Dear Prudence: My Funny-Looking Valentine

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Dear Prudence My Funny-Looking Valentine Prudie gives advice on mismatched couples, quickie weddings, and secret affairs just in time for V-Day. By Emily Yoffe Posted Thursday, Feb 09, 2012, at 11:00 AM ET Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week; click here to sign up. Please send your questions for publication to prudence@slate.com. (Questions may be edited.) Got a burning question for Prudie? She'll be online at Washingtonpost.com to chat with readers each Monday at 1 p.m. Submit your questions and comments here before or during the live discussion. Dear Prudence, After several years together, my fiance and I are finally getting married. A simple beach wedding is set for early spring. The trouble is, my mother is disappointed that we are not making a big deal of finally saying "I do." Her most recent complaint is our lack of engagement pictures (or any pictures at all). She bought us picture frames and a gift certificate to be photographed so that we would not have any more excuses. What she doesn't acknowledge is that my fiance and I look terrible together. Separately, we are fine. However, while I love my fiance with all my heart, our features just don't complement each other. I am almost certain that I will despise any formal pictures of us. Instead of letting the gift certificate go to waste, I was planning on having pictures taken of just our kids. But I fear that my fiance will think that I am ashamed of him. How do I tell my husband-to-be that pictures of us are just not for me? —Camera Shy Dear Shy, Let's say he's a ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Why Gay-Rights Leaders Don't Want Their Big Prop 8 Victory to Go to the Supreme Court Yglesias: The Five Things You Need To Know About Today's Foreclosure Settlement Three Cases in One School: How Common Is Teacher Sex Abuse?	Advertisement
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