It is wedding/engagement season.  Three years ago at this time, I was desperately trying to discern the difference between ivory and off-white table linens. As I could not choose (or see the difference), my brother (a man of great  wisdom, taste, and refinement)  noted that my ivory dress might blend in with the table linens, leading to all sorts of embarrassing faux pas should my guests mistake me for a table. We went with off-white and (thankfully) no one tried to eat off of me.  As it turned out, our wedding was wonderful and it had nothing to do with table linens. Read more…