If someone asks you to imagine the Old South, you’re likely to conjure up images of beautiful southern belles, sprawling Tara-like plantations, the unimaginable lives of slaves, and war. Topics about the southern United States, past and present, could and do fill tomes of history and not just our little blog!

However, I mention this geographic area, for one specific bounty that can be harvested from southern soils’ humor. I was wandering my local Barnes & Noble - complete with attached Starbucks from which I must order my tall white chocolate mocha, which, by the way, I absolutely refuse to feel guilty about! My usual stops are all the places I can find material related to weddings with a leisurely side trip to the Sci-fi section. Another guilty pleasure I refuse to let go of.

As I was wandering the aisles, I came across this title:

Somebody is Going to Die If Lilly Beth Doesn’t Catch that Bouquet: The Official Southern Ladies’ Guide to Hosting the Perfect Wedding - by Gayden Metcalfe, Charlotte Hays

Are you smiling yet? I was. I could just “hear” the soft southern drawl of the woman I imagined as Lilly Beth’s mother speaking that line aloud. Ok, well, maybe I just imagined being seated with her at the reception and hearing her stage whisper it to her impeccably groomed tablemate!

According to the publisher: “Even if you’ve never attended a wedding in the South, you’ll find laughter in the pages of this deliciously entertaining slice of Southern life and love, complete with recipes, advice, and a huge dose of that famous charm.”

I must say, it made me laugh! It was an unladylike snorting kind of laugh, but then I didn’t have the benefit of being raised by southern belles.

Frankly, my dear, I think you should check it out! Oh, fine. If you don’t want to buy it, at least leaf through it at the bookstore and don’t spill your mocha!

Barnes and Noble book link: Somebody is Going to Die if Lilly Beth Doesn’t Catch that Bouquet