Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for December 09, 2016

I love the fact that they love each other, and recognize that they’re each marrying and loving an imperfect person…someone who is also soon to be a “rookie” at the whole marriage thing, too…

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I also love the fact that their ceremony is “all done up in blue”….

I think there are invisible onion choppers in the vicinity.

“True Loving”

“Living In The Great State Of Imperfection”

“A Stake, With A Side Of Flaw”

“Love Is The Dressing On Salad Days”

“Love You, Anyway”

“Room To Grow, With A View”

“I Love You, Just The Way You Are” (♫)

“From This Moment” (♫)

“Still The One” (♫)

“On This Day”

“Mid Day Blue”

“The Start Of Something Wonderful”

“You And I”

“Happy Ever After, Starts Today”

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“Two Of One”

Can’t say I’m particularly fond of the bridesmaid’s dresses.

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On the other hand, Greg’s done a more than commendable job with the contest-winning bridal gown.

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Do y’all…

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We Do.

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Y’all are.

sigh

Nicely done, Mr. Evans!

When a friend of mine got married a while back, the music was done by another friend. He showed up with his vintage Hammond B – 3 organ with the Leslie speaker, played the wedding march, and at the first dance, by request, he did just the organ part of Procol Harum’s “Whiter Shade of Pale” – no vocals. It was beyond great.

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This is what it sounded like:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2LzSItsQ80

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The organ in the video is not a Hammond B – 3, but it sounds decent. Doesn’t get that “growl” on the glissandos like the B – 3 does, though.

Nice to know that their anniversary will be December 11, as my parents’ is December 8!

Do you suppose they will find a red Corvette as a Wedding gift with a tag reading ‘BEST WISHES – Dirk’ ?

Luann looks great in her dress.

Ms wedding planner apparently will be the officiant as well. We will have a number of one panels I think. Looks so great

YAY! : )

How much longer is this going on?

Well – For once – two dubious characters – TJ and Toni’s brother – are standing tall!

@MJ:

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I checked back for the date of the strip with Toni’s classmate friend (second appearance, Feb. 26, 2002), and it does seem that she had pretty much the same hairstyle…but maybe a bit longer, then…

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http://www.gocomics.com/luann/2002/02/26

at the first dance, by request, he did just the organ part of Procol Harum’s “Whiter Shade of Pale” – no vocals.

Which means he actually played:

Classical music expert Maarten ‘t Hart calls A Whiter Shade of Pale an “original adaptation” of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe, BWV 156. Besides, the Hammond organ line of the song came from Bach’s “Sleepers, Wake!” and “Air on the G String” – both of which use a similar stepwise bass motion.

Where’s Puddles?

When do you see actual marriage in a comic?

Interesting that Shannon is standing with Lu, instead of her Father.

JPuzzleWhiz said, about 6 hours ago

@activist1234

As I remember a couple years back, there was an arc in which Team Evans answered our question “Why does Lu have red hair when her parents’ is black?”

When has Luann ever had red hair? It’s always been blonde.<<<<<<Luann is a Strawberry blonde, which is considered to be, despite the name, a redhead… look at that pic of a young Karen and you’ll see what it looks like.

This is just a rehearsal.

I am loving this. Toni’s dress and hair are perfect for her character. Shannon and Luann look so happy for the couple, as does TJ, Is Jonah happy or pensive?

She said I adore you, he said I’ve never LOVED you mare. Big difference

Can we grt past this?

Funny how an adult male can get a lump in his throat over a comic…

and for all those who loudly protested “why is Emily Love still here, it’s not HER wedding!” ……. :-P

BTW – nice work of the ribbons covering her firefighter tattoo.

Aww.

(sniff)

Ohhh, I love this!

Every wedding is memorable, but this is especially so. Just making in time having fought a fire, and a twig in his hair (hope he keeps it) and a smudge on her face. What wonderful memories to share with children and grandchildren.

I think this is the first comic strip wedding I’ve ever seen. Never thought about that until just now.

…through good times and bad, in sickness and in health, in blue skies and in soot…

Oh my God, I’m a sap after all!

RE-LEASE the DOVES!!!!

And, In September, The twins “BONI” and “Tadley” arrive…

Best Luann strip ever!

