan: Your Ex’s Wedding

By Lazy Susan

Social Grace answered a letter today from Feeling low in Radford, VA, about a girl coping with her ex-boyfriend’s upcoming wedding. Lazy Susan insisted on giving her two cents. Please note, the thoughts and opinions expressed are solely that of Lazy Susan and meant for entertainment value. Real advice should always be taken from Social Grace.

So, my girl, Grace, told Feeling low to take the high road,  but where’s the fun in that?

Here’s what I think Feeling Low should do:

Start the morning of the wedding off with some arts and crafts. Go through your old photo albums and collect all the pictures you have of you and your ex.
Once you’ve got them all together, shred them.

Put the remnants into a bag (paper, plastic, purse, it doesn’t matter.)

Next, you need to get all dolled up. Put on your hottest outfit (bonus points if it’s white), get your hair did, makeup on, the works.

Now, go down to the church, the court, the beach, wherever your ex is having the ceremony. Don’t know where the ceremony is going down? You’re not trying hard enough. You’ve got mutual friends, there’s some engagement announcement. Get on the phone and do your homework. If you can’t find out where the ceremony is, you can find out where the reception will be. Just do it.

Now you need to decide whether you want to go to the ceremony or the reception. It’s up to you; it really doesn’t make a difference to me.

If you’re going to the place of the wedding, join the guests who are waiting outside with bubbles. Once you see the couple, get your ex’s attention. Then dump you ex-confetti all over him and his new bride.

If you opt to go to the reception, wait until the couple is seated at the head of their table before surprising them with the photo bomb.

Then, have a good laugh at the dumb couple. It might not be mature, but it sure will be fun to see their faces. Right?

Oh yeah, one more thing. Make sure to wear running shoes because you’re going to have to make a run for it.

You don’t like my advice? Fine, then go ahead and listen to Social Grace.

Editors note: Lazy Susan’s advice is purely for entertainment purposes. Taking any of her advice is on you. 

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Ask Grace: Your Ex’s Wedding

By Social Grace

Dear Social Grace,

My ex-boyfriend is getting married this Saturday and I’m a mess! We dated for about four years and we were serious before going through a pretty bad break-up. I thought I had moved on but now I’m consumed with the feelings of frustration and jealousy. What should I do to put him out of my mind?!! I don’t want to be the catty girl who won’t let him move on or let myself move on!

Feeling low in Radford, VA

Dear Feeling Low,

First of all, you are over-analyzing this entire situation way to much! It’s normal to have mixed feelings when you see someone that you were once intimate with moving on in such a dramatic way. It’s okay to feel these feelings; the important thing to do is to go forward with your head held high! It sounds like you hardly thought about him before you heard the news of his upcoming nuptials and you should keep that same mentality. Make his special day a special day of your own: treat yourself to a pedicure or get together with your girlfriends! Bottom line: the past ended long ago so be in the moment and have fun!

XOXO,

Grace

If you have questions that need answering email askgrace@proposalmagazine.com!

P.S. Check out what my counterpoint, Lazy Susan suggests, but I warn you, don’t take her advice!

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