So this little bit of (fun) wedding drama took place almost 100 years ago. And obviously, I'm not an observer, but the lore is strong!

My grandmother (b 1901) grew up in as first generation citizen with parents that had done well--dad was a furniture manufacturer and had a small company in their town. Grandma was college educated (imagine a coed in 1922!) and ended up running into Grandpa from her HS when they were both in their mid 20's. All that is to say that G'ma was very independent for the time and an "older" bride and well, Grandma was always strong willed!

So, everything is being planned for the wedding and her parents want to make everything perfect for her. BUT, Grandma isn't happy because the church they belong to has single long pews that are accessed on either side and NO CENTER AISLE!

No problem, her fathers has a solution: he goes to the church council and as a well know furniture maker, offers to split the pews and create end caps for the wedding and then put them back to original condition after the wedding. They say "sure".

Well, almost 100 years later and that church still has a center aisle because the congregation loved the look! Grandma always took great joy in her being the reason the whole sanctuary looks like it does now!

Sometimes Bridezillas do make the right call!

In Adelaide, Australia, Starbucks opened in 2007 and permanently closed in 2008 after people boycotted it as their coffee is comsidered massively inferior compared to the local independent coffee shops. It is still not present in Adelaide to now.

Additional titbit about Adelaide, it also is the only place in the world where a milk drink (local Farmers Union Iced Coffee) outsells Coca Cola at a rate of about 2:1.