I just noticed something:

 

Could “Toni Louise” be a nod to Tina Louise?

We can all enjoy this wonderful romantic union. Ah this is the easy part. After the excitement and oxytocin levels subside, the real work of listening to your partner and tolerating much worse character smudges begins. But they are off to a great start!

1) Wow! When did they start ordaining women as priests? (Must be Episcopaleans)

2) Don’t see the ringbearer. That arc must be coming up.

Maybe they are both dreaming and still on the way back from the fire. A repeat of the civil service some time ago? Nothing would surprise me at this point.

The Preacher asked her, and she said “I do”, The Preacher asked me, and she said “yes, he does to”; The Preacher said, “I pronounce you 99 to life, Son, she’s no lady, she’s your wife…!”

Apologies to Lyle Lovett.

Beautiful except Luanns dress. Not a fan. LOVE the adaptation of Toni’s dress. I like that the wedding planner is the officiant so its non-religious.

…how is Brad’s hair long enough to collect a twig, let alone one someone didn’t brush out?

I love the idea, but I just wish it had made some actual sense! The smudge under her chin is unlikely but possible, other things are more likely, the twig in his super short hair defies physics.

Finally!

Thanks. This has been a great journey that’s brightened my mornings every day. #toniandbrad

YES!!!! AT LAST!!!!

“I truly see you and totally love you.”

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“And I completely see YOU and totally love everything about you.”

Very nicely done strip. All the expressions are appropriate for the characters, especially TJ’s. His cocky side smile, but very happy for his best friend. Everyone else, all smiles. Toni and Brad are perfectly done. Very good job!

I wonder who is taking care of Puddles . I hope he is not shut up in some room by himself.

Taking care of Puddles? Tiffany, maybe?

Nah!

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Interesting. I was not anticipating the Cottage 4-2 Owner/Operator to be the Officiant at the wedding. It did not really seem to be in her “wheelhouse” relative to what we have previously seen of her character.

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So, will tomorrow be simply “We pronounce you husband and wife.”? Or could there still be something else? And, I presume that Sunday will be either a) “We pronounce you husband and wife.” or b) an image of the two kissing as husband and wife.

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So, what do folks predict? Will next week be scenes of the reception/party? Will next week be scenes of the honeymoon (not the bedroom, of course)? Will next week be some other story arc?

(1) Apparently this is a purely secular ceremony. The wedding cottage lady says “We are joyously gathered here” instead of “We are gatehred here in the sight of God”. Since we have never seen the DeGroots (or Toni) practicing any religion, it would have been surprising if they had chosen a religious wedding officiated by clergy.

(2) We don’t see Toni’s bicep tattoo underneath those streamers.

(3) The person who walks the bride down the aisle is suppsed to stand beside her until he gives here away, and then he’s supposed to sit down. Jonah has just moved over to stand next to the best man.

(4) The people who were complaining about that bow on Luann’s dress were right. It looks as if she’s wearing a Bat-Man T-shirt.

HOW MUCH LONGER IS THIS PAINFUL EPIC GOING TO DRAG ON????

Luanne’s dress looks like it dates back to a gown worn in early pioneer days. Very home made looking, which of course it is. I imagine she wasn’t supposed to show up the bride and sure succeeded.

I just can’t get over how unattractive the bridesmaid dress is. It looks like a nightgown. Toni is beautiful. No complaints there.

I’m thankful this isn’t Funky Winkerbean as it surely would have ended in Tony’s death, either at the forest fire or something longer and more painful, like some kind of occupational disease.

“Headline: ‘Luann Jumps the Shark’”

I had to log in today to say what a wonderful job Greg and company is doing with this wedding arc and all the background stuff. Especially posting the Brad and Toni story. It’s awesome to see all you many posters enjoying it also.

Anything to hide the tattoo from the conservative readers, I guess

When she was shopping for a wedding gown, Toni could have chosen one with a sleeve that would cover the tattoo. However, she chose one with spaghetti straps, so she must have assumed people would be able to see the tattoo. So far, of course, we haven’t.

The ceremony has begun, with Cottage 4 2 Lady officiating. It looks like a nice, small wedding, with just two Groomsmen (but, ugh, TJ and Jonah, ptui!) and two Bridesmaids (Luann and Shannon). And the attendees, whom we saw yesterday, are relatively few, also (Gunther and Bernice on one side, and the Captain and the fire-crew, including Loud Mouth, on the other side are the only ones I could identify with assurance, though I believe some of the people in the front rows were relatives of the couple)….

