For the Mother of the Outdoor Bride or Groom

Is your mother a nervous wreck because you've broken the news that you plan to get married outdoors? I just stumbled upon a lovely essay, written by Janis Jaquith and published by "The Hook" in Charlottesville, Virginia, that you must share with her. Jaquith confesses to "obsessing" about the risks associated with her son's planned outdoor wedding on the beach, but in the end, she realizes that an outdoor wedding is "a perfect metaphor for marriage."