Kathy Dawson Relationship Coach » weddings http://www.kathythecoach.com/blog The Place Where Love Grows Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:03:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Dating – The French Way http://www.kathythecoach.com/blog/weddings/dating-french http://www.kathythecoach.com/blog/weddings/dating-french#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:35:48 +0000 Kathy Dawson http://www.kathythecoach.com/blog/?p=366 Who knew dating didn’t have to be so formulaic, at least for the French. I just read a groundbreaking book called French Women Don’t Sleep Alone by Jamie Cat Callan, and it’s not about sex!  In the book, Ms. Callan describes how French women meet and develop relationships with men.  Instead of enlisting in a corporate dating site and then suffering through a series of uncomfortable interview-like meals, the French spend time casually entertaining in a group of friends or friends of friends.  Much pleasure is taken in preparing the home and meal.  A lot of energy is put creating an environment in which men and women can interact and observe one another. The French believe that, initially, more can be learned about a person by how he or she socializes in a home, than by having a private, and sometimes contrived meal in a restaurant.  To learn more about dating the French way, click here.

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The ceremony was held on the groom’s parents’ property, which was once a 300-acre farm in upstate NY.  This couple was married outside upon a hill that overlooked Vermont.  Rose petals marked the grassy aisle the bride walked down to meet her soon-to-be husband, beyond which was a trellis that framed them as they exchanged their vows.

After a short, but memorable ceremony, all went behind the 19th century home and celebrated by dancing, drinking, and eating specialty pizza made from organic ingredients and baked in a brick oven the size of a large SUV.

As the sun set, candles were lit and guests sat on the hillside and listened to the sounds of a rock band.  Stars began to shine as tents popped up on the property.  It was truly Woodstockesque.  May this couple continue to put their unique stamp on all that they do, as individuals and as a couple.

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