I take thee, and thee and thee
One of the best parts of the Sunday New York Times is the style section - and in particular, the Vows page and its glorious write-ups of weddings and celebrations from around the country.
On this Sunday, it appeared on page 13 of Section 9. There was a story on Herman Atkins and Machara Hogue, chronicling how justice and true love prevailed after he was wrongly imprisoned for 12 years.
The Vows line-up included Caroline Wong and Brett McGurk; and Lauren Terrazzano and Al Baker; and Barbara Dutton and Bill Henrickson; Nicolette Grant and Bill Henrickson; and Margene Hoffman and Bill Henrickson.
Wait a second.
Ha ha ha. In one of the most clever ads I've ever seen, HBO pulled a quickie on readers of the wildly popular page by featuring fictitious Vows ads, complete with cutsie coupled-up photos, for the characters in its new series about a polygamous family, "Big Love."
There it was, just above the trio of announcements, in tiny print: advertisement.
A sample: "Barbara Dutton and Bill Henrickson are due to be married this evening in Sandy, Utah.
The bride and groom, both 43, graduated from Brigham Young University, where they met.
Miss Dutton is a substitute schoolteacher in the Sandy School District, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah."
It goes on, once, twice, three times, with each "Vows" write-up giving particulars about the bride and groom. Turns out Barb's dad works as a pagination manager for the Deseret Morning Star. Hmm. Which local newspaper is that?
Nikki's dad is head of the United Effort Brotherhood. And Margene's mom is a cashier at the Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
On this Sunday, it appeared on page 13 of Section 9. There was a story on Herman Atkins and Machara Hogue, chronicling how justice and true love prevailed after he was wrongly imprisoned for 12 years.
The Vows line-up included Caroline Wong and Brett McGurk; and Lauren Terrazzano and Al Baker; and Barbara Dutton and Bill Henrickson; Nicolette Grant and Bill Henrickson; and Margene Hoffman and Bill Henrickson.
Wait a second.
Ha ha ha. In one of the most clever ads I've ever seen, HBO pulled a quickie on readers of the wildly popular page by featuring fictitious Vows ads, complete with cutsie coupled-up photos, for the characters in its new series about a polygamous family, "Big Love."
There it was, just above the trio of announcements, in tiny print: advertisement.
A sample: "Barbara Dutton and Bill Henrickson are due to be married this evening in Sandy, Utah.
The bride and groom, both 43, graduated from Brigham Young University, where they met.
Miss Dutton is a substitute schoolteacher in the Sandy School District, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah."
It goes on, once, twice, three times, with each "Vows" write-up giving particulars about the bride and groom. Turns out Barb's dad works as a pagination manager for the Deseret Morning Star. Hmm. Which local newspaper is that?
Nikki's dad is head of the United Effort Brotherhood. And Margene's mom is a cashier at the Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
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