It’s about time!!!! Congrats Brad and Toni!

I certainly hope the Brad/Toni relationship from start to wedding will be turned into a book. I’d buy it.

The wedding is perfect except for the fact that Luanne’s and Shannon’s dresses are truly hideous. It might be the bow in the middle of the bodice that really completes the awfulness, I’m not sure. Or is it the zig zagging hemlines? Oh well, it just makes Toni look all the more beautiful. Brad is one lucky guy.

For those of you saying Luann is a blonde, well, lately her hair has been lighter, but, here is the original colour, a true strawberry blonde redhead : http://www.gocomics.com/luann/2010/02/22

Can’t wait to see what TJ did to the honeymoon suite.

Of course with TJ handling the remodel, the final vows may get postponed to a fire call at a house fire. Sequel Kafe Kablooy 2 The Honeymoon Suite

Very touching dialog. Amid all the action, Brad and Toni only have eyes for each other. Luann’s dress looks better because she has added some nice curves to it.

What tato

I hadn’t previously noticed the slanted hem on Luann’s dress and the two opposite slanting tiers. It does make the design a bit more interesting.*Also, I didn’t expect that the owner of the business (the cottage) would be officiating. But since my younger sister’s recent wedding where her partner’s father officiated, I know that family members or anyone can train with a religious denomination so as to be able to legally officiate at a wedding. I guess this lady must have those credentials. I was expecting a minister or other official.*I’m still hoping Puddles will be shown for the ring portion of the ceremony. I’m guessing that Sunday will be the finale.

What’s going on? The German Shepherd was suppose to exit I guess the mean mouthed mutt has all the creditability of those Hollywood folks who were leaving the country if Hillary didn’t win the election. Can’t trust anyone these days.

Awww! How romantic! And Shannon is saying, enough of this mushy stuff! When do we eat?

“Air on the G-String,”

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sounds dirty.

So beautiful and loving. Makes me wish I were getting married again. NOT! But very beautiful and loving of Greg. Thank you for that.

I like Toni’s hair, pulled back loosely and with ribbons. She looks beautiful in a natural way.

JimT8 said,

@Night-Gaunt49

“For me Luann’s dress isn’t “hideous”. I suggest you either have had an exaggerated reaction to it or your idea of hideous is severely different from most of us.

“Second that.”

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Good to see that.

I can see folks saying they like one more than another or one LESS than another

but hideous ??

Say what?

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’Tis said one can not dispute taste.

Yet I do since that seems to be the game.

Another panorama. I love panoramas.

Throughout this whole process, I believe TJ has conducted himself as a true best friend… i.e. the way he handled all the preparations and then at the final moment when Brad was a bundle of nerves he instinctively knew how to calm Brad down. Looking at TJ and Jonah standing together, I now wonder if it will be TJ who puts Jonah on the ‘straight and narrow’.

GS4E actually claims to be a “college educated female,” as she has frequently boasted in preface to a typically obnoxious, poorly phrased and adolescently punctuated post, which always has the unintended effect of making me laugh. She says she lives with 8 german shepherds as companions. There seems to be a very strong aversion to human males in much of her posts, with sentiments such as, “Why would anyone in her right mind take a MAN shopping with her…?”, “Sorry, I’d rather be licked by my dog than go anywhere NEAR that old, food-encrusted mustache full of nose debris!!!,” and other posts along the same lines, coupled with her strong dislike of anything having to do with this wedding arc. Dogs Rule for her, not male humans, apparently. Posts are always hit-and-run; there is never any response given to any reply to her posts. Protesting her obnoxious, trollish posts is like screaming at a…well, post. Ultimately futile.

Talking about structural similarities, I’d say I hear more similarities to “Whiter Shade” in something like Pachelbel’s Canon.

But, I guess enough about that… on to bigger and better things!!!

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Especially if one likes to exchange one precious commodity, for another!!!

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Can’t wait for the next day to load!!! Wished it would take the express route!!!!!!

Truncated Spoiler Alert: They’s a havin’ words!