Most are followed by a wild party that your parents will find out about because often they're footing the bill. Some weddings require the planning of a Broadway production, while others require only showing up and getting the right person's signature. Some weddings attract generations of family and scores of friends, while others consist of the requisite three. Sometimes they run as smoothly as a sports car, and sometimes they sputter and lurch like an old jalopy. Some are structured and rich with tradition, while others are freewheeling and unique as a work of art.
Wedding days make people nervous.
They make some people laugh and others cry. Some folks will marry three, four or more times before finding the right person. Most plan to marry only once. They involve giving away and accepting wholeheartedly. Eric Tupper and his new wife, Piper, leave the Swan's Trail Chapel in Snohomish after being married Sept. 10.