Wedding March

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Genervra King King was a beautiful and wealthy debutante from Lake Forest, Ill., with whom Fitzgerald had a romantic relationship from 1915 to 1917. King's family has donated her diary and typed versions of her almost weekly letters to Fitzgerald from that period as well as one original letter from Fitzgerald to King and a seven-page untitled short story by King that shows some of Fitzgerald's influences. "None of Fitzgerald's biographers have seen these letters before -- although researchers knew they existed," said Don Skemer, curator of manuscripts in the library's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. "So a certain amount of writing about their relationship has been speculation. And there has been a lot of writing about it because she was so central to his image of the American dream and women." Even though she married William H. Mitchell, "King remained for Fitzgerald an archetype for the alluring, independent and upperclass woman, ultimately unattainable by someone of a modest social background like himself," Skemer said, noting that this continued even after Fitzgerald met Zelda Sayre, the quintessential Jazz Age flapper who became his wife. "Arguably, Ginevra was a model for Daisy Buchanan in 'The Great Gatsby' and is recognizable in many other characters."x Fitzgerald would use details of their meeting in his story "Babes in the Woods" in the Nassau Literary Magazine (May 1917), a piece that he reused with minor changes in "This Side of Paradise" (1920), his first novel, which was set at Princeton. While readers may obtain one view of King through Fitzgerald's writing, the newly unveiled materials present a somewhat different picture. "In her letters, we hear Ginevra King's authentic voice, unfiltered by Fitzgerald in prose fiction," Skemer said. "Before, we had to rely only on Scott's voice and on the pictures or the characters based on Ginevra in his fiction," West said. "But it turns out that she was rather more of a person than he might have realized and that their relationship, which he depicted as one-sided, was, in fact, very emotional. She cared a great deal about him too." Evidently, King sent the story in a letter to Fitzgerald. In the story, King imagines a time 10 years later, in the 1920s, when she has been unhappily married to a Russian count. King seeks out Fitzgerald, now a rich and successful movie producer. She makes her way to the apartment of 'Mr. Fitz Gerald' and is admitted by his tall, somber butler. "What makes the story tantalizing," West said, "is that it contains basic elements of the story line of 'The Great Gatsby': the beautiful but restless wife, the wealthy but inattentive husband and the old flame, now rich and handsome, living in elegant quarters. A few of the signature details from 'Gatsby' are even present, including the mysterious servants, the 'Wedding March,' which Gatsby and Daisy hear at the Plaza and a ticking clock. "I suppose it's a common enough fantasy when romance breaks off. Both sides must think about what it's going to be like years from now when they see each other again. Fitzgerald is the one who embodied all of that in 'The Great Gatsby.' The final letters in the binder have to do with King's marriage to Mitchell. On July 15, 1918, she writes to tell Fitzgerald about her engagement. He responds on July 21, 1918, in the only hand-written letter contained in the materials. The letter is mailed from Camp Sheridan, an army base near Montgomery, Ala., where Fitzgerald met Zelda. He writes: "This is to congratulate you -- I don't know Billy Mitchell, but from all I've heard of him he must be one of the best ever. Doesn't it make you sigh with relief to be settled and think of all the men you escaped marrying?"

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Four Weddings:Saxophone?
I remember watching Four Weddings on TLC and there was one where they had the traditional wedding march song but it was played on the saxophone. Does anyone know which episode that was or where I can find it? I looked on youtube but had no luck. Thanks!

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Teens: Ever think about your wedding?
So, I realized today that I can completely envision my wedding. From the location, to the wedding party... Everything. Which, honestly is weird for me, since i never think about my wedding. lol So, I was wondering, what do you want your wedding to be like? Mine is going to be at a park. Casual dress, with probably 50-60 people. We'll get married in a gazebo, with the guests playing the wedding march on their kazoos (and a band in the background, to lead them) :P We'll have a quick (very quick) ceremony, and then having wedding pictures. Of course, the dress will be casual, and the bridesmaids will be wearing colorful sundresses. The guests can wear whatever they may be comfortable in. Well, the reception will be at the same park. The guests will have RVSP what they would like for a meal, and will then pick up a picnic basket that contains their meals. There will be tables set up around the park, and also picnic blankets on the ground, where groups can sit and talk while they eat. There will be a short time for speeches, and then we'll cut the 4-tier wedding pies. (Pumpkin, Apple, Blueberry, and whatever my new husband wants) :P (The band is playing fun, happy music this entire time, keep in mind). Next we'll have one of our friends with a sound system and a laptop to choose appropriate dance music. And then it'll just be a party :) And as favors, we'll give away tree seedlings, for people to plant to remember our wedding :) Yeah... I have no idea why I started thinking about my wedding... :P

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