Speak now, or hold your peace

We want to know if Zimmer crashed our wedding (“Married…With Hassles,” In Like Zim, Oct ’20). We don’t remember inviting him, but here are the similarities: we were married in November, at a reception hall, had a six-course meal, served flaming sambuca, and definitely danced the chicken dance. Uncanny!—mark and marilyn hiseler, via email

This summer, the woman who used to help us run a kids’ camp at the cottage held her wedding at the lake. Sadly, not all family could attend due to COVID-19. As the groom’s family is from Newfoundland, they brought a trailer in order to social distance, and we made our kid’s cottage available for other guests.

The bride’s brother is a chef, and he made a multi-course meal for the guests. Grandmother bought flowers and borrowed vases from a local gardening site. Everyone was dressed up, but there were no massive budgets broken, no bridezilla or hysteria, and a few of us drove by