Cyberlove

Question of the day: Do people really propose with an e-card? Hallmark’s website is full of “Marry Me” e-cards and I guess they exist for a reason. Who are those people that propose, in all seriousness, over email? I’d like to ask them a few questions (i.e. did that really fly with your girlfriend/boyfriend?).

I came across a number of Marry Me cards today when I was searching around for Valentine emails to send to friends and family. Somewhere out there, someone today is going to get the romance bug and fire off a marriage proposal e-card to their beloved. On the list of 50 Most Romantic Ways to Pop the Question, sending an e-card doesn't even rank. Although I wonder if this is really any better: 49. Ask him/her to marry you by writing it on the bathroom mirror. Huh?

I’d assume if a couple becomes engaged over email, what’s to stop them from having a wedding entirely planned through cyberspace? The standard has been set. The invitations could be sent through Evite, the flowers could be ordered on 1800flowers.com, J.Crew sells wedding gowns online, you can even book a rabbi at rabbirentals.com. All of this cyber-everything is a little too scary and impersonal for me. The only site I expect people to visit in relation to my wedding is http://www.nytimes.com/pages/fashion/weddings/index.html to view my wedding announcement (and this blog of course).

I kicked off Valentine’s Day 2007 last night with front row seats at the Bulls game. I was sitting right behind the Luv-a-bulls in case you thought you caught a glimpse of me on tv. I was sitting right next to VC – we were the girls on the floor not shaking our poms poms. Tonight Matt and I are going for dinner at restaurant I’ve wanted to try called Marche. If nothing else, Valentine's Day is an excellent excuse to try a new restaurant on a weekday night that is otherwise spent at the gym and on the couch.

In wedding news, my mother got a dress! And Matthew’s bachelor party has been set for Miami. Luckily my younger (completely innocent and law-abiding) brother will be on the trip to make sure that everyone behaves…