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What’s a Father of the Groom to Do at the Wedding?

The father of the groom is a doubly subordinated character in the drama; not just a bit player, but a walk-on.
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What’s a Father of the Groom to Do at the Wedding?
The father of the groom is a doubly subordinated character in the drama; not just a bit player, but a walk-on.
Con Chapman
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The role of the mother of the groom in a wedding—in the words of the blunt old saying—is simple: show up, shut up, and wear beige.
It’s tough, but customs survive because they reflect reality, and it is a universally acknowledged truth that weddings are—and should be—about the bride, not the groom.
Con Chapman
Con Chapman
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Con Chapman is a Boston writer whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Boston Globe, among other publications. His biography of Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington’s alto saxophonist, is forthcoming from Oxford University Press.
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